Latin America
CASTRO BACKS CUBA OLYMPIC BID
President Fidel Castro has thrown his weight behind Cuba's ambitious bid to host the 2008 Olympics, saying it was merited both because of the island's athletic record and as a right for the Third World in general.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., STADIUM LOAN APPROVED
New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson has signed a bill allowing Albuquerque to borrow money from the state to renovate a minor league baseball stadium or build a new facility, reports the Albuquerque Journal.
EXTREME SIGNS BIKE DEAL WITH EUROSPORT
The Extreme Sports Channel has signed a deal with Eurosport for the broadcast of the Tissot / UCI Mountain Bike World Cup 2000.
CUBA WANTS THE GAMES OF 2012
Encouraged by the success of communist Beijing being awarded the 2008 Olympics, Cuba has announced its intention to bid for the 2012 event.
TRIATHLON CHIEF IN BALLOT FIXING COURT CASE
Les McDonald, president of the International Triathlon Union (ITU), the world governing body of the Olympic sport, has been forced into a court case in Vancouver, British Columbia, over allegations that recent elections to his organisation were fixed, with some national federations being denied their right to vote.
COLOMBIAN SOCCER DIRECTOR DEMANDS SANCTIONS AGAINST ARGENTINA
A Colombian soccer director is demanding sanctions against Argentina for missing last month's Copa America, which went ahead in the Andean nation at six days' notice after earlier being postponed until 2002.
CHINA CONSIDERS 2008 OLYMPICS BID
Five years after its bitter defeat to Sydney in the race for the 2000 Olympics, China looks ready to bid for 2008.
SOCCER STRIKE CONTINUES
Argentina's first division soccer players will stay on strike despite a meeting with President Carlos Menem on Thursday.
VENEVISION TO DISTRIBUTE TV RIGHTS TO 2002 WORLD CUP
Television distributor Venevision International has been chosen by satellite broadcaster DirecTV to sub-license the rights to the 2002 soccer World Cup in a number of Latin American nations.
ARGENTINA?S CLUBS LOSE OUT ON SOCCER EXODUS
Many of Argentina's soccer clubs are flat broke with high spending leaving them paltry collective profits which barely scratches the surface of their $350 million in debts. See the FEATURES section of Sportbusiness.com for the full story.
ARGIE BARGIE FOR SOCCER TEAM
Struggling first division club Los Andes abandoned a practice when a gang of armed men, claiming to be disgruntled supporters, invaded the training ground and threatened the team, players said Wednesday.
PERTH WINS RIGHT TO STAGE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
EventsCorp has won the international bid to stage the 2003 UCI BMX World Championships in Perth, Australia.
SPORT BUSINESS AT FOOTBALL EXPO: ENGLAND IMPRESS WITH BID PRESENTATION
The last two weeks have shown `significant? signs that England?s World Cup 2006 bid may be leading the field, according to Roger Kelly, England?s 2006 bid spokesman, speaking this afternoon at England?s 2006 presentation at Football Expo in Cannes.
CHILEAN SOCCER CLUB SACKS ENTIRE TEAM OVER PAY DISPUTE
Chilean league soccer club O?Higgins has sacked its whole team for refusing to turn out for a match against Universidad de Chile.
ENGLAND SET TO IMPRESS WITH BID
The Prince of Wales, Prime Minister Tony Blair and film star Hugh Grant will lead attempts to impress international soccer chiefs who will inspect England's World Cup 2006 facilities this week.
BBC LOOK TO DIGITAL SPORTS CHANNEL
The BBC is considering turning its digital channel BBC Choice into a dedicated sports station.
SAATCHI & SAATCHI WIN ALL BLACKS AD BUSINESS
London based ad agency Saatchi & Saatchi says it has won the global advertising contract for New Zealand's national rugby union team, the All Blacks, by their new sponsor Adidas-Salomon AG.
SCHROEDER PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR GERMAN WORLD CUP BID
Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has promised his government would do all it could to support Germany's bid for the 2006 World Cup.