Middle East
Business

Russia's soccer chiefs have sacked Sergei Khusainov, the embattled head of the country's referees' association (RA), but denied the dismissal was linked to allegations of drunkenness.
Events

The NBA has reached a television agreement with Digiturk (Turkey) to launch a 24-hour basketball channel and has renewed its agreement with NHK (Japan) to include a 60-minute programme on NHK?s terrestrial channel.
Business

The NBA have informed NBC that the network's Christmas Day doubleheader, featuring the Chicago Bulls and possibly Jordan, is the latest casualty of the nearly five-month-long NBA lockout.
Events

A majority of sports fans remain reluctant to pay high ticket prices for women's sporting events, despite the heavy promotion and marketing surrounding the recent Women's World Cup Games.

The 38-year-old Washington Wizards part-owner and president Michael Jordan has opened the door a little wider to the possibility of returning to the NBA playing courts he once ruled. For the full story see the FEATURES section of sportbusiness.com.

Former NBA star Michael Jordan has been unanimously approved as a partner in the group that owns the Washington Capitals.

The tension-filled final day?s play of the PGA Championship boosted ratings to their highest level for the event since 1971.
Business

Sportal, the European sports content portal, has clashed with Rugby League World Cup (RLWC) organisers over journalistic access at one of the tournament?s matches.

United Arab Emirates cricket authorities demanded yesterday that all of their team's matches in the ICC Trophy be replayed because two of their top players were refused entry into Canada.
Business

Many of snooker?s top stars look set to join a breakaway tour which threatens to split the sport and end the domination of the game by its governing body, the WSA, following plans announced by The Sportsmasters Network (TSN).
Business

North and South Korea may march together under the Olympic flag at the Sydney Olympics, and that could lead to powerful joint teams in international sporting arenas.
Business

European soccer's governing body UEFA has called off an international youth tournament scheduled to be held in Israel next week, an official said.
Media

FIBA, forced to revamp its new flagship SuproLeague basketball tournament after a mass breakaway by clubs, has made the draw for next season.
Business

Michael Jordan will retire as soon as the NBA lockout ends, according to Charles Barkley.
Sponsorship & Marketing

US television networks AOL and NBC will meet National Basketball Association (NBA) officials over the next couple of weeks to discuss new television contracts.
Business

Race on Sunday, sell on Monday. That is why car makers and sponsors are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on backing Formula One world championship racing cars.

Tiger Woods has been named the most powerful person in sports for the year 2000 by the Sporting News magazine.
Stadia

SportsLine.com CEO Michael Levy expects this year?s revenue levels to be around a hundred million dollars - and the company to break even on a cash flow basis in its U.S. operations by the fourth quarter.