Nordics
MTG TAKES STAKE IN STOCKHOLM SOCCER CLUB
MTG, the Scandinavian media company, has bought 17% of the share capital of Stockholm-based soccer club Djurgaarden, worth SKr7m ($781,000), according to news sources.
STOCKHOLM TO STAGE SPEEDWAY MEETING
Stockholm?s Olympic Stadium will host its first speedway meeting for nearly thirty years when the Speedway Grand Prix hits the Swedish capital on Saturday 29 September 2001.
UEFA ORDER MOLDOVA TO CLOSE MAIN STADIUM
UEFA has ordered the Moldova soccer federation (MSF) to close down the main stadium in the capital of the tiny, impoverished ex-Soviet republic for safety reasons.
CYCLING TEAM MANAGER SUMMONED IN ITALIAN DRUGS PROBE
The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) said on Wednesday it had summoned Amore Vita cycling team director Gianluigi Barsottelli to a hearing on January 7 over doping allegations. CONI said in a statement its anti-doping commission had summoned Barsottelli after studying documents from Bologna magistrates who have been conducting a wide-ranging investigation into alleged doping in cycling. A spokesman for the Italian Professional Cyclists' League said Barsottelli's team was affiliated to the English cycling federation this year.
SETANTA.COM SIGNS $1.45M MOBILE CONTENT DEAL
Setanta.com, the Irish sports content provider, has signed two contracts worth #1million ($1.45m) with mobile phone companies in Norway.
SYDNEY AND SALT LAKE CITY REASSURE SPONSORS
Sydney and Salt Lake City Olympic officials have sought to reassure potential sponsors and spectators that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was dealing effectively with the biggest scandal in its 104-year history.
ANFIELD GETS TO STAGE HISTORIC GAME
The English Football Association has chosen the venue for England?s first ever World Cup qualifying tie to be staged outside of Wembley Stadium.
KOLOSKOV KEEPS CONTROL OF RUSSIAN UNION
Vyacheslav Koloskov, president of the Russian Football Union (RFS), has won a bitter struggle to keep control of the country's soccer for another five years.
TYSON IN $200M TALKS WITH KING
Heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson, who claims that a back injury forced him to pull out of his September 8 fight against Denmark?s Brian Nielson, is thought to be in talks with Don King about a new partnership.
FINNS MUST INVEST TO BOOST JOINT EURO 2008 BID
Finland's government should invest at least 43.3 million markka ($6.91 million) on stadium improvements to boost the joint Nordic bid for Euro 2008, a working group has proposed.
CHARLEROI SWITCH SHOULD BE CONSIDERED SAYS BLATTER
FIFA president Sepp Blatter said a venue switch for the Euro 2000 match between England and Germany from the small Belgian stadium of Charleroi should be considered to minimise the risk of crowd trouble.
U.S. WOMEN’S TEAM TO BOYCOTT SOCCER TOURNAMENT
The U.S. women's World Cup winning soccer team will boycott the Australia Cup next month because of unresolved contract negotiations. Instead, The U.S. Soccer Federation will send young players to the four-nation tournament.
IOC LAUNCH PROBE INTO SALT LAKE BID
Olympic leaders said on Friday they would be holding immediate talks on whether Salt Lake City broke Olympic rules in its campaign to win the race to stage the 2002 Winter Games.
SWEDEN?S MEDIA MOGUL BUYS STAKE IN SOCCER CLUB
Sweden?s answer to Rupert Murdoch, Jan Stenbeck, has bought a 17 per cent stake in soccer team Djurgarden. Stenbeck's company, Modern Times Group (MTG), owns several media companies, including the free commuter newspaper Metro which was introduced in the UK two years ago.
TENNIS FANS VIEW ONLINE KAMERA
Internet TV company Kamera is to broadcast the ATP Scania Stockholm Open online next week.
FINA REVEAL WORLD CUP RACE REDUCTION
The World Cup short-course swimming series has been cut from 12 meetings to 10 and will offer more prize money.
STICKY PROBLEM AFTER AD LAW SUIT
Canadian Olympic gold medalist Myriam Bedard has announced she is suing Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. for C$725,000 ($500,000).
ENGLAND TO FACE ALBANIA AT ST JAMES’ PARK
Newcastle United's St. James' Park will host England's World Cup qualifier against Albania, the FA has said.