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Sports resource to buy IEC in sports
Sports Resource Group plc is to acquire Sweden-based IEC in Sports International Events and Communications AB for an initial consideration of up to £17.5million ($25.04m/B
Tyson signs $6m fight deal
The September 8 fight between former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and Denmark's Brian Nielsen has been finalised, Danish promoter Mogens Palle has confirmed.
CHELSEA CHAIRMAN CALLS FOR END TO MEANINGLESS GAMES
Chelsea's outspoken chairman Ken Bates called on UEFA and FIFA to end "meaningless matches" at both national and club level by segregating teams from smaller countries into pre-qualifying competitions.
AUSTRIA AND SWITZERLAND MEET TO DISCUSS EURO 2008 BID
Austrian and Swiss soccer officials will meet in Bern on March 9 to discuss a possible joint bid to host the 2008 European Championships, officials said on Tuesday.
VTV SIGN FOUR YEAR BADMINTON DEAL
VTV, recently-acquired by UK-based The Television Corporation and now part of Sunset+Vine, has won a new four year contract to produce and distribute coverage of English badminton until 2005.
FOUR COUNTRIES TO FORM JOINT BID FOR EURO 2008
Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland have agreed to submit a joint application to host the European soccer championship finals in 2008.
EURO TEAMS `MAY BOYCOTT BIENNIAL WORLD CUP? – UEFA CHIEF
European nations might not participate in a biennial World Cup due to pressure from clubs, says UEFA president Lennart Johansson.
EU EYES LEADING ROLE IN ANTI-DOPING CRUSADE
European Union sports ministers aim to give Europe the leading role in the fight against drugs in sport with a funding proposal for the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
SWEDISH PROBE INTO `BRIBE? CLAIMS OVER OLYMPIC BID
The Swedish prosecutor's office has reopened an inquiry into a suspected attempt to bribe the International Olympic Committee into choosing Stockholm for the 2004 summer games.
OCTAGON CSI ACQUIRES EVIAN TOUR/SOLHEIM CUP
Octagon CSI has acquired the exclusive five-year worldwide television rights (excluding the UK and Sweden) for the European Ladies Golf Tour , named ?The Evian Tour?.
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.
NORDIC COUNTRIES CONSIDER JOINT BID FOR 2008 EURO FINALS
A joint four nation Nordic bid to host the European Championship finals of 2008 is to be considered, a spokesman for the Danish soccer federation has said.
2003 CRICKET WORLD CUP GETS ICC APPROVAL
The International Cricket Council has approved South Africa?s proposals for the format of the 2003 World Cup.
SPORTAL AND YAHOO SIGN PAN EUROPEAN DEAL
Sportal, the global provider of interactive sports content, has signed an extensive multi language sports content distribution deal with Yahoo! Europe.
ZABALA IN TALKS TO LAND TYSON FIGHT
Barcelona has made a bid to host the next bout of former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson, according to local press reports.
CAPE TOWN MAYOR URGES OLYMPIC BID PROCESS REVAMP
The bidding process by cities hoping to host the Olympic games has been open to abuse for years and needs a radical revamp, the mayor of Cape Town, which failed to win the 2004 Games, has said.
SEVEN BILLION TUNE INTO EURO 2000
The EURO 2000 football championships were watched by a cumulative audience of seven billion people, a new survey reveals.