Spain
Spanish cycling squad under threat
Spain's premier cycling squad, Euskatel, could disappear if they do not get more funding.
Women’s race wins viewer gold in Spain
The final of the women’s 1500 metres at the athletics world championship in Edmonton proved the pick of the bunch in Spain – nabbing the biggest audience share of the event.
Washington signs American le mans series deal
Washington DC has signed a 10-year deal to stage the National Grand Prix of Washington DC – kicking off with the American Le Mans Series Race.
FIFA to raise number of teams in world club championships
The number of teams due to take part in the 2003 World Club Championships is likely to be increased to 16, FIFA has stated.
Barca plan new development
Spanish soccer club Barcelona could make Pts25bn ($134.5m/B
Banned Brazilian runner ‘victimised’, says coach
The Spanish coach of banned athlete Fabiane dos Santos claims the Brazilian federation has victimised her.
Surf’s down for world champs
The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) has cancelled the European leg of the World Championship Tour after US surfers decided against travelling to Europe after the attacks on New York and Washington.
NBC TV NETWORK PRESIDENT JOINS NBC QUOKKA
NBC Quokka Ventures, has announced that Randy Falco, the president of NBC Television Network and chief operating officer of NBC's Olympic broadcast group, has joined its board of directors.
MEDIA PARTNERS VOW TO RETURN TO SUPER LEAGUE FIGHT
Media Partners, the company behind the failed bid to launch a European Super League, says it is ready to launch another attempt to set up a privately-run elite soccer competition.
KELLOGGS TO SPONSOR NBA
Kellogg's and the National Basketball Association have signed a multi-year sponsorship agreement.
REAL PRESIDENT SNUBS UEFA PLANS
Lorenzo Sanz, President of European soccer champions Real Madrid has announced his opposition to UEFA's plans for revamped Champions League.
TOP CLUBS AGREE TO UEFA FORMAT BUT DEMAND MORE TV CASH
Europe's leading 14 clubs have accepted UEFA's proposals for a 32-team European Champions' League.
VIA DIGITAL WIN SPANISH WORLD CUP SOCCER RIGHTS
The first broadcast deal for soccer's 2002 World Cup Finals in Europe has been agreed.
BARCELONA SCORE RECORD TV DEAL
Barcelona have agreed a #254m five-year deal with Spanish digital pay-TV company, Via Digital, for pay-per-view rights starting in 2003.
ATHLETICS-LAWYERS THE ONLY GROUP TO PROFIT FROM DRUG CASES.
Sports lawyers have been the only people to profit this week in a bleak few days for track and field.
SAMARANCH TO LEAVE HOSPITAL THIS WEEK
The former president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Juan Antonio Samaranch, is due to be released from a Spanish hospital later this week.
ZIDANE AT CENTRE OF SHIRT ROW
Spanish soccer club Real Madrid are set to become embroiled in a legal battle over the sale of shirts bearing the name of their world record signing Zinedine Zidane.
REAL MADRID REVEALS PROFITS FORECAST
Florentino Perez, president of Spanish soccer club Real Madrid, expects the club to make a net profit of Pts96.162bn ($508.113m/?580.700m) in the coming season.