Spain

BSkyB has acquired a 5.4 per cent stake in Sportal?with an agreement to increase its total stake over time to 12.5 per cent.

French pay television group Canal Plus has reported half-year subscriptions of more than 10.3 million, a 21% increase on the same period last year.

Third division Hull City have been put up for sale, with fans calling for the club to be put into receivership and angry owner David Lloyd vowing not to spend any more money on the English league tail-enders.

British athletics chief David Hemery has formally presented London's bid for the world 2003 championships to International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) president Primo Nebiolo.

Spanish soccer giants Barcelona are facing a potential row over ticket sales for the European Cup final on May 26, with a report saying 33 club directors have been handed 50 tickets apiece.

Telefonica and Sogecable, the parent companies of Spain's two digital television platforms, have signed a deal over sharing soccer rights for the next 10 seasons.

Income of the 92 English professional soccer clubs is to top #1 billion ($1.6 billion)in the millennium season ? according to a new report from professional services firm Deloitte and Touche.

Spanish soccer side Atletico Madrid is aiming to break its previous season ticket sales figure as it approaches the start of the season.

Spanish sports chiefs are hoping that a new law will attract more sports sponsors.
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Alfredo Goyeneche, president of the Spanish Olympic Committee, says the Olympic Games will not return to Europe until 2016.

Sportswear manufacturer adidas will be the official footwear and apparel sponsor for the European X Games Qualifier, the European debut of ESPN's X Games franchise.

Argentina's professional soccer players decided to start an indefinite strike on Monday because they claim the clubs owe them millions in unpaid wages and bonuses.

Sporting events across Europe are under threat as fears about the foot-and-mouth outbreak in Britain spread to the continent.

English soccer clubs have been given a two-week deadline to ensure they are not fielding players with false passports.

Soccer legend Diego Maradona was met on his arrival in Rome on Thursday by tax authorities and police who told him he owed about 50 billion lire ($24.6 million) to Italian tax authorities, police sources said.

Eleven clubs from five of Europe's smaller nations attacked the growing gap between soccer's rich and poor on the continent and said they would unveil concrete proposals for a "Euroleague" early next year.