News

Golf.com, a joint venture of Quokka Sports and NBC Sports, has launched a redesigned version of the site.

Czech police have arrested the country's top soccer boss Frantisek Chvalovsky and charged him with credit fraud, the CTK news agency reported. Police suspect Chvalovsky, who heads the Czech-Moravian Football Association, of a 640 million crown ($17 million) fraud connected with debts of a company he leads, the agency said. Police were not available for comment.
Business

The Indian cricket team are temporarily dropping a cigarette logo, following the government's move to end sponsorship of sporting events by tobacco firms.
Business

German newspaper Bild has estimated Ferrari?s Michael Schumacher's wage for the Formula One season at 110 million marks ($51 million).
Sponsorship & Marketing

Troubled Swiss marketing firm ISL is summoning senior staff to a meeting at its Zug headquarters tomorrow ? with fears that jobs may be lost as it prepares to be sold.
Business

Britain's foot-and-mouth crisis hit the Six Nations on Tuesday when the game between Wales and Ireland in Cardiff on Saturday was postponed in an effort to help prevent the spread of the disease.
Business

TVNZ Satellite Services has appointed the ex-BBC and BSkyB specialist Jenny Webb to head its new regional office in Sydney.
Stadia

The NFL has signed a five-year deal with Choiceseat to install SmartSeats at stadia.
Business

Fulham Football Club, the English first division club owned by Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed, has been given the go-ahead by local councillors to build a 30,000 all-seater arena on the current Craven Cottage site.
Business

The European Commission (EC) and soccer's governing bodies said on Tuesday they were optimistic they could soon reach a deal to bring player transfer rules more in line with European Union law.
Events

GlobeCast is to host the Salt Lake City 2002 Broadcast Base at its technical operations centre in the host city.
Business

German electrical firm Grundig has extended its existing contract as presenting sponsor of the FIS Snowboard World Cup (Alpine disciplines) for another two years.
Business

Formula One will still be broadcast live on German free television after Kirch and EM.TV increase their stake in the holding which owns the commercial rights to races, Kirch said on Wednesday.
Events

TVNZ Satellite Services is hopeful it will retain the Premier League global satellite carriage contract when the current three-year contract concludes at the end of the 2000-2001 season.
Business

The British Triathlon Association has signed a two-year sponsorship deal with sportswear firm Asics.
Business

English football club Arsenal have reported a rise in pre-tax profits for the last six months to nearly #33million ($47.5m).
Sponsorship & Marketing

Troubled Swiss marketing giant ISL has terminated its contract with CART following a row over payments.
Business

German media group EM.TV & Merchandising has exercised an option to lift its stake in Formula One racing to 75 percent, gaining control over broadcast rights to one of the world's most popular sporting events.
Business

English premiership club Tottenham Hotspur Plc said sport and media group ENIC had completed its purchase of former chairman Alan Sugar's 26.9 percent holding, worth around 22 million pounds.
Events

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder urged the Kirch Group on Wednesday to resume talks with public broadcasters to ensure that the 2002 and 2006 soccer World Cups can be seen on free television in Germany.