News

Indian cricket chiefs have until today to provide assurances that they can host this year's ICC Cup.

Tobacco advertising is set to continue for longer than anti-smoking campaigners had anticipated.
Business

Barclaycard were tonight unveiled as the new sponsors of the FA Premier League, England's premier soccer competition.
Business

England?s Football Association could be asked to give a #120m ($172m) National Lottery grant back if plans to reconstruct Wembley Stadium cannot be saved.

The fans of England's Chesterfield soccer team have taken over their club for just #6,240 ($8,920) after its owner Andy Cooke, of the UK Sports Group, sold his 78 per cent stake to Chesterfield Football Supporters Society.
Business

The lucrative sports sponsorship industry will come under increasing pressure if the world economy continues to slow down, the UK Institute of Sport Sponsorship has warned.
Business

Ford has launched the `Final? phase of its integrated UEFA `destinationfootball? marketing campaign to coincide with the UEFA Champions League final.
Business

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.
Business

Africa?s poor safety record which has seen 50 soccer spectators killed in separate incidents in less than a month could undermine plans to stage the World Cup in the continent for the first time in 2010.
Business

Officials failed to reach agreement on Monday about what action to take following the cancellation of Sunday's inaugural Firehawk 600 race.
Stadia

Lazio could be banned from playing the remainder of this seasons six matches at its home ground after some fans of the leading Italian soccer club displayed and shouted racist abuse during Sunday?s derby match against Roma. A cash fine is also expected.
Stadia

Premierwin.com, a fantasy soccer website, joined the ever-growing list of dotcom failures today and went into voluntary liquidation with debts of #3 million ($4.3m).
Events

The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) said broadcasters would not have a say in where to base a fourth Super 12 team if a franchise gets approval this year.
Events

The television ratings for the NASCAR Winston Cup have risen this year following the switch to new host broadcaster Fox Sports. The first quarter of races in the 2001 series averaged a rating of 6.8, up 39% on the same period the previous year.
Business

Sportsworld Media, the sports marketing and television production company, has increased its foothold down under after buying Elite Sports Properties (ESP), an Australian athlete management company which represents about 20 Olympic and Commonwealth champions, as well as a number of leading Australian Football League players.
Business

The St.Louis Cardnals wants to redevelop its Busch Stadium and offer up to 3.3m of its fans a retro-style, baseball-only ballpark which it said would offer spectators more ambiance and amenities.
Business

Sports.com, the website which claims to be Europe?s biggest sports news and data site, has bought the UK's Daily Star?s website Megastar.co.uk from Lord Hollick?s United Business News for about #100,000 ($144,000).
Business

Tailwind Sports, the agency that owns and manages Lance Armstrong's professional US cycling team, has signed a three-year extension to keep the United States Postal Service as its title sponsor.
Business

Kirch, the German media group, is to increase its stake in SLEC, a holding company which controls the broadcasting rights for Formula One, to 57.5 per cent from 37.5 per cent.
Sponsorship & Marketing

In an attempt to assert just how British it is, the Post Office is to sponsor the Association of Cricket Umpires and Scorers.