Events

The postponement of this year's FIFA World Club Championship in Spain could damage soccer?s credibility in Japan, according to the president of J. League club Jubilo Iwata.

The International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) will be only marginally affected by the financial collapse of the sports agency ISL, spokesman Giorgio Reineri said on Friday.

Barclaycard has decided not sponsor the English Premier League televised highlights show, weeks after the credit card company agreed to pay #48m ($68m) to sponsor the League for three years.

India are confident that the ATP will put back the world doubles championship by two weeks to avoid a clash with the Afro-Asian Games, the secretary of the All India Tennis Association has said.

Media Content and the Sportel Organisation, owner and organiser of the popular sports broadcasting events in Monaco and Miami are launching an online marketplace.

Global event hospitality company, Iluka UK, have re-signed sponsor Samsung for management of their Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic winter Games hospitality programme.

The playing surface at the Millennium Stadium may have to be re-laid for the FA Cup final between Arsenal and Liverpool.

The BBC has warned sporting bodies that they threaten the future of their respective sports by increasingly favouring pay-TV companies over free-to-air broadcasters when securing television rights deals.

The French soccer league (LNF) has rejected bids from TF1 and Metropole Television (M6) for the right to broadcast highlights of soccer games on Sunday mornings.

Australian broadcaster Seven Network aims to undermine its rival Nine Network?s coverage of Australian Football League in 2002 by making use of its extensive archive of AFL matches.

Sport site network Rivals.net has teamed up with Entertainment Films to sponsor the movie Mike Bassett ? England Manager.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are still struggling to secure a naming rights deal for its new stadium.

The toe-dipping around the Olympic pool is set to stop and the serious contenders are preparing to dive into the race for world sport's most powerful job - the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency.

FIFA has reserved judgment after investigating whether a bitter feud between the Greek football association (EPO) and the government was affecting the Greek game.

England Premiership soccer club Leeds United has launched LUTV, a behind the scenes insight into the club through their official website.

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.