Events
BLUE JAYS ATTRACT BUY OUT OFFER
Canadian Major League Baseball franchise, the Toronto Blue Jays, has become the subject of a $150million buy out offer from Rogers Communications, a Toronto- based cable company.
ITALY’S SEAT BUYS MAJORITY STAKE IN TICKETONE.
Italian publisher and internet portal operator Seat Pagine Gialle has bought 50.1 percent of ticket agency TicketOne, a company that sells tickets for sports and cultural events by phone, internet and 350 retail outlets.
SUPROLEAGUE DRAW TO GO ONLINE
The draw for basketball?s upcoming season of Suproleague, Saporta Cup and Euroleague Women will be broadcast live via radio and video broadcast on Fiba.com.
AFL SEEM SET FOR NEW BALL NAMING RIGHTS
The Australian Football League (AFL) looks set to seek a new partner for logo rights on the match ball ? with an asking price of A$2m per year.
SOUTH AFRICA SET TO WIN ON VOTE DAY
South Africa looked poised to win Africa the most prestigious sporting event in the continent's history on Thursday - the 2006 World Cup finals?and Sportbusiness.com will bring you the news first.
CYCLING-TOUR CHIEF SAYS RACE CREDIBILITY AT STAKE
The Tour de France chief has asserted that the credibility of the race is at stake this year and that organisers would act with the greatest severity against drugs offenders.
UEFA FACES WEB-SITE DEFEAT
Euro2000.com has won a lawsuit in France against European soccer?s governing body UEFA.
DORNA SET TO DAZZLE WITH DOLBY
The Rizla+ Dutch TT will be a milestone for TV broadcasts of MotoGP, as tests for the implementation of Dolby Surround audio quality will be performed.
RTL SECURES RIGHTS TO GERMAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Germany's top television channel, RTL has bought the coveted free-to-air rights to Champions League soccer from September for the next three seasons.
NFL CONSIDERS ?HELMETCAM? TECHNOLOGY
The NFL wants to bring fans even closer to the action by introducing miniature cameras into the safety helmets of the players during preseason games.
SOCCER STRIKE THREAT DOWNPLAYED
A threatened strike by Belgian police is unlikely to have a major effect on security at next month's Euro 2000 tournament, a police union said on Friday.
S-COMM MEASURES UP TO NEW INVESTMENT DEAL
Swedish sport sponsorship evaluation network S-Comm, has gained a British part-owner.
TYSON GETS VISA OK FROM UK GOVERNMENT
Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, who served a three-year jail term in the U.S. for rape, has been granted British immigration clearance to fight in Scotland next month.
EU EXEMPTS EUROVISION SPORTS FROM COMPETITION RULES
The European Commission has exempted the European Broadcasting Union's (EBU) handling of broadcasting rights for sports events under the Eurovision system from normal EU competition rules.
TNT TO BROADCAST LAUREUS WORLD SPORTS AWARDS
Turner Network Television (TNT) will televise the inaugural Laureus World Sports Awards. The awards ceremony, a gala to celebrate sporting excellence across all disciplines and all continents, has been established by DaimlerChrysler and Richemont. The awards will be taped in Monte Carlo on Thursday, May 25.
EDELMAN APPOINTED NEW MD AT ARSENAL SAYS REPORT
British Premier League football club Arsenal has appointed former Storehouse Plc chief executive Keith Edelman as its managing director, according to reports.
US COMMISSIONERS MEET FOR INTERNET DISCUSSIONS
The Commissioners of the four major US sports have met in New York to discuss the role of new technology in sports? future. David Stern of the National Basketball Association, Paul Tagliabue of the National Football League, Gary Bettman of the National Hockey League, and Bud Selig, head of Major League Baseball discussed the need for additional online sports content, web video, and a significant increase in internet interactivity with fans. In addition, the commissioners expanded on the revenue stream potential of the internet.
BERNIE?S PIT-LANE BROADCASTS DENIED
The Formula One racing teams have denied Bernie Ecclestone his wish that conversations between drivers in the pits should be broadcast live on the sport?s digital TV channel.