Media

SportsLine.com, publisher of CBS SportsLine.com, and Westwood One/ CBS Radio Sports are to provide live pre-game and post-game coverage of Sunday afternoon NFL Football for the second consecutive year.

USA Network is covering the opening two rounds of the NEC Invitational from Akron, one of four World Golf Championships, which debuted in 1999.

The Michigan Speedway is reverting back to its original name ? and will sport a new logo.

Olympic fever is hotting up in Beijing, with posters plastered around subway stations, advertisements in national newspapers and passionate pledges of support in state media by everyone from taxi drivers to government leaders, but it is not Sydney they are getting worked up about, this interest is triggered by Beijing?s bid to host the 2008 Games. See the `FEATURES? section of SportBusiness.com for the full story.

Four television companies shortlisted for broadcasting the Athens 2004 Games must submit their final bids by September 12, the organising committee has said.

The Finnish Football Association has sold the UK rights for the World Cup qualifier between Finland and England to the Digital Broadcasting Company - paving the way for the first pay-per-view broadcast of an England international soccer match.

Most of the planet's inhabitants who have access to a television set will be watching the Sydney Olympics, according to viewing projections released by the IOC.

SportsLine.com, the online sports media company and publisher of CBS SportsLine.com, has reached an agreement with the NFL for SportsLine.com to produce Superbowl.com and be the exclusive provider of the official fantasy football products for the NFL.

BBC/Telewest commercial joint-venture UKTV is considering plans to launch a commercial sports channel to compete with the dedicated sports channels on BskyB and its digital platform SKYdigital..

Holiday firm and co-sponsor of the West Indies cricket tour of the UK, Sandals, in conjunction with Channel 4 Television, are bringing a taste of Caribbean holiday spirit to the UK this summer.

BBC director-general Greg Dyke is considering plans to use commercial outlets such as video-on-demand services to help revamp BBC sport, following a review of the division by acting director Richard Sambrook.

Australian businessman, Al Constantinidis, has forwarded a proposal for a $A33 million sporting arena located to the west of New South Wales' capital, Sydney, in the satellite city of Liverpool.

Brazilian domestic soccer could be wiped out for the rest of the year because of a complex legal battle involving Brasilia club Gama.

The NHL?s Toronto Maple Leafs have confirmed the sale of its 69-year-old Maple Leaf Gardens arena.

UK commercial all-sport radio station talkSPORT says it is delighted at the first month?s figures for its web site.

Local media reports suggest Great American Insurance Co. is in negotiations to buy naming rights to the Cincinnati Reds' ballpark.