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European basketball’s governing body FIBA has sensationally pulled out of plans for the unified Euroleague – claiming it could not work with ULEB.

Motorcycling’s MotoGP has signed a deal to produce a video game for Nintendo’s latest hand-held gaming console – the Game Boy Advance.

The Kirch Group has confirmed its intention to merge Kirch Media with the listed broadcast company ProSiebenSAT.1.

England's footballers may insist that Wembley Stadium is no longer needed, but Patrick Carter, the businessman called in by the government, believes the old site is still the best option for a new national stadium.

Japanese car giant Toyota has won the race to sponsor UK commercial network ITV’s exclusive Formula One coverage.

UEFA president Lennart Johansson is to stand for a fourth term as president of European soccer’s governing body, as the war of words between UEFA and FIFA seems to have reached a cease fire.

Cricket fans will be able to listen to live commentary on the internet for the current one-day international cricket series involving England, Pakistan and Australia.

Lorraine Heggessey, controller for UK terrestrial channel BBC1, has sent an internal brief around the various departments of the public broadcaster requesting ‘anti-football’ content for the Saturday night schedule, a UK trade magazine has said.

Chief of the World Rally Championship, David Richards, says not one team in the series is fully exploiting the opportunities offered by the revamped event.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter is to face 25 key questions over his handling of the ISL affair at Wednesday's FIFA Executive Committee meeting in Zurich, the details of which have been revealed today.

The future of the Olympic Games looks set to pass into the hands of a Belgian surgeon-cum-yachtsman who has earned a reputation for a calm touch in a storm.

The biggest names from last year's Sydney Olympics are back in Australia for the Goodwill Games with the event's organisers hoping Maurice Greene, Marion Jones and Ian Thorpe can save the event from oblivion.

UK terrestrial broadcaster the BBC has told sportbusiness.com that it still holds a strong hand in the upcoming fight for the domestic TV rights to the British Open Golf Championship.

The ATP, the governing body of the men’s professional tennis circuit, has launched a new business and marketing strategy following the demise of ISL Worldwide, the rights holders since 2000.

UK satellite TV operator BSkyB Plc says it is on track to reach positive cashflow by the end of 2001 after signing up 940,000 new subscribers in the financial year just ended, taking its total to 5.45 million.

The popularity of spread betting was verified today after UK-based soccer group Zetters launched IFX Financial, a financial spread betting service.