Media
Poor day’s trading for Turkish clubs
Shares in Turkish clubs Besiktas and Galatasaray closed lower than their initial offer price on their first day of trading on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
Online gaming firms embrace motor sport
Caribbean-based online gambling company Betracer.com and technology firm World Gaming has announced that it is to offer visitors the opportunity to bet on a string of motor sport events including Formula One and NASCAR.
Kirch puts F1 stake on market
Media reports say Kirch has put its Formula One stake up for sale - sportbusiness.com brings you the full story - the impact on Kirch Sport and who could be out to snap up motor racing's key property.
Games on track
Commercial chiefs of this summer's Commonwealth Games say it is on track to being one of the most successful in history.
Sportingbet wins Ofex award
Online gaming and gambling firm Sportingbet has been awarded for being the 'best performing company since leaving London's junior trading exchange [Ofex]'.
Quiero TV up for sale
Loss-making Spanish digital terrestrial television operator Quiero TV has been put up for sale.
Greeks bearing gaming software
Greek gaming software company Intralot has bought a 49 percent stake in the Bulgarian soccer bookmaker Eurofootball for EUR11.75million ($10.2m).
Daytona 500 smashes TV best
Sunday’s NASCAR Winston Cup Series Daytona 500 earned a 10.9 rating/26 share for NBC’s inaugural broadcast of the 'Great American Race', becoming the highest-rated and most-viewed broadcast in NASCAR history.
Faldo banks on name game
Six-time Major champion Nick Faldo is looking to exploit the commercial benefits of his famous name with the launch of a range of 'Faldo' branded gear and business ventures.
Darts championship seeks new sponsor
The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) is looking for a sponsor for the annual World Darts Championship.
Power Leisure warns BHB
Irish-based bookmaker Power Leisure has warned the British Horseracing Board (BHB) that it would thwart the benefits of cutting betting tax to two percent from five percent if it goes ahead with its 2.5 percent charge to bookies later this year.
Inmarsat extends WRC deal
Mobile satellite communication firm Inmarsat has agreed to sponsor the Rally de France in Corsica - adding to its existing deal as an official partner of the 2002 World Rally Championship (WRC).
Taylor makes RDA move
Sports marketing firm RDA Communications has recruited new commercial and senior public relations managers.
CSS Stellar seals Orange deal
UK-based sports and entertainment managing and marketing group CSS Stellar has sealed a deal between Formula One commentator Murray Walker and mobile communications giant Orange.
Attheraces.co.uk leaps first hurdle
Following its launch two months ago, horse racing and betting website attheraces.co.uk, has registered its 10,000th subscriber.
FIFA’s transfer confusion
FIFA's plans to impose transfer windows on soccer have been derailed by the national associations, a leading sport law expert has told sportbusiness.com.
Pro women’s league in development, says FA
The English Football Association has teamed up with sports marketing logistics company Activate UK to develop plans for a future professional women's soccer league.
Will Kirch sell HBS for 2006?
UK broadcasters the BBC and ITV are circling the Kirch Group's World Cup 2006 production contract as the debt-laden German media group considers the sale of its non-core assets.