Sponsorship & Marketing

Istanbul-based soccer club Galatasaray is planning an initial public offering of between 10 and 15 per cent of Galatasaray Sportif, its marketing arm.

World cycling chief Hein Verbruggen said the International Cycling Union (UCI) could not be responsible for drug-taking in the sport.

Internet-wired young men in the US now spend as much time online as they do watching television, while accessing sports information is the most popular reason young men use the internet, according to a new study.

The West Indies Cricket Board, in their annual report for IT and ticketing, have acknowledged British-based Synchro Systems Limited.

RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co will sponsor its final Winston 500 next week at Talladega, ending the longest continuous race sponsorship in the history of the NASCAR Winston Cup series.

Sportal.co.uk is to sponsor the Two Way TV digital television channel's fantasy sports trading game Armchair Manager.

US-based Scheer-Stern Development and The Stadium Game have merged to form ScheerGame Sports Development,LLC, a turnkey sports and entertainment venue development company.

Virtual technology giant Orad is set to acquire German firm Xync in a deal worth around $15m.

Juventus FC have signed up Sportal.com as the club?s exclusive shirt sponsor for the 2000/1 UEFA Champions League and UEFA competitions campaign.

ESPN.com and Nike.com this fall are launching an online Nike store at ESPN.com - the first anchor store of the ESPN.com Mall - as ESPN.com re-launches its shopping area.

IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch remains confident about the safety of next month's Olympics despite the security scare over a possible plot to blow up a nuclear research reactor in Sydney.

Wilson Sporting Goods and the NFL have renewed their licensing agreement.

Orad Hi-Tec Systems Ltd. has established OradNet Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Orad, dedicated to the development, marketing and commercialisation of immersive sports webcasting technologies.

A New York/New Jersey-based team will be one of eight scheduled teams to kick off the inaugural season-of the XFL, the new professional football league jointly owned by World Wrestling Federation Entertainment and NBC.

Strategic Research Institute NY has scheduled the "6th Annual Sports Marketing & Sponsorship Forum" at the Marriott Marquis on September 25-26, 2000.

The Copyright Promotions Licensing Group PLC (CPLG) will launch its 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan licensing programme at this summer?s ISPO sports trade fair.