Stadia
RFEF to investigate real Madrid incentives
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president says he will look into allegations made by a former Real Madrid official that the club paid incentives to other teams to win matches against their rivals.
IOC takes Beijing’s commercial interests into its own hands
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has bought up all the outdoor advertising space in Beijing ahead of the Olympic Games which will be held there in 2008 in an attempt to limit the commercialisation of the event.
Sportech to launch sports gaming magazine
Sportech PLC, the London stock exchange-listed pools promotion, internet gaming, telephone betting, lotteries and lottery management company, is to launch a new sports magazine in September aimed at betting and gaming customers.
Japanese TV to develop Extreme Sports content
The Japanese unit of global communications company Pacific Century CyberWorks (PCCW) is to form a joint venture with Japan's largest entertainment television content firm Yoshimoto Kogyo Co Ltd. to develop sports and entertainment content.
South African soccer season starts amid legal wrangles
South Africa's premier league kicks off its new season on Wednesday against a backdrop of legal wrangles, feuding club bosses and growing public apathy.
Olympic Games need to scale back in size, says Rogge
The Olympic Games have become so big they risk pressuring host cities into building big facilities that become "white elephants" once the athletes have packed up their medals and gone home, the new head of International Olympics has said.
Mariner Home Games to be on Internet in Japanese
Seattle Mariners will have their home games broadcast in Japanese live on the internet from today.
South African season starts under a cloud of controversy
South Africa's Premier League kicks off its new season on Wednesday against a backdrop of legal wrangles, feuding club bosses and growing public apathy.
Beach Volleyball-No Beach? No problem.
When Austria was chosen as the venue for this year's beach volleyball world championships there was just one hitch - the landlocked Alpine nation has no beaches.
Envision to sell Louisiana Superdome naming rights
Envision, the LA-based sports marketing firm run as a joint venture between former ProServ managing director Jeff Knapple and Philip Anschutz, owner of the Los Angeles Kings, has been chosen to sell the naming rights to the Louisiana Superdome.
Kentucky Derby course to get major revamp
Churchill Downs racetrack – home to the Kentucky Derby – is to undergo a $127m (B
Ad campaign launched to keep national stadium in London
Campaigners wanting to keep the English national stadium at Wembley have launched a hard-hitting advertising campaign in a bid to see off a rival bid from the city of Birmingham.
RFL plans new Cup Competition
Rugby Football League’s (RFL) chairman Sir Rodney Walker has told sportbusiness.com that a new knock-out competition could be introduced to exist alongside the Super League and Challenge Cup.
SA marketing co in talks with West Indies Cricket board
South African sports brand marketing company SAIL has notified the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange of discussions with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) to form a commercial partnership in line with SAIL’s strategy of expanding into international sports brands.
Ascot commissions mobile turf system
UK engineering company Street CraneXpress (SCX) has installed the world’s first “mobile turf crossing” at Ascot racecourse as part of the horseracing venues £100million ($142m/B
Fide moves to launch global online chess competition
The official World Internet Chess Championships have been launched by FIDE Commerce International (FCI) – the exclusive holders of commercial rights to all FIDE world chess events.
Leeds join Benfica on Premier1 starting grid
Premier1 Racing has secured its second soccer club – English Premier League frontrunners Leeds United.
Brazil senators attack controversial club president
Brazilian Senators investigating corruption in soccer recommended that one of the country's most controversial club presidents be stripped of his parliamentary status.