Stadia
BANK OF NZ WITHDRAWS SPONSORSHIP FOR NZ CRICKET
The Bank of New Zealand has withdrawn as sponsor for New Zealand's international men's cricket series, effective from the 1999/2000 southern hemisphere summer, the bank said recently.
LAZIO FANS BOYCOTT ANTI-RACISM TOURNAMENT
The organisers of an anti-racism soccer tournament in Rome hailed it as a success on Tuesday but the event was marred by the glaring absence of hardcore Lazio fans, who boycotted the event.
SPORTSKILL.COM PROVIDES THREE FANTASY GAME SITES
SportSkill.com, a leading fantasy sports ASP, has agreed to provide fantasy sports games to consumers of internet game sites GameHouse, Roto Sports Inc. and TheHuddle.com.
WORK STARTS ON NEW DEPORTIVO STADIUM
Colombia?s soccer team Deportivo Cali will start constructing its new stadium tomorrow.
LEGENDARY GOLF BUILDING GOES UNDER THE HAMMER
One of the most famous buildings in golf, the starter's box at the St Andrews Old Course, has been put up for auction this week so players can have a bigger putting green.
24DOGS LAUNCHES GREYHOUND SUPERLEAGUE
24dogs, the digital greyhound racing service owned by Wembley plc, has launched the Greyhound Racing SuperLeague after securing internet rights for 22 of the top 25 UK greyhound racetracks.
VIDEO NETWORKS IN VIDEO-ON-DEMAND DEAL WITH FA
UK broadband TV company Video Networks has become the exclusive video-on-demand partner for England?s Premier League soccer league.
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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.
RIVALS.NET APPOINTS NEW MARKETING MANAGER
Rivals.net, the Chrysalis-based sports network, has appointed Clair Porteous as its first marketing manager.
GOLF CHANNEL TO CROSS 40M SUBSCRIBER MARK
US television network, The Golf Channel expects to cross the 40 million subscriber mark during the fourth quarter of this year.
GHANA POLICE TO BLAME FOR SOCCER DEATHS, SAYS REPORT
A Ghanaian panel probing Africa's worst sports disaster recommended a number of policemen be prosecuted for their role in the death of 126 soccer fans at Accra's stadium in May, a panel member has said.
ENIC TO SELL ONLINE BOOKMAKER
Enic, the sports group that owns English Premier League soccer team Tottenham Hotspur, is expected to announce this week that it has sold UKbetting.com, its internet bookmaker, to Eric Semel, a former director of one of Las Vegas?s largest casinos.
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BTOPENWORLD OFFERS CRICKET NEWS AND BETTING SERVICE
UK firm BTopenworld, the online subsidiary of telecoms firm BT, has launched a cricket news and betting subscription service in partnership with online portal CricInfo and internet bookmaker BlueSquare.
FOOTING THE BILL ? ARE NEW STADIA A STRIKE-OUT FOR THE TAXPAYER?
New parks may be a home run for team owners, but sports economists agree that new ballparks and stadiums are a strike-out for taxpayers who typically have to foot the multimillion dollar bill. For the full story see the FEATURES section of sportbusiness.com.
OSAKA HOPEFUL OF OLYMPIC BID RETHINK
Osaka is not ready to throw in the towel in the race to stage the 2008 summer Olympic Games, bid officials have said.
ACB SIGNS FIVE-YEAR SPONSORSHIP DEAL
The Australian Cricket Board (ACB) has agreed a new five-year sponsorship deal with Ansett Australia, the country's second-largest airline.
AL FAYED MAKES PITCH FOR WEMBLEY
Fulham chairman Mohamed Al Fayed says he would be willing to save Wembley Stadium by moving his English Premiership newcomers to play there while Craven Cottage is renovated.
AFRICA?S FOURTH STADIUM DISASTER IN A MONTH IS CONTINENT?S WORST SOCCER TRAGEDY
Africa?s hopes of staging the 2010 World Cup were dashed after more than 130 people were killed and dozens injured in a stampede at a soccer game in Ghana's capital, Accra, in Africa's worst soccer tragedy.