Stadia

Supporters of Premier League soccer club Charlton Athletic are prepared to pay #25,000 ($36,000) each to help finance the redevelopment of the club?s North Stand. The club wrote to around 300 of its wealthiest supporters for help in raising the #9m ($13m) needed to expand capacity at the Valley from 20,000 to 34,000. Around 100 fans have agreed to pay the #25,000 and will receive a seat in the stand for life.

IOC delegates have heaped praise on Toronto's plans to stage the 2008 Olympics, saying they were impressed with the city's athlete-oriented focus and dismissed detractors who sought to cast a pall on Toronto's squeaky-clean reputation.

The new owners of English Premiership soccer club Tottenham Hotspur are considering moving the club away from their famous White Hart Lane stadium.

The future of Irish soccer?s planned Eircom Park remains uncertain with the Football Association of Ireland now considering scrapping the project altogether.

Russian premier division club CSKA Moscow has been bought by a consortium, including British company Blue Castle Enterprises Ltd.

Badminton, home of the UK?s Mitsubishi Motors horse trails, has confirmed a three-year deal with temporary access company, Eve Trakway to supply temporary roadways and barriers for the three day event.

Bob Schwartz has been named vice president of marketing for Comcast-Spectacor Ventures and its affiliated companies.

Sportal and the cricket lovers bible Wisden, have signed a multi-year agreement for Sportal to be the exclusive commercial agent for Wisden Online.

South Korean organisers for the 2002 World Cup finals are confident their 10 stadia will open in time but say they still have to resolve a dispute with co-hosts Japan over the name of the event. For the full story see the FEATURES section of sportbusiness.com.

English Premier League high flier Sunderland has named former brewery executive Hugh Roberts as their new chief executive.

Canada said it might submit a bid to host the 2010 World Cup as a way of sending a message to the world that it was serious about one day hosting the world's premier soccer tournament.

Wembley redevelopment company chairman Rodney Walker dismissed reports that London soccer premier league club Arsenal could move to the rebuilt national stadium.

UK-based Play-Sport New Media has created a nation-wide e-community of cricket organisations from clubs and junior teams right through to national championship. .

Major League Baseball?s Montreal Expos have parted company with sponsor Labatt Brewery after 15 years.

Brazilian soccer directors have postponed a decision on the outcome of the Joao Havelange Cup final which was abandoned on Saturday when a stadium fence collapsed under a crush of fans.

Munich will build a new stadium for the 2006 soccer World Cup finals in Germany but Mayor Christian Ude said the city would not bear the costs.