Stadia

Investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DKW) has distributed a research note claiming that Manchester United plc has been the subject of bid speculation.

London-based sports internet company Sportal has confirmed to sportbusiness.com that its chief executive Rob Hersov and finance director Manilo Marocco have dug into their own pockets to keep the company alive for another month while it seeks a long-term investor.

The NBA has stated it will not allow teams to be named after corporations, meaning the Vancouver Grizzlies will not become the Memphis Express even if the league approves the move.

Shares in Betinternet.com, the internet sports betting company, soared 14 percent to 28p today after it said it had received approaches from predators which could lead to an offer.

The board of England?s Wembley National Stadium Ltd meets today to discuss the future of the ill-fated project.

Emirates Airline is to sponsor the London and Wales rugby union World Sevens Series this season. The airline will fly in the 16 competing teams to play in the event on May 27 and 28 at the Stoop Memorial Ground and Twickenham in London and at Rodney Parade, Newport and the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff on June 2 and 3.

South African soccer officials are introducing numbered tickets for the World Cup qualifier against Zimbabwe in Johannesburg on Saturday after 43 people died at the city?s Ellis Park stadium last month.

Africa?s poor safety record which has seen 50 soccer spectators killed in separate incidents in less than a month could undermine plans to stage the World Cup in the continent for the first time in 2010.

A German man from Dresden died yesterday from head wounds sustained as he tried to escape from rioting fans at a friendly match, police said.

Gobarkingmad, the greyhound racing service owned by UK-based online betting and leisure group Gaming Internet, has signed an agreement with Australia?s Sky Channel ahead of its UK interactive digital television launch in June.

Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) has forecast total revenues of approximately $75 - $78 million for the year 2001 and a pre-tax profit for the year expected to be approximately 32 per cent of total revenues.

Asian internet sports portal, Sportalasia, has selected Digital Island to provide content delivery and streaming media services to sports fans globally.

KSS Sports and Leisure Design Ltd, the London-based Sports Entertainment design group, have been selected by the Haifa Economic Corporation Ltd, to masterplan and design the new Haifa Sports Complex in Israel.

The UK?s Southampton City Council has appointed PMP Consultancy, a strategic solutions company for sports and leisure, to research a new multi-purpose arena for Southampton.

UK-based structural strands company Bridon International has secured a contract to supply structural cables for the roof structure of the Inchon Munhak World Cup Stadium in South Korea.

A $300 million, open-air stadium would be built for the Minnesota Twins baseball team without creating new taxes, under a bill introduced on Monday in the state Legislature.