Romania
NEWS CORP/LIBERTY TARGETS EASTERN EUROPE
News Corp and Liberty Media has announced that its joint venture Fox Sports International is to launch a sports television channel targeting viewers in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Russia, Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey.
BBC AND ITV TO SHARE BIG EURO GAME COVERAGE
Both the BBC and its rival ? the commercial network ITV ? will broadcast live coverage of the England vs Germany clash at Euro 2000 this summer.
MOCEANU DECLARED ADULT IN TEXAS COURT
A Texas judge has declared Olympic gymnast Dominique Moceanu an adult, ending a bitter legal dispute in which she accused her parents of squandering the fortune she made in sports.
IOC FACE LEGAL STEPS OVER BANNED GYMNAST
Andreea Raducan, the Romanian gymnast stripped of a gold medal in Sydney for taking a banned substance, has said she will sue the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to clear her name.
EXTREME SPORTS CHANNEL LAUNCHES IN GERMANY
Extreme Sports Channel, the adventure and adrenaline sports service, is now available on digital cable in Germany.
RAPID BUCHAREST NAME BUSINESSMAN AS GENERAL MANAGE
Romanian soccer club Rapid Bucharest has appointed Gheorghe Dinu as its general manager to replace Dinu Dragan, named as the team manager.
RAPID FACE BAN OVER AGENT DEAL
Rapid Bucharest may be banned from international competition by FIFA for using an unauthorised agent to set up a player's transfer abroad, a Romanian official has said.
ROMANIAN LEAGUE RESTRICTS FANS, FINES CLUBS
The Romanian Professional League (LFP) has banned first division clubs Steaua and Dinamo Bucharest from allowing their supporters to sit in large groups after trouble at their derby last weekend.
EURO 2000 WEBSITE GETS ONE BILLION HITS
The Euro 2000 website received more than a billion visits during the championships, making it one of the most popular sites ever, according to the company hosting the site.
New name for Shield
This season's secondary European club rugby competition has been launched with a new name, the European Shield rebranded as the Parker Pen Shield.
Tennis tournaments continue despite crisis
Tennis tournaments in the US and Brazil will continue this week despite Tuesday's terror attacks in New York and Washington.
Romanian soccer shareholder has licence revoked
The main shareholder in Romania's National Bucharest has had his licence withdrawn by the country's soccer federation for failing to honour the contracts of 15 players, a club official has said.