RNS Number:7084G
Sportsworld Media Group PLC
6 March 2000



SPORTSWORLD MEDIA GROUP PLC ("Sportsworld" or "the Company")

Unaudited Interim Results for the 6 Months ended 31 December 1999

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
for the six months ended 31 December 1999

                                 31 December               31 December
                                        1999                      1998
                     -------------------------------------------------
                     Continuing                                       
                     Operations Acquisitions        Total             
                       6 months     6 months     6 months     6 months
                          to 31        to 31        to 31        to 31
                       December December '99     December     December
                            '99                       '99          '99
                          #'000        #'000        #'000        #'000
                                                                      
TURNOVER                  3,707          254        3,961        1,954
Cost of sales           (1,654)         (41)      (1,695)      (1,068)
                      ------------------------------------------------
                          2,053          213        2,266          886
OPERATING EXPENSES                                                    
Amortisation of           (517)            0        (517)            0
goodwill
Other operating         (2,049)        (298)      (2,347)        (742)
expenses
                                                                      
OPERATING                 (513)         (85)        (598)          144
PROFIT/(LOSS)
                    ========================                          
                                                                      
EXCEPTIONAL ITEMS                                                     
Profit on sale of                                                     
fixed
asset investment                                    1,073            0
Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities before           475          144
interest
                                                                      
Net interest receivable/(payable)                     (6)           41
                                                                      
Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities before           469          185
taxation
                                                                      
Taxation                                                0            0
Equity minority interest                              166            0
                                                                      
Retained profit/(loss) for the period                 635          185
                                                                      
EARNINGS/(LOSS) PER SHARE                                             
Standard                                             1.7p         1.9p
Before amortisation of goodwill                      3.0p         1.9p
DILUTED EARNINGS/(LOSS) PER SHARE                                     
Standard                                             1.6p         1.9p
Before amortisation of goodwill                      2.9p         1.9p
                                                                      


                                          30 June 1999
                           ------------------------------------------
                               Continuing                            
                               Operations    Acquisitions       Total
                                14 months       14 months   14 months
                            to 30 June 99   to 30 June 99  to 30 June
                                                                   99
                                    #'000           #'000       #'000
                                                                     
TURNOVER                            2,739           2,827       5,566
Cost of sales                     (1,521)         (1,077)     (2,598)
                           ------------------------------------------
                                    1,218           1,750       2,968
OPERATING EXPENSES                                                   
Amortisation of goodwill            (446)               0       (446)
Other operating expenses          (1,198)           (802)     (2,000)
                                                                     
OPERATING PROFIT/(LOSS)             (426)           (948)       (522)
                           ==============================            
                                                                     
EXCEPTIONAL ITEMS                                                    
Profit on sale of fixed                                           737
asset investment
                                                           ----------
Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities before interest            1,259
                                                                     
Net interest receivable/(payable                                   85
                                                                     
Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities before taxation            1,344
                                                                     
Taxation                                                            0
Equity minority interest                                         (25)
                                                                     
Retained profit/(loss) for the period                           1,319
                                                                     
EARNINGS/(LOSS) PER SHARE                                            
Standard                                                         6.6p
Before amortisation of goodwill                                  8.9p
DILUTED EARNINGS/(LOSS) PER SHARE                                    
Standard                                                         6.5p
Before amortisation of goodwill                                  8.7p
                                                                     


UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
as at 31 December 1999

                   31 December 1999  31 December 1998    30 June 1999
                                                                       
                     #'000     #'000   #'000     #'000    #'000   #'000
FIXED ASSETS                                                           
Intangible          44,733                      15,943           19,439
assets
Tangible assets      4,879                       2,003            2,598
Investments            283                         214              552
                              ------            ------           ------
                              49,895            18,160           22,589
                                                                       
CURRENT ASSETS                                                         
Stocks                 212                58                234        
Debtors              8,472             5,891              4,244        
Cash at bank and    21,046             1,956              1,378        
in hand
                   -------            ------              -----        
                    29,730             7,905              5,856        
                                                                       
CREDITORS:                                                             
amounts falling
due within one
year
Bank overdraft           0                 0                           
Other              (6,440)           (4,478)            (3,359)        
                                                                       
NET CURRENT                   23,290             3,427            2,497
ASSETS/(LIABILITES)
                              ------            ------           ------
                                                                       
TOTAL ASSETS                  73,185            21,587           25,086
LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES                                                            
CREDITORS:         (1,567)                       (537)             (69)
amounts falling
due after one year
Provisions for       (893)                       (750)            (542)
liabilities
and charges                  -------            ------           ------
                             (70,725            20,300           24,475
                              ======            ======           ======
                                                                       
CAPITAL AND                                                            
RESERVES
Called up share capital          542               341              375
Called up share capital -          0             3,020                0
non equity
Share premium                 36,735             2,263            4,920
Merger reserve                31,123            17,012           17,180
Special reserve                  470                 0              470
Profit and loss                2,237           (2,336)            1,693
account
                             -------           -------           ------
SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS            71,107            20,300           24,638
Minority Interest              (382)                 0            (163)
                             -------           -------           ------
Attributable to Equity      (70,725)            20,300           24,475
Shareholders
                            ========           =======           ======
                                                                       


UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED CASHFLOW STATEMENT
for the six months ended 31 December 1999


                                                                       14
                                                                   months
                             6 months to 31       6 months to       to 30
                              December 1999  31 December 1998   June 1999
                            #'000     #'000   #'000     #'000       #'000
                                                                         
Net cash outflow from               (1,611)   (403)                 (603)
operating activities
                                                                         
RETURNS ON INVESTMENT                                                    
AND SERVICING OF
FINANCE
Interest received               0                46        72            
Interest paid                (17)                 0      (14)            
Finance lease interest        (8)               (5)       (5)            
paid
Dividend received from          0                 0        32            
other investments
                              -------------------------------------------
                                       (25)      41                    85
                                                                         
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE AND                                                  
FINANCIAL INVESTMENT
Purchase of tangible       (1,697)             (33)   (1,101)            
assets
Sale of tangible fixed           0               10        10            
assets
                              -------------------------------------------
                                    (1,697)     (23)              (1.091)
                                                                         
ACQUISITIONS AND                                                         
DISPOSALS
Sale of businesses and          0                  0        0            
subsidiary undertakings
Purchase of subsidiary   (10,478)              (781)  (2,074)            
undertakings
Net cash on purchase of       485                 90      185            
subsidiary undertakings
Sale of fixed asset         1,312                  0      837            
investments
Purchase of fixed asset         0                  0    (413)            
investments
                          -------             ------   ------            
                                    (8,681)    (691)              (1,465)
                                    -------                        ------
                                                                         
Cash (outflow)/inflow              (12,014)  (1,076)              (3,074)
before financing
                                                                         
FINANCING                                                                
Capital element of                                                       
finance
Lease rentals                (12)               (74)     (99)            
Issue of shares            31,694              2,293    3,824            
Share issue costs               0                  0    (130)            
                          -------            -------   ------            
Net cash                             31,682    2,219                3,595
inflow/(outflow) from
financing
                                    -------  -------              -------
Increase in cash in the              19,668    1,143                  521
period
                                    -------  -------              -------
                                                                         


UNAUDITED STATEMENT OF TOTAL RECOGNISED GAINS AND LOSSES
for the six months ended 31 December 1999

                              6 months       6 months    14 months
                                 to 31          to 31        to 30
                              December  December 1998    June 1999
                                  1999
                                 #'000          #'000        #'000
                                                                  
Profit/(loss) for the              635            185        1,319
financial
period                                                            
Currency differences on             54              0          145
foreign
currency                  ----------------------------------------
Total recognised gains             689            185        1,464
and losses
relating to the period                                            
Prior year adjustments               0              0          200
                          ----------------------------------------
Total gains and losses             689            185        1,664
recognised
since the last financial                                          
statements                ----------------------------------------
                                                                  

Notes

1.  EARNINGS/(LOSSES) PER SHARE

Earnings  per  share  are  calculated on profits of #635,000  (December  1998:
profits  of #185,000) using the weighted average number of ordinary shares  in
issue in the period of 38,502,937 (1998:  9,521,582)

2.  STATUTORY

The interim financial statements have been prepared on a basis consistent with
the accounting policies disclosed in the Annual Report for the period ended 30
June 1999.

The  financial  information  set out above is  unaudited  and  does  not  form
statutory  accounts for the purpose of section 240 of the Companies Act  1985.
The  figures  for the period ended 30 June 1999 have been extracted  from  the
Group's  accounts for that period which have been filed with the Registrar  of
Companies  and  which contain an unqualified audit report  and  which  do  not
contain any statement under section 237(2) or (3) of the Companies Act 1985.



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