RNS Number:3676N
Crown Sports PLC
09 July 2003

For Immediate Release                                                9 July 2003

                                CROWN SPORTS PLC

                       Proposed disposal of Crown Content


Crown Sports PLC ("Crown Sports" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that
Crown Sports has entered into a conditional agreement for the sale of Crown
Content Pty Ltd ("Crown Content") to Sportsbrand Media Group Pty Ltd
("Sportsbrand") for an initial consideration of A$2,500,000 million (#1,016,000
million) payable in cash on completion.  In addition, Crown Sports is entitled
to further consideration of an amount equal to 50 per cent. of the EBITDA of
Crown Content for each of the three years ending 30 June 2004, 2005 and 2006.
This further consideration is subject to a maximum of A$2,000,000 and will be
reduced by an amount equal to the net liabilities of Crown Content at 30 June
2003.

Sportsbrand, the proposed purchaser of Crown Content, is wholly-owned by the
Chapman Discretionary Trust No. 2, of which Jeff Chapman is a beneficiary.
Bennelong UK Limited ("Bennelong") and SportsAssets (International) Limited ("
SportsAssets"), which are also wholly-owned by the Chapman Discretionary Trust
No 2, are both substantial shareholders in Crown Sports and Jeff Chapman is a
former director of the Company.  In view of these interests, the proposed
disposal constitutes a transaction with a related party for the purposes of the
Listing Rules and accordingly is conditional upon the approval of Crown Sports
in general meeting.  A circular containing a notice convening an extraordinary
general meeting of the Company to approve the proposed disposal will be
despatched to shareholders shortly.  Bennelong and SportsAssets have each
undertaken to abstain, and together with Jeff Chapman have each undertaken to
take all reasonable steps to ensure that their associates abstain, from voting
at the extraordinary general meeting.

Crown Content is a publishing business based in Melbourne, Australia which was
acquired by Crown Sports in April 2001.  The business specialises in guides,
newsletters and books, with an emphasis on sports publishing.  Crown Sports'
audited consolidated accounts show that, for the financial year ended 31
December 2002, Crown Content generated turnover of #1,940,000 and made an
operating loss before exceptional items of #252,000 and an operating loss after
exceptional items of #5,908,000 and that, as at 31 December 2002, Crown Content
had net assets of #1,565,000.

The strategy of Crown Sports is to focus on its core health and fitness
business, which includes a large number of freehold and long lease properties,
and to dispose of its other businesses.  Following the disposals of Crown Golf
and The Winning Line earlier this year, Crown Content is the Company's only
remaining non-core business and its proposed disposal will leave Crown Sports as
a pure health and fitness operator.

The net proceeds of the disposal of Crown Content payable on completion will
amount to approximately #820,000 and will be applied in the repayment of bank
borrowings.

Commenting on the proposed disposal of Crown Content, Ray Pierce, Chairman of
Crown Sports said: "We are delighted to announce the sale of Crown Content. This
deal marks the end of the non core disposal programme and will allow us to focus
solely on our core business of health and fitness."

Enquiries:

Crown Sports                   Ray Pierce                          020 7466 5000
                               Chairman

Buchanan Communications        Mark Edwards, Bobbie Swanson        020 7466 5000


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