Appointment of Leading Betting Team

Sports Internet Group PLC
8 December 1999


                          SPORTS INTERNET GROUP PLC                           
                      ('Sports Internet' or 'the group')                      
                    
                     APPOINTMENT OF LEADING BETTING TEAM                      

Sports  Internet,  one  of  Europe's leading Internet  sports content, 
statistics  and betting  groups,  is  delighted  to announce  that
it  has  appointed  a  team  of  five  betting professionals  to  assist in
the development  of the  Group's Internet betting operations.  Led by
Michael Norris, currently Compiling  and Liability Director of William Hill,
the  team's appointment represents a significant step towards  the  launch
of Sports Internet's integrated betting platform.

The Board of Sports Internet is delighted to announce that  it has  appointed 
a  team  of five highly  experienced  betting professionals to  assist in the
development  of  the  Group's Internet  betting  operations.  The team  is 
led by  Michael Norris,  currently Compiling and Liability Director at William
Hill.   He  will become Managing Director of  Surrey  Racing, which
was acquired by Sports Internet in September.  The other members of the team
and their positions are as follows:  Athos Christodoulou  (Senior Compiler -
Sports),  Richard  Browning (Senior Compiler   -   Football),  Greg   Vince
(Liability Controller) and Keith Oliver (Marketing Controller).

Mervyn  Wilson  will continue as Managing Director of  Surrey Racing  until
Michael Norris joins, after which he will remain on  Sport's  Internet's
main Board advising  on  existing  and future betting strategies.

Jeremy Fenn, Chief Executive of Sports Internet, commented:

'To  have  secured a team such as this emphasises the  Group's commitment  to
bringing in top quality operational management. Mick Norris and his colleagues
are widely acknowledged as some of the most experienced professionals in the
betting industry. With  them on board, the development of our integrated
betting operation will be accelerated, thus bringing one more  element of
our strategy to fruition.  Their invaluable expertise will form  the  very 
foundations of what we  believe  will  be  an irresistible
betting proposition.'

Enquiries:

Sports Internet
Jeremy Fenn, Chief Executive                   Tel: [phone]

College Hill                                   Tel: [phone]
Nicola Weiner