RNS Number:2389J
Crown Sports PLC
26 March 2003


For Immediate Release                                            26 March, 2003



                                CROWN SPORTS PLC

                                 BOARD CHANGES

Crown Sports PLC, ('Crown Sports' or 'the Company'), the health and fitness club
operator, today announces the following board changes.

Mark Hardgrave, who is based in Australia and currently a Non-Executive Director
of Crown Sports, resigns with immediate effect.

Maurice Kelly is appointed a Non-Executive Director of Crown Sports with
immediate effect.  Maurice brings to his appointment over twenty years
experience in the leisure and retail sectors. In 2002, Maurice held the post of
Chief Executive of Esporta plc ('Esporta'), the health and fitness clubs
operator.  During his tenure, Maurice implemented an ambitious turnaround
strategy. Overseeing Esporta's subsequent bid defence, he achieved a #145m sale
to Duke Street Capital. From 2000, Maurice was Chief Executive of
easyEverything, part of the Easy Group headed by Stelios Haji-Ioannou, where he
played a pivotal role in its international expansion.  Prior to joining the Easy
Group, Maurice spent seven years with the Granada Group where he held a variety
of senior positions including Managing Director of Granada Road Services and
Managing Director of Granada Entertainments.

Commenting on the appointment, Ray Pierce, Non-Executive Chairman of Crown
Sports, said:

"I am delighted to welcome Maurice to Crown Sports.  He brings a wealth of
expertise to the Board  and we look forward to working with him in taking Crown
Sports onto its next phase of development."


Crown Sports                                          Tel:     020 8662 4900
Ray Pierce

Buchanan Communications                               Tel:      020 7466 5000
Bobbie Swanson/ Mark Edwards


The following additional information is provided in accordance with the LSE
Rules:


Current Directorships:

-



Past Directorships - within the last 5 years:

ESPORTA PLC
EASYEVERYTHING
GRANADA GROUP

Maurice Kelly:

       i.            does not have any unspent convictions in relation to 
                     indictable offences;

      ii.            has not been declared bankrupt or entered into any 
                     individual voluntary arrangements with his creditors;

     iii.            has not been a director of any company which
                     has been placed in receivership, liquidation, 
                     administration, been subject to a voluntary arrangement or 
                     any composition or arrangement with its creditors
                     generally or any class of its creditors whilst he was a 
                     director of that company or within the twelve months after 
                     he ceased to be a director of that company;

      iv.            has not been a partner of any partnership at the
                     time of or within 12 months preceding any compulsory 
                     liquidation, administration or partnership voluntary 
                     arrangements of such partnership;

       v.            has not been a partner of any partnership at the time of or 
                     within 12 months preceding a receivership of any assets of 
                     such partnership;

      vi.            has not had any of his assets subject to any receivership; 
                     and

     vii.            has not been the subject of any public criticism by 
                     statutory or regulatory authorities or has ever been 
                     disqualified by a court from acting as a director of a 
                     company or from acting in the management or conduct of the 
                     affairs of any company.









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