Americas

Almost every person on the planet with access to a television will watch the Sydney Olympics at some time in the next month.

A FIFA official has said some 2002 World Cup soccer matches could be staged in North Korea after the two Koreas agreed to march under the same flag at the Olympic Games.

The Olympic Games have become too big to be hosted by less developed nations and must be scaled back, says senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) official Jacques Rogge.

The owner of the Dallas Cowboys has said he wants a new 100,000 stadium ? twice the size of their current home.

Forbes magazine has named The Washington Redskins as the NFL's most valuable franchise.

English Prime Minister Tony Blair has joined the fight to try and save soccer?s transfer system ? facing collapse after pressure from the European Union.

Australia's Olympic chief today criticised transport at the Sydney Games as unacceptable after buses failed to pick up athletes and the city's rail system collapsed.

For many Asian athletes, winning gold at the Sydney Olympics will also mean a small fortune.

New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner has taken a take in hot-rod racing by investing between $1million and $2million in an NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series team.

The season-ending championships of the WTA Tour, a fixture in New York for 29 years, will be moved to Munich, Germany, beginning next year.

The NFL Washington Redskins are hoping to raise an additional $9 million in annual gate receipts from the installation of the addition 4,000 extra seats to FedEx Field.

A below-standard Olympic soccer pitch is being returfed and will be ready in time, removing concerns a new venue would have to found, organisers have said.

Wayne Huizenga has received numerous offers to buy the Miami Dolphins outright, but no offers to buy the minority stake he has put up for sale, according to US media reports.

Heavyweight Mike Tyson will return to the United States after two fights this year in Britain to face Poland's Andrew Golota on October 20, the promoters have confirmed.

Miami-based sports rights and production network, Sportsmania, has acquired exclusive rights for a number of key French soccer games.

Twice jilted by major league baseball, an economically rejuvenated Washington city hopes that the end of this season will bring one of America's best-loved sports back to the capital. For the full story see the `FEATURES? section of SportBusiness.com.