Americas

While millions of soccer fans settle down on Sunday to watch the quarter-finals of Euro 2000, some might be tempted to flip television channels to catch a glimpse of the American variety's championship game.

With an eye on Sydney's Olympic Games, shoe and apparel giant Nike has unveiled its space-age "Swift Suit" for sprinters.

The LA Lakers NBA Finals clincher against the Indiana Pacers did not capture the imagination of US armchair sports fans in quite the same way as the equivalent match in previous finals.

Sports management agency, Worldwide Entertainment & Sports Corp, has named Robert Gutkowski as its president and chief executive, and Charles Koppelman chairman of the board of directors.

Rivals.com, the online network consisting of hundreds of team and affinity channels, has named Mark Shuken as its new president.

The NHL's Board of Governors has unanimously approved the proposed sales of the Stanley Cup champion New Jersey Devils, Colorado Avalanche and the New York Islanders.

Scores of people set fire to at least one police car, smashed other vehicles with baseball bats and flung bottles and rocks at firemen following the Los Angeles Lakers' victory over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night for the National Basketball Association (NBA) championship.

The San Francisco Giants have set up a web-based ?clearing house? for unwanted tickets, which can be sold ?at face value or higher?, reports the S.F. Chronicle.

The search for a new naming rights sponsor to replace the defunct Pro Player at the Miami Dolphins? stadium could involve the sale of a stake in the franchise.

Core Capital Partners has made an equity investment of $1.5m in the Women's Sports Network, a new media company focusing on young women and sports.

The United States Congress has called on former greats of the NCAA sports scene to endorse efforts to outlaw gambling on college sports.

A tour of the proposed new Fenway Park site by Boston City Councillors has revealed flaws in the plan for the proposed Red Sox Stadium.

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has canceled the 200 Olympic Congress, according to a report in Sports Travel Magazine.

Retired basketball star Michael Jordan proved himself just as formidable in a courtroom as on the courts when a federal judge ruled in his favour in a dispute with restaurateurs over exclusive Chicago rights to his name.

Bank One has been named the official bank for one of the Women's National Basketball Association's newest franchises - the Indiana Fever.

The future of Major League Baseball team Montreal Expos was looking shaky on Thursday as wealthy U.S. owner Jeffrey Loria met his Canadian partners to try to get them to put more money into the ailing club.