Americas

The United States Olympic Committee is to sell merchandise on-line in a deal with NBC which will also include official SOCOG merchandise.

SFX Sports Group, a unit of SFX Entertainment, has acquired Speakers of Sport, one of the leading US baseball talent representation agencies.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice president Kevan Gosper has continued his defence of the alleged expenses incurred during his family?s stay in Salt Lake City.

The Prost Formula One team has announced they will be sponsored by internet giant Yahoo! in the 2000 season.

The Wall Street Journal has revealed the extent of sponsors' concerns in the wake of corruption investigations into the Olympic movement.

The team behind KOTV - the first international 30-minute weekly boxing highlights TV programme – says pre-sales have exceeded expectations as it prepares for the bell later this month.

US sports marketing firm, Envision Sports and Entertainment, is expanding into Europe, appointing former ISL chiefs Chris Renner and Mark Devenport in the process.

US broadcasters Fox Sports Net and Time Warner Cable have finally resolved their long-running dispute over subscriber fees for Los Angeles Dodgers baseball matches.

Canadian cable TV platform, Star Choice Communications is to offer its customers an 11-game pay-per-view package for the Vancouver Canucks ice hockey team.

KS ‘Bud’ Adams Jr, owner of the NFL's Tennessee Titans (pictured), has been approved for an expansion team for the Nashville Arena Football League, commissioner David Baker has confirmed.

The weekend TV ratings slump for the NFL continued with the viewing figures for the flagship Monday Night Football (MNF) show slipping on the previous year.

Greece has pledged to deliver key venues for the 2004 Olympics on time despite construction delays that have worried the IOC.

The man who transformed the NBA and athlete endorsements – Michael Jordan – has confirmed he will return to the sport as a player.

The man who transformed the NBA and athlete endorsements – Michael Jordan – has confirmed he will return to the sport as a player.

Media analysts have described the idea of rival Major League Baseball (MLB) teams following the example of the New York Yankees by setting up their own regional TV networks as ‘a risk’.

Kuwait has postponed next month's second West Asian Games because of tensions in the area following the attacks on the United States.