Canada
Stadia

Major League Baseball team the Philadelphia Phillies have selected Global Spectrum, a subsidiary of Comcast-Spectacor, to manage theoperational aspects its the new Citizens Bank Park.
Business

The Commonwealth Games evaluation commission for the 2010 event has given glowing praise to both cities bidding to host the Games.

CART has confirmed 15 races for 2004 - the first season the open-wheel racing series is set to race under new ownership.
Business

NBA TV, the league’s 24-hour television network, will broadcast the semi-finals and final of the 2003 Asian Championships.

The Russian billionaire who has transformed English soccer club Chelsea is being linked with a bid for NHL side the Vancouver Canucks.
Events

The IOC has announced the full composition of the Co-ordination Commission for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.
Events

US sports recruitment specialist Game Face has appointed a new senior executive - while Matt Pietsch has quit.

Former International Olympic Committee vice president Dick Pound has been appointed to the board of directors for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Organising Committee.
Events

Canada's government has hinted it might be prepared to relax its tough anti-tobacco laws in a bid to get its Formula One Grand Prix back on track.

Belgium is back and China and Bahrain join the fold - the FIA has finally confirmed next year's Formula One World Championship calendar.
Events

NASCAR has signed a Canadian TV deal with privately held broadcaster Craig Media.

The IOC Coordination Commission for the 2010 Winter Games have completed their first official visit to Vancouver, since the Canadian city won the right to host the event.
Business

Organisers of the 2006 Gay Games in Montreal have signed a major local broadcasting deal.

Vancouver, the host city for the 2010 Winter Olympics, is to receive its first visit by an International Olympic Committee inspection team today.
Events

Adrian Metcalfe & David McConachie (AMDM) have been appointed exclusive sales agents for the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships taking place in Vancouver, Canada from November 14-22.
Sponsorship & Marketing

Major League Baseball's Toronto Blue Jays will next week unveil its new branding for the 2004 season.
Events

Scrap the tobacco ban and get your race back - that was the stark message from Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone after a last-gasp bid by Canadian Grand Prix promoters to cling on to its place in the racing calendar.

Organisers of Formula One's Canadian Grand Prix are to make a final effort this weekend to keep the race on the calendar.