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Eight cities, including Sarajevo, are bidding to host the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed.

US-based snowboard, wakeboard and skateboard producers ABCI Holdings Inc./American Boardsports Co. has launched 7Distribution - an international network for distributing action sports products and accessories.

China has stunned observers by entering the bidding to host the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

Ski legend Toni Sailer, a triple Olympic champion, has used the scene of Alpine skiing's blue-riband race to drum up support for Austria's bid to host the 2010 Winter Games.

One of Austria's leading winter sport stars has joined the push to enhance the country's bid for the 2010 Winter Games.

Canadian ice hockey team Ottawa Senators is to be sold by its majority owner Rod Bryden for $117m (EUR131m) to a yet-to-be-named group of limited partners.

New CART CEO Chris Pook has praised NASCAR’s approach and promised a management reshuffle will mark the beginning of a CART revival.

US-memorabilia company Dreams Inc has signed a three-year exclusive memorabilia signature deal with NBA star Vince Carter.

The Canadian government has promised to help the Rocky Mountain ski resort of Whistler, British Columbia, in its joint bid with Vancouver to host the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Groups of technicians at the CBC, Canada's national public TV network, walked off the job on Thursday in a legal strike - prompting fears a similar move over the weekend could damage its NHL broadcasts.

Major League Baseball (MLB) has reported an overall operating loss of USD232million (EUR260m) in 2001, including USD52.9m (EUR59.3m) incurred by the Toronto Blue Jays.

KirchGruppe unit KirchMedia has continued its 'mopping up' operation in regard to the sale of World Cup broadcast rights with the conclusion of further deals in minor football markets.

Next year's Breeders' Cup will be staged at Arlington Park in Chicago, organisers have confirmed.

World Wrestling Federation Entertainment (WWF) has reported a softening of demand for its events and programming in its second quarter results.

Global Spectrum, the Philadelphia-based facility management company, is close to completion of a long-term agreement to manage the new multipurpose Windsor Arena in Ontario, Canada.

The NHL has signed two key broadcast contracts in Canada.

Three Canadian ice hockey teams are experimenting with pay-per-view as a way of pulling in more revenue from their fans, following in the footsteps of the Toronto Maple Leafs, which has invested in its own digital channel Leafs TV.

The mayor of Beijing, Liu Qi, has signed an order protecting intellectual property rights for the 2008 Olympic Games.