Canada

Rumours continued to swirl that Major League Baseball's Toronto Blue Jays were about to be sold to media powerhouse Rogers Communications Inc. , but both the potential suitor and the team's current owner refused to comment on whether the two sides are in the final innings of a blockbuster deal.

Heavyweight boxing world champions Lennox Lewis will defend his two titles against Samoan boxer David Tua in either Las Vegas or Toronto on November 11.

Nearly 500 Special Olympics professionals, leaders, volunteers and friends from the Unites States, Mexico and Canada will gather in Kansas City, August 16-19, for the Special Olympics 2000 North America Conference.

Two businessmen who say the Walt Disney Co. stole their idea for a sports-theme attraction have asked a jury to award them $1.5 billion in damages.

Buick has agreed to become the presenting sponsor of the Tampa Bay Classic, the newest event on the PGA Tour

The Vancouver-based equestrian web site, clipclop.com, has continued on an upward trend for site visitors for the fourth straight month.

A new race in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex as well as first-time events in England, Germany and Mexico highlight the record 22-race FedEx Championship Series schedule for the 2001 season.

FIFA will urge South Korea and Japan to co-host the 2001 Confederations' Cup as a test run for the 2002 World Cup.

The LPGA Tour is struggling to find a new title sponsor for the du Maurier Classic in Canada, which could result in the LPGA Tour having only three remaining major championships on its schedule.

Golf champion Tiger Woods has been summoned to appear before a Screen Actors Guild trial board to explain why he shot a car commercial during the union's strike against the advertising industry.

Plans for Toronto to host the 2008 Olympic Games could come to a sticky end after local protests.

The Columbus Blue Jackets has selected Sportservice Corporation as the provider of all concessions at its brand new Nationwide Arena.

FIBA, the international governing body for basketball, has created a pre-Olympic competition, the FIBA Diamond Ball, which will take place every four years to promote basketball globally.

Online sporting goods retailer MVP.com has created a new e-commerce venture with The Forzani Group focussed on the Canadian market, to be known as MVP.ca.

ESPN Latin America and ESPN Pacific Rim will broadcast coverage of the ATP Tennis Masters Series at Toronto and Cincinnati in the coming weeks.

Canadian Major League Baseball franchise, the Toronto Blue Jays, has become the subject of a $150million buy out offer from Rogers Communications, a Toronto- based cable company.