North America
Business

The North American Broadcasters Association has announced it is to team up with the Sportel Organisation to stage panels at Sportel in Monaco this year and Sportelamerica 2000 in Miami Beach.
Business

ASICS TIGER Corporation have renewed their partnership with New York City Marathon by signing a multi-year deal with The New York Road Runners Club.
Events

The Fox network has signed a major multi-million dollar deal to begin broadcasting Dominican Republic baseball games.
Stadia

Hopes of an NFL franchise returning to Los Angeles have been boosted after two rival groups joined forces to present a united plan.
Business

Olympic organisers will mount a new drive to win sponsors after revealing they had received a record 317,000 orders for tickets to the Sydney Games.
Business

News that Jacksonville Jaguars' owner Wayne Weaver and Cleveland Browns' owner Alfred Lerner have filed applications to purchase Arena Football League(AFL) teams could have important implications for Orlando Predators Entertainment (OPE).

National Car Rental has signed a deal to become the official car rental company of the NFL.
Stadia

Florida Marlins owner John Henry said he is drawing up a list of favoured sites for a proposed retractable-roof stadium for the team according to local press reports.
Business

Snowboard maker Ride Inc have signed a definitive merger agreement with K2, the Los Angeles-based sporting goods company.

Weak WNBA attendance figures and TV ratings are putting pressure on the league to review its franchise policy.
Business

Sports marketing company ANC Sports has appointed Mark Lev its new executive vice-president of marketing and sales.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter is attempting to defuse the row over the allocation of places which has led to Asian countries threatening a boycott of the 2002 World Cup.
Events

Denver billionaire Donald Sturm has emerged as the winning bidder for Ascent Entertainment Group's Denver Nuggets professional basketball team and the Colorado Avalanche pro hockey team, after a competitor bowed out.
Business

NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue has failed to commit to placing a team in Los Angeles blaming stadium financing issues for the decision.

CART has teamed up with Quokka Sports to launch the CART Charities on-line auction.
Business

Plans for a new basketball and ice hockey arena in Dallas, due for completion in autumn 2001, have been unveiled by city officials.
Media

NHL franchise, San Jose Sharks and Fox Sports Net Bay Area have reached a new long-term television agreement that makes Fox Sports Net Bay Area the sole television provider of Sharks games.
Media

Fox Sports World Espanol, the only U.S Spanish-language sports cable network, have recorded a ratings success with last month's Copa America.