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Churchill Downs Inc (CDI), in conjunction with the New York Racing Association and Television Games Network, has lost out in its bid for the purchase of New York City Off-Tracking Betting Corp (NYCOTB).

Boxing promoters Cedric Kushner Boxing (CKB), Inc plans to reverse into Zenascent, Inc, the former internet technology and e-commerce incubator company listed on New York's over the counter billboard market, as part of a merger agreement.

ESPN Star Sports has made three new appointments to its team.

A federal appeals court in San Francisco upheld the PGA Tour's procedures for determining playing positions in Senior PGA Tour events, setting aside claims from golfer Harry Toscano.

The televising of NASCAR races is keeping leading US networks in the red as they struggle to find advertisers in a bearish market.

New York's international network, many hotels and plans to build new sports arenas amounted to a strong bid to stage the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, a United States Olympic Committee (USOC) panel said.

Executives of Oakland A?s baseball team have denied reports the franchise has been sold to an investors? group from Las Vegas for $150 million (?170.16m).

Television distributor Venevision International has been chosen by satellite broadcaster DirecTV to sub-license the rights to the 2002 soccer World Cup in a number of Latin American nations.

US television ratings for the exhibition matchplay golf tournament dubbed the `Battle of Bighorn? were disappointing for host broadcaster ABC.

New York Yankees assistant general manager Kimberly Ng says being Asian-American has never been an issue in her job but some baseball executives find it curious to have a woman among their ranks.

National Football League side the Dallas Cowboys could be on the verge of becoming the first sports club to sponsor a major Winston Cup NASCAR team for an entire season.
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Walt Disney Co's ABC and ESPN units say US golfer Tiger Woods will appear in several special events for the two television networks over the next five years, in a widely expected deal.

Dallas cut the ribbon on Friday on a new $420 million (?480m) downtown arena for the NBA Mavericks and NHL Stars, packed with luxuries and high technology that made it the nation's most expensive hockey and basketball facility.
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Should basketball legend Michael Jordan decide to make a comeback with the Washington Wizards, his return would come on October 30 in New York against home side, the Knicks.

The inaugural UBS Warburg Cup, featuring two 12-man golf teams from the United States and The Rest of the World, will compete for a purse of US$3million (?3.4m) in a Ryder Cup-style format at The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Resorts, in South Carolina, USA, from November 12-18.

The Los Angeles Track and Field Organising Committee (LATFOC) filed a complaint against Coca-Cola North America in a Los Angeles court this week for damages allegedly suffered when a dispute over sponsorship led to the cancellation of the Powerade Indoor Track and Field Championships in Feburary at Staples Center.