North America
Business

Oscar De La Hoya's next fight will be screened on HBO while the fighter is still in legal dispute with the US cable channel.
Events

NBC will honour its two-year contractual commitment to XFL - despite another viewing figure slide in Week Four of the season.
Business

The NFL?s Philadelphia Eagles and Major League Baseball?s Phillies are upbeat about their prospects of securing lucrative naming rights deal for their new facilities.
Events

St Andrews golf course has pulled out of the running to stage the 2009 Ryder Cup in an attempt to increase Scotland's chances of hosting the event.
Events

America's 2004 Olympic athletics team will be chosen at the same site that hosted the 2000 Sydney Games trials, USA Track & Field officials have said.
Business

USA Network's coverage of PGA Tour golf says it is recording an average overall household rating of 1.1 (914,000 households) up +10% from last year's overall 1.0 household rating.
Sponsorship & Marketing

The world's richest soccer club, English Premier League side Manchester United , is the most valuable sports brand in Europe, according to a new survey.
Media

Another dot com has gone bust with Los Angeles-based sports media company BroadbandSports forced to shut down.
Business

Phillip F. Anschutz, the Colorado multi-billionaire who operates three of Major League Soccer?s 12 teams, will add another franchise to his stable ? D.C United.
Events

CART is to open a Los Angeles office dedicated to extending its presence in the entertainment industry.
Events

Tickets.com has been selected as the ticketing provider for spring training by the Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland A's and San Francisco Giants.
Business

Troubled sports and entertainment internet group Quokka Sports has been forced to lay off 59 percent of its 369 employees.
Sponsorship & Marketing

AS Roma President Franco Sensi wants to turn the club into an Italian Manchester United by clinching a deal with a big U.S. sports team.
Events

Bob Schwartz has been named vice president of marketing for Comcast-Spectacor Ventures and its affiliated companies.
Business

NASCAR has promoted Andrew Feit to the position of director, new business and industry relations.
Business

The Oakland Raiders have defeated the NFL's attempt to dismiss a suit brought by the franchise, which had claimed

Former Jaguar technical director Gary Anderson has rejoined Reynard in the United States after 10 years in Formula One.

CART has notified Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, that it has reserved its right to cancel the March 25 Rio 200, round 2 of the 2001 FedEx Championship Series.