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The resumption of the NFL following the terrorist attacks in the US showed a significant drop in television ratings with fans clearly not ready to sit down and tune into the action so soon after the recent atrocities.

Organisers of an auto convention that has complicated plans to change the date of the Super Bowl say they would consider a payoff from the NFL.

Athens 2004 Olympic organisers will propose a new, tougher security plan to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) inspection team visiting Greece this week in the wake of the air attacks on the US.

IOC president Jacques Rogge has said athletes should not be excluded from the Olympic Games because of their country's politics.

Basketball legend Michael Jordan will come out of retirement to play for the NBA's Washington Wizards, according to media reports – and could announce his comeback later today.

The England cricket team’s tour of India later this year looks set to be shelved because of the political crisis in the Middle East.

Emirates Airlines have announced the end of their sponsorship of racing’s World Series.

The National Football League’s (NFL) effort to resolve the scheduling of its play-offs and to find a new date and location for the Super Bowl competition is unlikely to be decided until next month.

The National Football League’s (NFL) effort to resolve the scheduling of its play-offs and to find a new date and location for the Super Bowl competition is unlikely to be decided until next month.

YankeeNets LLC, the soon to be launched regional TV network for the New York Yankees, has hired the experienced John Fillippelli as head of production.

International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge has dismissed claims New York should be automatically handed the 2012 Olympic Games in the wake of the suicide plane attacks in America.

IOC president Jacques Rogge has dismissed claims New York should be automatically handed the 2012 Olympic Games in the wake of the suicide plane attacks in America.

Two of the prime backers in YankeesNet - the soon-to-be-launched regional TV network for the New York baseball franchise - have reportedly pulled their combined $170million (B

The Dallas Cowboys, one of the world’s most successful sporting franchises, is proposing to sell exclusive rights to four sections of their 30-year-old Texas Stadium rather than slap a corporate name on it.

Olympic leaders have painted an apocalyptic picture this week of the potential devastation from an attack on the opening ceremony of an Olympic Games.

The International Olympic Committee will give Games security top priority when its executive board meets in Lausanne tomorrow.