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While Beijing sprayed its grass green to impress Olympic Games inspectors, Toronto is about to greet the officials with a thick blanket of new snow as it makes its pitch to host the 2008 Summer Games.
Events

Extreme International has signed a three-year deal content agreement with Sony Pictures Entertainment's AXN channel in Spain.
Business

ISL has been dealt a huge snub by soccer?s world governing body FIFA after it lost out in the right to market this year?s Club World Championship.
Events

Germany's main state television channels ARD and ZDF said they had pulled out of talks with media group Kirch over the broadcasting rights for the next two soccer World Cups.
Business

Coca-Cola has become the latest big-name company to pull out of talks to land the #45 million sponsorship of Premier League football.
Events

Yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur is set to reap the financial rewards from her epic round-the-world trip with sponsors and advertisers lining up for her services.
Business

Chelsea chairman Ken Bates has resigned his post as vice-chairman of Wembley National Stadium Limited, accusing the FA of failing to back him.
Events

XFL made a solid ratings start at the weekend despite some technical glitches in the coverage.
Events

Troubled sports internet company Quokka Sports will announce its 2000 fourth quarter and year-end financial results at the close of the market on Thursday, February 8, 2001.
Events

Comedian Dennis Miller, who has drawn mixed reviews for his first season of televised gridiron commentary, apparently will be back next fall for more ranting on ABC's "Monday Night Football" broadcast.
Business

Craigie Taylor International, the Surrey based sponsorship and PR agency, has been appointed by Beck?s to handle the PR and exploitation programme of it?s Jaguar Racing and Formula 1 sponsorship in the UK.
Events

Accra's Sports Stadium has been banned from hosting next month's African Super Cup and the match switched to nearby Kumasi in Ghana, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced in Cairo.
Business

Egyptian club Zamalek are asking the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for a switch in the venue of this year's African Super Cup from Ghana because of concerns about safety.
Events

Digital satellite television service provider DirecTV Inc. said on Tuesday it bought the Latin American broadcast rights to the World Cup soccer competition in 2002 and 2006 in a deal valued at $400 million.
Business

September's Sydney Olympics should be a financial success after being praised worldwide as the greatest Games in history, Olympic leaders said on Tuesday.
Events

The Rugby Football Union has launched the first stage of its plan to stop the decline in the adult game, as detailed in its Blackman Report.
Business

CART has appointed a new president and CEO.
Business

The race to secure the terrestrial and interactive media to rights to UK horse racing is close to being won by Go Racing, the consortium made up of Channel 4, BSkyB and Arena Leisure.