Events

Online sporting goods retailer MVP.com has created a new e-commerce venture with The Forzani Group focussed on the Canadian market, to be known as MVP.ca.

The Greek government has announced that the budget for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens will come to $5 billion. Officials said the new 1.8 trillion drachmas budget was decided at a special cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Costas Simitis, and was approved by Finance Minister Yannos Papantoniou.

ESPN Latin America and ESPN Pacific Rim will broadcast coverage of the ATP Tennis Masters Series at Toronto and Cincinnati in the coming weeks.

The $280 million revamp of Brisbane?s Lang Park football ground has been given the green light by the Queensland State Government leaving the final go-ahead to the Brisbane City Council.

There seems to be no end to the spell cast by Tiger Woods over television viewers, after his performance broke records again at the weekend.

Sportal has signed a live webcast deal with the Emirates World Series Racing Championship and Ascot Racecourse to show one of the most prestigious events in the English racing calendar

UK sports advertising firm Metrosport has been appointed to handle advertising and sponsorship rights for the current UK tour of the Indian national soccer team.

One of Hong Kong?s biggest sports events of the year has become the subject of a controversy based on the possible breach of new laws on tobacco sponsorship.

Cable firm NTL is negotiating with the BBC to use its Match of the Day format for its range of pay-per-view English Premier League soccer games.

Sports marketing giant Octagon has landed in Greece, after aquiring leading Greek sports agency ACT ? the company behind Athens? successful bid to host the Olympic Games in 2004.

Canadian Major League Baseball franchise, the Toronto Blue Jays, has become the subject of a $150million buy out offer from Rogers Communications, a Toronto- based cable company.

BBC director-general Greg Dyke is considering plans to use commercial outlets such as video-on-demand services to help revamp BBC sport, following a review of the division by acting director Richard Sambrook.

The National Basketball Development League, the NBA?s newly announced minor league, and SFX Entertainment have formed a joint alliance to bring professional basketball and live entertainment to mid-size American cities.

Formula1.com - the most popular web site covering the FIA Formula1 World Championship ? has formed a partnership with Betzone.com to provide a variety of betting propositions to Formula1 fans.

The Premier League has appointed Philip French to succeed Mike Lee as its new chief spokesman and media manager.

Australia?s National Rugby League finals series has secured a new sponsor.