Events

Riders in the Tour de France could soon be cycling past the Empire State Building if plans to take the race to New York reach fruition.

Canal+ has won the French pay-TV rights contract for the Champions League, beginning with the 2003/04 season, after signing a deal with UEFA.

Motor insurance firm Hastings Direct is to replace Britannic Asset Management as sponsor of the WTA's Eastbourne International Championships after signing a new two-year deal.

A number of major sport events face an uncertain future as the crisis in the Middle East continues its relentless march towards warfare.

Last year's FIH Women's Hockey World Cup, held inAustralia between November 24 and December 8, broke records for the sport in terms of TV audience reach.

The Canadian Football League has announced its latest TV rights deal which will again see the coverage shared between cable network TSN and free-to-air broadcaster CBC.

David Bernstein has resigned from his post as chairman of English Premier League team Manchester City.

Media giant Modern Times Group (MTG) has acquired the exclusive TV rights in Denmark to the 2003 Formula One season for its Viasat Broadcasting subsidiary.

Benfield Sports International (BSI) has agreed a contract with Canal+ Cyfrowy, the owner of pay-TV Canal+ Polska, to extend its exclusive live TV contract for both the FIM Speedway Grand Prix (SGP) series and the FIM Speedway World Cup (SWC) until 2007.

Free-to-air Chinese broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) has signed a multi-year rights deal for coverage of Formula One including the inaugural Grand Prix in the country in 2004.

According to local media reports, Chicago's two baseball franchises - the White Sox and the Cubs - are considering joining forces to set up their own regional cable television network.

The Wales Tourist Board (WTB) has agreed a deal to become the official destination host sponsor for the FIM British Speedway Grand Prix in June.

The crisis engulfing the United States Olympic Committee continues after Lloyd Ward dramatically quit the organisation at the weekend as its chief executive officer.

The bidding process for the 2010 FIFA World Cup has taken its latest procedural step forward after soccer’s governing body sent the ‘list of requirements’ to the six African candidates.

A court has ruled that new offers for the bankrupt National Hockey League (NHL) franchise Ottawa Senators will be accepted after owner Rod Bryden lost his exclusive right to bid by missing deadlines.

German free-to-air broadcaster RTL has renewed its coverage of Formula One motor racing in a new four-year TV rights deal.