Events

The Yankees Entertainment and Sports (YES) Network, due to launch next March, probably won't secure carriage agreements with cable platforms until at least January its CEO, Leo Hindery, has stated.

Showsec International, the Anglo-Dutch event security firm, has been named as the preferred security supplier to the Commonwealth Games in Manchester 2002.

An independent internal report commissioned by Athletics Canada (AC) has shown the national governing body to have neglected coaching, junior development and good business practices.

The future of elite triathlon racing in Australia has been secured with the sponsorship of this summer’s Triathlon series by Accenture, the international consultancy and technology firm’s first foray into Australian sporting sponsorship.

Forbes magazine has added The New York stock exchange-listed Speedway Motorsports (SMI) to its '200 Best Small Companies' list.

Stadium Australia will make its debut as an Australian Football League venue next season as the sport tries to put an emphasis on being fan-friendly.

Technology firm Interwoven has signed a two-year sponsorship package with the NHL's San Jose Sharks.

Kim Un-Yong, president of the General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) has warned that security costs for major events will soar in the wake of the September 11 attacks.

The BMW Williams Formula One team has singed a three-year sponsorship deal with drinks brand Pepsi.

The organisers of the Scottish Open golf tournament at Loch Lomond, which has been without a sponsor since Standard Life walked away in 2000, are to open discussions with an un-named British company.

The WTA Tour has appointed a former senior Nike executive as its new chief.

Sportingbet.com, the Alternative Investment Market (AIM)-listed online bookmaker, said the postponement of sporting events following the US terrorist attacks cost the firm £13m ($19m/B

Basketball and baseball are set for one of its most crucial days in New York later tonight with the dream double of Michael Jordan's NBA return at Madison Square Garden and the Yankees at home in the World Series.

Ticket prices for the 2002 Open Golf Championship to be held at Muirfield next July will be the same as this year's event at the Royal Birkdale course, after the organisers announced a freeze on entry admission costs.

Australian International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Kevan Gosper has stated that the Salt Lake City Winter Games would proceed with the full support of competing nations.

The NBA is still ploughing ahead with its wish to diversify its TV content by producing either a behind-the-scenes sitcom or an animated series despite the projects having been in development for more than two years.