Events

Russians have commemorated the 20th anniversary of the opening of the 1980 Moscow Olympics, seen in the country as an unqualified success despite a debilitating boycott by Western countries.

The Minnesota Twins baseball team is exploring the possibility of playing a series in a temporary stadium next season.

Ernst & Young has entered into a three year sponsorship agreement with the United States Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) as the Official Professional Services Firm.

Honda UK has signed a new four-year sponsorship to continue its title sponsorship of the Delta Air Line ATP Senior Tour of Champions events, the Honda Challenge.

Scotland is set to mount a bid to host soccer?s 2008 European Championships.

The Sugar Bowl and Shreveport?s Independence Bowl have seen their budgets slashed as legislative efforts to trim the New Orleans state budget were revealed.

Orad Hi-Tec Systems has signed an agreement to acquire France?s Getris S.A.

British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) is expected to land the main prize in the scramble to televise England's Premier League football.

Italian broadcaster Mediaset and digital TV platform Stream have signed a preliminary accord for the exclusive pay television rights for the 2000-2001 European Champions League soccer games.

International Comstock Exploration, owner of the sports-contest website ProSportsPool.com, has launched an auto-racing marketing campaign designed to increase traffic to the site.

The NFL has chosen the city of Atlanta, host for the 2000 Super Bowl, as one of four finalists to host Super Bowl XXXIX in 2005. The other finalists are Jacksonville, Oakland and Miami.

State inspectors on Sunday began investigating the collapse of a pedestrian walkway outside Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, that injured 97 people following a weekend NASCAR stock-car race.

Africa should host a soccer World Cup but not the 2006 tournament, said Franz Beckenbauer, who is leading Germany's bid to stage the event.

The Premier League is to consider a TV rights auction after 75 requests were received for the tender document when the deadline for the broadcasters? initial bids passed yesterday. The number of bids for the next three-year deal was even more than the Premier League had originally anticipated.

Sportsworld Media Group plc, the sports, media and entertainment business, has been appointed as exclusive marketing and media agent to the International Triathlon Union (ITU), the governing body for the sports of Triathlon, Duathlon and related multi-sports worldwide.

LOS ANGELES: Andrew Gellatly, SportBusiness.com new media editor, reports from the Interactive Sports 2000 conference.