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Dallas cut the ribbon on Friday on a new $420 million (?480m) downtown arena for the NBA Mavericks and NHL Stars, packed with luxuries and high technology that made it the nation's most expensive hockey and basketball facility.
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A Ghanaian panel probing Africa's worst sports disaster recommended a number of policemen be prosecuted for their role in the death of 126 soccer fans at Accra's stadium in May, a panel member has said.

The former head of England?s Wembley Stadium project is to take legal action against the Football Association over his sudden dismissal.

Sports internet company Sportal has still not secured its $10million (?11.42m) rescue package promised six weeks ago, sportbusiness.com can reveal.

The Chinese government will welcome bids from international investors to take part in the design, construction and operation of competition venues for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing via a public bidding process.

UK online gambling company Sportingbet.com has acquired SportsBook, a major US-focused internet sports bookmaker, for $51million (?58m).
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Sports network Sportev has launched the world?s first online interactive boxing video channel just a few weeks after signing an exclusive agreement with boxing promoter Frank Warren.

An Italian court has suspended the planned sale of Rome's Foro Italico sports complex, which includes the Olympic Stadium.

The usually plentiful stocks of counterfeit shirts of English soccer club Manchester United are running low in Thailand, where thousands of fans are eagerly awaiting the English champions' arrival on Friday.

Florentino Perez, president of Spanish soccer club Real Madrid, wants to follow Manchester United's example in exploiting marketing opportunities in the game.

The German Grand Prix will be held at the Hockenheimring for another seven years after an agreement to extend the contract was reached between Formula One Holding and the Hockenheimring GmbH.

Internet giant SportsLine.com ? the US-based firm which also boasts European arm Sports.com - has put back the date it expects to break even after announcing its financial results for the second quarter ending June 30.

A Milwaukee businessman has launched an ambitious bid to bring Major League Soccer to the city by proposing the construction of a $50million (?57.19m) privately financed stadium.

The United States Tennis Association (USTA) has expanded its US Open partnership with United Airlines until 2005.
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Wembley will be nominated as the site for a new national stadium by a UK government inquiry on August 20, according to Wembley National Stadium Limited chairman Sir Rodney Walker.

England?s Wembley Stadium project is facing new uncertainty after it emerged that chief executive Bob Stubbs is facing the sack.