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Aladdino, the free-to-access mobile internet portal for both PDA and WAP platforms has signed a cross-border European deal with Sportal the provider of interactive sports content.

The NHL?s Montreal Canadiens is likely to be sold this week to a group that includes telecom giant BCE Inc.

Chelsea chairman Ken Bates is likely to be ousted from his role as head of the company behind the Wembley National Stadium project, according to UK press reports.

The Florida Marlins and local politicians have finalised a plan to fund and build a $385-million, retractable-roof ballpark to keep the Major League baseball team in south Florida, officials said Sunday.

Following a flat year on the business side of the US motorsports industry, H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler, president and chief operating officer of Speedway Motorsports, Inc, has said that the growth experienced by the industry, and NASCAR Winston Cup racing in particular, during the 1990s will resume in 2001.

Italian soccer team AS Roma's 2000-01 profit is seen improving and the club will bid for a stake in Rome's Olympic Stadium with SS Lazio, the soccer club's general manager said in an interview.

Wembley plc?s wholly owned subsidiary 24dogs.com, the greyhound racing information and betting site, has signed exclusive partnership agreements with greyhound tracks at Poole, Milton Keynes and Swindon.

AS Roma will bid for a stake in Rome's Olympic Stadium with Lazio, the club's general manager said in an interview.

UEFA chief executive Gerhard Aigner says that the Champions League needs to be reformed to prevent fans losing interest in the tournament, according to a report in a British newspaper.

Ladbrokes, the betting and gaming division of Hilton Group plc, has launched a betting and gaming internet service at ladbrokes.co.uk, and at its tax-free international site ladbrokes.com.

WIGE and RTL New Media are to team up to produce an online service package for the forthcoming four-hill ski-jumping tournament and ski-jumping World Cup.

UK pay-TV broadcaster, Sky digital has launched two new services as part of their interactive offering: on-screen betting through the TV channel and a new Sky Text service.

English Premier League soccer club Arsenal has claimed a first by launching their female academy.

Dallas-based investment firm Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst is to slow down its Latin American acquisitions programme, according to US press reports.

The New York Jets have circulated architectural plans in support for a 75,000-seat football stadium on the west side of Manhattan.

ESPN.com is launching RPM Online to complement its coverage of motorsports.