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Internet company Sportal says it has ended discussions over a possible $400m sale to French firm Canal.

Enic, the UK-based entertainment, sports and media group has acquired ukbetting.com, the internet bookmaker for #500,000 ($749,000), reports the Financial Times.

Brazil has told Asian nations that its bid for the 2006 World Cup combined passion and organisation and it deserved to host the tournament.

Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson, who served a three-year jail term for rape, has applied for British immigration clearance to fight in Scotland next month, officials have confirmed.

Web site Soccernet ? part of the ESPN Internet Group - has today launched its Euro 2000 site ahead of the soccer tournament which kicks off next month.

Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson has signed a bill allowing Brown County residents to decide whether a tax hike should be used to help fund renovations of Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers' football team.

A major new internet site devoted to cricket has been launched this week, with the full endorsement of the Professional Cricketers Association.

UEFA inspectors have found the Stade de France in perfect condition to stage the European Cup final, a spokesman for the stadium's administrators said.

Major League Baseball has teamed up with new internet company Seasonticket.com with a view to establishing a broadband partnership to create personalised web-based video highlight sports shows.

The soccer stadiums for the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea will set new standards in the history of the game, says FIFA executive committee member Abdullah Al Dabal.

Canadian Airlines has decided to pull out of its 20-year, C$20 million naming rights deal with the Saddledome, home to the NHL?s troubled Calgary Flames.

Olympic sponsor and technology provider IBM has unveiled its website for the Sydney 2000 Olympics which includes real-time scoring and results, play-by-play commentary and webcam images of 11 sports.

One month before soccer?s Euro 2000 tournament kicks-off, supporters have the opportunity to snap up merchandise from the official online store.

Italian soccer ginats Juventus is set to sign a new kit deal with sportswear firm Lotto and internet site Ciaoweb.

Video services company Charlson Broadcast Technologies (CBT) has concluded a buyout with Spector Entertainment, allowing CBT to acquire a number of the video service contract rights and related assets, including production equipment, including those to Churchill Downs, the Louisville Sports Spectrum, Hoosier Park at Anderson, the Indiana Sports Spectrums and the off-track betting facilities managed by Kentucky Off-Track Betting Inc.

British Sky Broadcasting has posted its fourth quarterly loss in a row. Unveiling its third quarter results, BSkyB said it slipped into a pre-tax loss of 28.4 million pounds from a profit of 16 million due to heavy subscriber acquisition costs which helped lift digital sales to 3.4 million customers.