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NHL International, in conjunction with ESPN International, will distribute the 2000 NHL
Media

Wasim Akram has been reinstated as Pakistan cricket captain after being given the all-clear following a judge's inquiry into match-fixing.

Glenn Young has been appointed vice-president, advertising sales for the Canadian SkyDome ? home of the Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Club.

A baseball World Cup tournament involving major league teams is possible as early as 2001 according to MLB president Paul Beeston.

China's capital city of Beijing has announced it will bid for the 2008 Summer Olympics, the official Xinhua news agency has said.
Events

The Sports Authority have announced that Jeffrey I. Handler has been appointed senior vice president, marketing & advertising.

Ben Johnson's agent Morris Chrobotek has confirmed that a lawsuit remains an option if Athletics Canada refuse to revive Johnson's reinstatement case with the International Amateur Athletics Federation.
Business

A letter Dick Pound wrote to key Olympic broadcasters and sponsors shortly after his loss in the IOC presidential election was not sour grapes, the Montreal lawyer said Tuesday.
Business

The Tennessee Supreme Court has declined to get involved in the fight over public funding for a $250 million NBA arena for the Memphis Grizzlies.
Business

The International Olympic Committee said today that Beijing has assembled a high quality bid for the 2008 Olympic Games.

Vancouver Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley has been offered $5million a year for 20 years to move the NBA franchise from Vancouver to Louisville.
Business

The loss-making Canadian basketball franchise, the Vancouver Grizzlies, have been given permission by the NBA to explore a move to another city.

Intrawest Corp.'s Mont-Tremblant ski resort, the biggest in eastern Canada, said on Thursday that it had reached an agreement in principle with its unionized workers on a new labour pact.
Events

All finalists at both world outdoor and indoor athletics championships will receive prize money from next year.
Events

The Japanese city of Osaka has pressed its claim to stage the 2008 Olympics against current favourite Beijing, saying it could outdo the Chinese capital in experience and facilities.
Business

Heavyweight boxing world champions Lennox Lewis will defend his two titles against Samoan boxer David Tua in either Las Vegas or Toronto on November 11.
Media

The NHL?s Toronto Maple Leafs have confirmed the sale of its 69-year-old Maple Leaf Gardens arena.
Business

The Lee Valley Stadium in North London has been chosen as the venue if Britain is awarded the 2005 world athletics championships.