Canada
OFFER TO BUY ALL 30 NHL TEAMS
An investment firm and a sports advisory company has reportedly made a joint bid to buy all 30 NHL teams for as much as $3.5billion.
TVNW APPOINTS PRESIDENT
TVNW Media Group, the Canada-based media agency, has appointed Adrian Metcalfe as its first president.
ESPN ANNOUNCES PROMOTIONS
ESPN International has announced several personnel moves within the company’s programming and production units.
OLYMPIC RIGHTS GO FOR $153M
Canadian broadcast rights for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver and the 2012 Games have been awarded to Bell Globemedia/Rogers Media for $153million.
VANCOUVER OLYMPICS NAMES NEW VP
Donna Wilson is Vancouver 2010’s new senior vice president of Human Resources.
BILLIONAIRE EYES JORDAN F1 TEAM
Billionaire Toronto businessman Alex Shnaider is reportedly poised to buy a major stake in the Jordan Formula One team.
PYEONGCHANG WINS KOREAN OLYMPIC VOTE
The South Korean winter sports resort of PyeongChang has been confirmed as the country’s candidate for the 2014 Winter Games.
PYEONGCHANG WINS KOREAN OLYMPIC VOTE
The South Korean winter sports resort of PyeongChang has been confirmed as the country’s candidate for the 2014 Winter Games.
PYEONCHANG SET FOR 2014 CHALLENGE
South Korea has named Pyeongchang – 100-miles east of Seoul - as its candidate for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.
ADIDAS AND INTERSPORT SIGN WORLD CUP AGREEMENT
The adidas-Salomon Group and IIC (INTERSPORT International Corporation) have agreed a deal that makes adidas the prime brand partner in soccer for the INTERSPORT Group during 2006.
NHL DEADLOCK SET TO CONTINUE
Players have rejected a new bid by management to end a three-month lockout, increasing fears the National Hockey League could lose an entire season to a labour dispute for the first time.
SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP FACES UNCERTAIN FUTURE
The future of the Pan Pacific championships has been cast into doubt, with the event in danger of losing its relevance, according to Swimming Australia.
CHAMP CAR WORLD SERIES REVEALS TV DEAL
The Champ Car World Series has reached agreements with CBS Sports and NBC for the 2005 season.
IS NHL DEADLOCK THAWING?
It’s been a long-time overdue, but NHL chiefs finally met with representatives from the players’ association yesterday in a bid to crack the deadlock which is decimating the season - and were presented with a serious new proposal.
ENGLAND LOSE OUT IN WOMEN’S RWC BID
England's Rugby Football Union for Women (RFUW) has lost out to Canada for the right to host the 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup.
BLUE JAYS TO BUY HOME
The Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to buy SkyDome, the team's ballpark, for about $21.24million.
CANADA HOST WOMEN’S RUGBY WORLD CUP
The Women’s Rugby World Cup (WRWC) 2006 will take place in Edmonton, Canada.
LEGAL ACTION AGAINST “OLYMPIC” WEBSITE
The Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC) and the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) have jointly launched a lawsuit against a business using the Internet domain name www.whistler-Olympic.com.