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A US government official has stated that President George Bush will not block Bejing?s bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games, despite the current political unrest between the US and China.
Business

Olympic boss Juan Antonio Samaranch said on Tuesday he did not support Kim Un-yong's plan to allow IOC members to visit cities bidding for the Games if the South Korean is elected IOC president in July.

Basketball will be played at the Commonwealth Games for the first time in Melbourne in 2006 but cricket is likely to be ruled out, state officials have said.

The chief executive of the Canadian Olympic Association, Carol Anne Letheren, has died in Toronto.
Business

Brewer Molson Inc. has extended the auction of its storied Montreal Canadiens National Hockey League club and the Molson Centre arena beyond the December 31 deadline it had originally set.

The LPGA has added another country to its global tournament schedules.
Business

Final arguments in the criminal trial of hockey player Marty McSorley for a brutal on-ice slashing incident were set for Friday with debate over his actions were intentional or reckless at the forefront.
Events

The race to host the Olympic Games in 2008 has now begun in earnest following the announcement of the shortlist by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

The Columbus Blue Jackets has selected Sportservice Corporation as the provider of all concessions at its brand new Nationwide Arena.
Events

CART has signed a deal with a radio station in Detroit to join its radio network for the remainder of the 2000 season.

Canada has announced it is to boost official funding for its impoverished amateur athletes by 50 percent to help them eat and train properly in the run-up to the Sydney Summer Olympics.
Stadia

NBA Commissioner David J. Stern is to announce at the 1999 NBA League Meetings in Vancouver, British Columbia, that the league is launching NBA.com TV ? a new 24-hour television network ? on Tuesday, Nov. 2.

Plans by discount department store magnate Bill Laurie, who already owns the NHL's St. Louis Blues and the Kiel Centre arena, to buy the NBA?s Grizzlies have collapsed.
Events

There is a rumour that will not go away - this year's Commonwealth Games will have to be shifted from Malaysia to Australia because of smog.

India's cricket team will not take part in the next Commonwealth Games, Suresh Kalmadi, president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), has announced.

Events

The French capital announced it was bidding for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
Events

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

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has recommended that Kenya and Bangladesh qualify automatically for the 2003 World Cup in South Africa.