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The Associated Press reports that Salzburg and Innsbruck Austria will make a formal bid for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games at a presentation in Vienna next month.

Infront Sports & Media has signed an exclusive agreement with Rogers Sportsnet, the Canadian broadcaster, for the Canadian broadcast rights to all matches of the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Centrebet, Australia’s leading online sports bookmaker, believes Paris is the frontrunner in the race for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.

A new stadium in New York City is a must in the city’s bid for the 2012 Olympics, says Peter Ueberroth, chairman of the US Olympic Committee.

Arbitrators have ruled against the former limited partners of the Montreal Expos in their case against former controlling owner Jeffrey Loria, clearing Major League Baseball to move the franchise to Washington.

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) will spend A$17.8 million (US$13.7 million) to help top athletes prepare for the 2008 Games, reports Reuters.

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) will spend A$17.8 million (US$13.7 million) to help top athletes prepare for the 2008 Games, reports Reuters.

The final bill for the Athens Olympic Games will run to at least $11.6billion.

The NHL suffered less than half the losses it has claimed the past two years, according to a report in Forbes Magazine.

Madison Square Garden has picked the sports architectural firm Brisbin Brook Beynon to oversee a $300 million renovation of the New York arena scheduled to begin in 2006.

After an extended review of sponsorship policies and researching trends in consumer attitudes, NASCAR has confirmed that spirits will be a new sponsorship category for the 2005 season.

Russell Wolff has been promoted to executive vice president and managing director, ESPN International.

The District of Columbia Council has delayed a vote on funding a new ballpark for the Expos, with council chair Linda Cropp proposing another new plan.

England soccer captain David Beckham is set to kick off his film career with a movie trilogy called "Goal!", about a player from Los Angeles who signs for Newcastle United.

Paula Radcliffe's victory in the New York City Marathon looks to have re-established the sport's biggest and most marketable female star.

A judge has ordered a shipbuilder to stop using Tiger Woods' name and a photograph of his yacht for financial gain.

The NHL has called off its annual all-star game, due to be played in Atlanta on the weekend of February 12 to 13, 2005, because of the continuing dispute between owners and players.

Plans to build a football stadium on Manhattan’s west side to become a centrepiece of the 2012 Olympics face a vote tomorrow (Thursday) by the New York state agency involved with economic development projects.