North America
Burn’s new sponsor chief
Eric Newendorp has become the corporate sponsorship director of Major League Soccer team the Dallas Burn.
ISC’s mixed fortunes
US motorsport track owner and operator International Speedway Corporation has reported a big drop in income in its latest round of financial results – but overall paints a positive picture of its operations.
Adidas expands Uni deal
Sportswear giant adidas has expanded its multi-year partnership with the University of San Diego.
Paris’ brands City Hall
The team behind the Paris 2012 Olympic bid has unveiled one of the biggest pieces of branding ever seen in the French capital.
MetroStars unveil stadia plans
New Jersey’s MetroStars have unveiled plans for a $100m, 25,000 stadium – making it only the fifth Major League Soccer team to get a soccer-specific stadium.
AVP in merger deal
The Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) has signed a merger agreement with a new company called Othnet.
NFL and CFL extend alliance
The NFL and Canadian Football League (CFL) have extended their co-operation deal through to the 2006 season.
NASCAR revs up for NY
NASCAR chief Brian France says the sport is still focused on a track in the New York metropolitan area – already one of the sport’s biggest TV markets.
Glickman goes global
Former president of the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers, and current senior executive on the Euroleague, Marshall Glickman, has unveiled full plans of his new sports consultancy business.
ESPN in rights probe
An inquiry into the way ESPN buys and distributes its live college football and basketball rights has been opened by the US Justice Department’s antitrust division, according to numerous reports in the US media.
US cricket league unveiled
The first-ever professional cricket league in the US has been unveiled – with eight US cities competing in a tournament which gets underway next month.
MLS names host
Major League Soccer has confirmed the Los Angeles Galaxy’s Home Depot Center will host the finale of the season for a second straight year.
BCCI bars US jaunt
Plans for a cricket tour of the US by a team from India have been ruled out by the sport’s world governing body, the ICC.
Giants say YES to network
The New York Yankees’ YES Network has signed a deal with the NFL’s New York Giants.
Expos get Diamond deal
Just days after a rival bid was sent to Major League Baseball chiefs, one of the favourites to land the Montreal Expos unveiled full details of its bid in the hope of convincing commissioner Bud Selig (pictured).
New bid for Expos
A proposal to buy the Montreal Expos Major League Baseball team has been submitted to commissioner Bud Selig.
TWI extends MUTV deal
TWI has been re-appointed to distribute Manchester United Television (MUTV) worldwide for the next three seasons.
EBU secures $800m IOC deal
The European Broadcast Union has secured the broadcast right to the 2010 Winter Olympic Games and 2012 Summer Olympic Games in a deal worth an estimated $800 million.