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The season-opening series for Major League Baseball (MLB) has been moved from Toyko in Japan back to the US in light of the impending war in the Middle East.

The ATP faces a threat to its authority in the professional game after Lleyton Hewitt became the biggest name so far to give his backing to a possible breakaway players' association.

Strategic event management and corporate hospitality agency the SportsMark Management Group has opened an office in London to further service its clientele for the 2004 and 2006 Olympic Summer and Winter Games.

Major League Baseball's Toronto Blue Jays are locked in talks with league chiefs to identify a way to help it overcome the financial handicap of a weak Canadian dollar.

Major League Baseball (MLB) will show 1,000 live games on the internet this season - the first time it has offered a full season of video webcasts.

Major League Baseball chiefs are keeping in close contact with Washington amid fears its opening games of the season in March could be hit by war in the Middle East.

Representatives from the Phoenix area are to meet with National Football League (NFL) owners later this month to persuade them of the city's suitability to host the 2008 or 2009 Super Bowl.

Riders in the Tour de France could soon be cycling past the Empire State Building if plans to take the race to New York reach fruition.

French government officials have confirmed it has delayed making a decision to make an official bid for the 2012 Olympic Games because of the political crisis in the Middle East.

The Canadian Football League has announced its latest TV rights deal which will again see the coverage shared between cable network TSN and free-to-air broadcaster CBC.

The National Football League (NFL) and the Oakland Raiders are suing former player John Vella over trademark infringement.

According to local media reports, Chicago's two baseball franchises - the White Sox and the Cubs - are considering joining forces to set up their own regional cable television network.

Vancouver plays host to a top level delegation from the IOC this week as it looks to establish itself as the lead bid for the 2010 Winter Games.

The crisis engulfing the United States Olympic Committee continues after Lloyd Ward dramatically quit the organisation at the weekend as its chief executive officer.

Former New York gubernatorial candidate Thomas Golisano has bid for a second time to purchase the bankrupt Buffalo Sabres, according to media reports.

The Yankees Entertainment & Sports (YES) network has turned down an offer from Major League Baseball for the latter to provide online streaming of New York Yankees games.