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Darby Sanchez has been appointed vice-president of sales for the Latin American and Florida regions at GlobeCast America.

Scorpion Minerals Inc has entered into a letter of intent with ACS Sports.com which will provide for a business combination of the two companies.

The Tampa Bay Super Bowl Host Committee has selected the SFX Sports Group to support the Host Committee's efforts to create and market corporate partnership opportunities in Tampa Bay leading to next year's Super Bowl XXXV.

Predict It Inc., an Internet service which measures, identifies, ranks and rewards users based on their prediction performance in event categories such as sports, finance, politics, and entertainment, has signed a distribution agreement with the Meadowlands Racetrack.

Atlanta based womens professional baseball team The Silver Bullets, have been forced to disband after failing to secure a sponsor. Paul Beckham, co-owner of the team, said they will use 1999 to find new sponsors .

Individual and team gold medals will be awarded in a record 296 events at the Sydney 2000 Olympics, games organisers have said.

The NFL?s Philadelphia Eagles have signed virtual advertising company Imadgine Video Systems for its pre season games.

The United States athletic shoes industry is revising its marketing approach, reducing the list of players in various sports that it had contracted as spokesmodels according to newspaper The Australian.

Lynx Golf Inc. has filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and is considering a potential recapitalization or sale of the company.

The manager of world sprinting champions Maurice Green and Ato Boldon has blasted organisers of the much publicised IAAF Golden League series, claiming it actually cost the athletes money.

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has hit out on at

The National Basketball Association, which imposed a lockout on its players in July, has cancelled training camps and 24 preseason games through October 16.

The league cited a lack of progress in negotiations as the reason for the cancellations.

Evander Holyfield signed a contract with promoter Don King on Thursday for a heavyweight championship unification fight with Lennox Lewis of Britain.

NBA Commissioner David Stern cut two more weeks off the NBA schedule, and then met with the players to see if the sides could compromise on the "guts" of a new deal. The earliest the season could begin is now December 1st.

With no end in sight to the NBA lockout, overall No. 1 draft pick Michael Olowokandi might go to Europe to play professionally.

Organisers of the Le Mans 24 Hours, the world's most famous endurance motor race, have signed a contract with Japanese partners in a bid to promote their image and label globally.