Calgary officials are "recommending council not move forward" with a '26 Winter Games bid "unless certain financial concerns and risks are addressed." The report "goes in front of council" today (CALGARYHERALD.com, 7/29).
FanDuel has withdrawn its offering from the U.K. after just one season (FanDuel).
Organizers of Montreal's Formula E race said that they were "happy with attendance" for Saturday's qualifying run even though the crowd "looked sparse in the early part of the day" (MONTREAL GAZETTE, 7/31).
Circuit of the Americas will "lose an event" in '18 when the IMSA WeatherTech sports car series "veers away from Austin." Instead, IMSA will "stop at the Mid-Ohio road course in Lexington on May 4-6" (AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN, 7/29).
Discovery Communications and the Olympic Channel on Friday unveiled a new partnership to engage a new audience in Europe. The agreement covers 50 markets in Europe and will launch on Wednesday (Discovery).
The playing surface at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta "was completed" yesterday (AJC.om, 7/30).
