March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Verizon Wireless won an agreement to show live National Football League games on its mobile phones, expanding its video offerings to lure smartphone customers away from rivals.

The merging of social networks and games is set to dominate this year's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.

Young athletes from Alaska have taken an early lead in the number of medals won in the first two days of competition at the Arctic Winter Games in Grande Prairie, Alta.

(Corrects timing of sponsorship agreement in next-to-last paragraph.) March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Verizon Wireless won an agreement to show live National Football League games on its mobile phones, expanding its video offerings to lure smartphone customers away from rivals.

Scientific Games Corporation has announced that Ian Timmis will assume the role of CEO of its wholly owned subsidiaries.

LONDON, March 10 — Sunderland secured their first win in 15 Premier League games when they beat Bolton Wanderers 4-0 with a Darren Bent hat-trick while Birmingham City reversed last Saturday’s FA Cup loss at Portsmouth with a 2-1 away win. Sunderland, who were sixth in the league in October, went into Tuesday’s game two places above the relegation zone with their last win coming against Arsenal ...

March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Verizon Wireless, the largest U.S. wireless carrier, signed an agreement with the National Football League to show live games and the RedZone Channel over mobile phones.

YANGON: Military-ruled Myanmar is considering applying to host the 2013 Southeast Asian Games, possibly in the new capital Naypyidaw, after Singapore said it wanted to pull out, official sources said on Monday.