Americas
TORONTO BID TEAM PROMISES "UTOPIA" FOR ATHLETES
Promising a "utopia" for competitors, Toronto Olympic bid organisers have sought to rally athletes behind their campaign for the 2008 Games.
SPECULATION SWIRLS THAT TORONTO BLUE JAYS TO BE SOLD
Rumours continued to swirl that Major League Baseball's Toronto Blue Jays were about to be sold to media powerhouse Rogers Communications Inc. , but both the potential suitor and the team's current owner refused to comment on whether the two sides are in the final innings of a blockbuster deal.
PETRO-CANADA SPONSORS COA
The Canadian Olympic Association has signed a major multi-million-dollar, multi-year sponsorship agreement with Canada's Gas Station company: Petro-Canada.
NBA BOARD APPROVES NEW OWNERS
The NBA Board of Governors have approved new owners for the Dallas Mavericks, Vancouver Grizzlies and Denver Nuggets.
SPECULATION SURROUNDS UNITED OWNERSHIP
Further details of a potential bid to take Manchester United back into private hands have been reported in the UK press.
ANGRY BRAZILIAN FANS STAGE PROTEST
Angry football supporters wearing red noses protested outside headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) on Tuesday after the four-times world champions' shock defeat by Honduras the day before.
BEIJING APPOINTS OLYMPIC BID COMMITTEE
China has set up a 76-member committee to organise Beijing's bid for the 2008 Olympic Games.
HEADACHES FOR PAN AM ORGANISERS
FIFA concerns have 1999 Pan American Games organisers scrambling to save their soccer tournament in next summer's multi-sport extravaganza.
FOX SPORTS WORLD TO JOIN DIRECTV PROGRAMMING LINEUP
DIRECTV, the leading US digital pay-TV entertainment service, has reached an affiliate agreement with FOX Sports World to offer the network on the DIRECTV programming line-up beginning September 1, 1999.
PSN TOPS SPORTS CABLE RATINGS IN ARGENTINA
Pay-TV sports network PSN, which operates across Latin America, was the highest ranked cable channel for sports in Argentina during June.
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SOUTH AFRICA WAITS FOR AFRICAN APPROVAL BEFORE 2010 BID
South Africa are delaying a bid to stage the 2010 World Cup until FIFA confirm the finals will be staged somewhere in Africa.
ENGLAND END RUGBY STRIKE AT LAST MINUTE
England's national team ended a controversial strike over pay just a few hours before the players faced being dropped for Saturday's game against Argentina.
GOLF?S 2001 WORLD CUP TO BE HELD IN JAPAN
The International Federation of PGA Tours has announced that the 2001 World Golf Championships-World Cup will be held in Shizuoka, Japan.
REAL LOSE APPEAL AGAINST BERNABEAU BAN
European Cup holders Real Madrid lost their appeal against a one match home ban.
BRAZIL ANGRY OVER BLATTER’S WORLD CUP THREAT
Brazilians have hit out at Sepp Blatter after the FIFA president threatened in a magazine interview to kick the country out of the 2002 World Cup.
FOGDOG SPORTS ACQUIRES ACTION SPORTS E-TAILER
Fogdog Sports has acquired Sports Universe, the action sports e-tailer, providing Fogdog with a new action sports specialty store on the Internet.
BRAZIL TOUR TURNS INTO FARCE AS IMG THROW GATES OPEN FOR FREE
Brazil's soccer tour of Australia has became a financial disaster as superstar Ronaldo withdrew and the promoter took the extraordinary step of declaring free admission.
BRAZIL DEALT BLOW BY FIFA TEAM
Brazil's low-key bid to stage the 2006 World Cup finals has been dealt a possibly fatal blow when the head of FIFA's inspection team said the country's infrastructure needed improving.