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Premier1 signs new deals
The organisers of the new Premier1 Grand Prix series have signed another leading European soccer club – with four other clubs close to agreeing terms.
Under-21 rugby world championship planned
An under-21 world rugby union championship will take place in South Africa in June of next year, the International Rugby Board has decided.
Hockey event relocated
Hockey’s inaugural Men’s Champions Challenge has been relocated to take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on December 8-16.
Champions hockey event moved out of India
An international hockey event set for New Delhi in December has been moved out of India because of security concerns.
World Sevens moves to Durban
The first round of the World Sevens Series has been moved from Dubai to Durban in South Africa, the International Rugby Board (IRB) has said.
Kirch sells World Cup broadcasting rights for $860m
German media giant Kirch has sold its South American television rights to the 2002 and 2006 World Cups for just over $860m (B
NZ asks players if willing to tour Britain
Potential All Black players have been given until next week to advise whether they are available to tour Ireland, Scotland and Argentina because of security fears stemming from the US-led military strikes on Afghanistan.
Rivals team-up for All Blacks games
New Zealand pay television operator Sky Network Television will join rival TelstraSaturn in broadcasting live three end-of-year rugby tests by the All Blacks against Ireland, Scotland and Argentina.
Fans try to bail out Argentine club
Fans of Belgrano de Cordoba soccer club in Argentina have collected $7,696 (B
Argentine friendly called off
Argentina's River Plate soccer club has decided it is too dangerous to play Wednesday's friendly in the United States against Mexico's Chivas de Guadalajara.
Three Stripes for Argentina
Adidas, the world's leading soccer brand, has signed with the Argentinean Football Federation (AFA) to equip the Argentinean national team on the road to the World Cup finals in 2002.
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.
France tops soccer rankings
France stayed ahead of Brazil atop of the FIFA world soccer rankings for a third straight month, while Germany climbed three places to fifth.
South American soccer hit again
Yet another South American soccer tournament is in danger of disappearing as doubts arise about the participation of Brazilian teams in the Copa Mercosur 2002.
Blatter ‘looking forward’ to explaning ISL collapse
FIFA president Sepp Blatter says he is looking forward to Wednesday's potentially damaging meeting of his executive committee so he can explain in full the situation surrounding the collapse of FIFA's former marketing partners ISMM/ISL.
Johansson questions Blatter
FIFA president Sepp Blatter will be asked to provide answers to 25 detailed questions from UEFA relating to his running of world soccer's ruling body when he faces a crunch Executive Committee meeting on Wednesday.
Boca Juniors players threaten Libertadores Cup boycott
The players of defending Libertadores Cup champions Boca Juniors refused to travel from Argentina to Brazil on Monday for their semi-final second leg against Palmeiras in protest over unpaid bonuses.
Costa Rica takes Canada’s place in Copa America
Costa Rica will take the place of Canada in the Copa America after Canada pulled out because it did not have time to prepare for the hastily rearranged competition.