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Nothing short of a World War would prevent the Salt Lake City Winter Games from being staged, International Olympic Committee (IOC) director general Francois Carrard has said.

The World Club Cup, the annual soccer fixture between the club champions of Europe and South America, will take place in Tokyo next month as scheduled, Japan Football Association (JFA) officials have confirmed.

ATP chief executive Mark Miles has been commended by the Shanghai Municipal Government at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum for his leadership of men's professional tennis.

Four leading Pakistan cricketers have told an official inquiry no match-fixing took place in the last World Cup in England.

The cost of the escalating political crisis could prove crippling to England cricket chiefs if a proposed tour to India is cancelled, claim reports.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) executive board, meeting in Kuala Lumpur this week, has approved the use of independent match venues for international cricket.

Alain Prost has held talks with French Minister of Youth and Sports, Marie-George Buffet as the fight to rescue his ailing Formula One team continues.

Chinese online media company Sohu.com and Beijing Mobile Communication Corporation (BMCC) have generated over 236,000 paid wireless transactions through an incentive marketing campaign called the “World Cup Asian Qualifier Competition”.

World Wrestling Federation Entertainment (WWFE) has signed a series of agreements that will deliver more than 2,200 hours of its programming across three continents.

The Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka (BCCSL) has been forced to reschedule some of the national side’s forthcoming matches, including the West Indies three-day tour, to accommodate parliamentary elections taking place on December 5.

The ATP World Doubles Championship in India has been cancelled amid safety concerns over the current international conflict.

World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Inc (WWFE) today announced a series of agreements that will deliver more than 2,200 hours of its programming across three continents.

The BBC and ITV have secured a deal with Kirch for the rights to both the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups - snapping them both up for less than the original asking price for next year's event.

The British Olympic Association (BOA) does not have insurance cover for the UK Winter Olympics team, due to take part in the Salt Lake City games next year.

Australian athletics officials are reported to be outraged by the revelation of a 'secret' undertaking by the IAAF that three of the next four World Athletics Championships will be held in Europe or a city in a European time zone.

England's cricket tour to India will go ahead after top-level discussions concluded there were "no visible signs of trouble in India".