Austria
Business

Finnish sporting goods group Amer said on Tuesday its Atomic skis unit would be the official sponsor of the 1999 Nordic Skiing World Championships to be held in Ramsau, Austria in February.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has strongly denied corruption claims of a cash-for-votes scandal made in a sensational new book.

Romania on Friday extended a ban on referee Florin Chivulete after he was accused of offering women to match officials, ruling him out of domestic as well as international soccer.

Gerhard Schmid, a vice president of the European Parliament, has proposed the most draconian measure yet to deal with the threat of English hooliganism during major soccer tournaments.
Business

Austria's league championship will be contested by at least 11 clubs instead of the usual 10 following an independent commission ruling.
Business

Six European cities desperate for their two weeks in the world spotlight will pledge their undying loyalty to the Olympic movement next week as the contest to host the 2006 Winter Games reaches its climax.
Stadia

Film star Arnold Schwarzenegger will be receiving a special honour for his athletic accomplishments and his philanthropic work at the 2nd Annual World Sports Awards.
Events

The 2000 Cuervo Wakeboard Pro Tour, which is taking place this summer in five venues across Europe, has secured a series of five TV programmes in the Meridian, Anglia and HTV regions.
Business

Kellogg's and the National Basketball Association have signed a multi-year sponsorship agreement.
Business

Turin officials have identified Swiss rivals Sion as potential winners when the IOC votes this Saturday to decide the venue for the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Events

The British Broadcasting Corporation?s Outside Broadcasts Special Facilities team is to install the world's first slalom gate cameras for a new extreme sports event in Stockholm.
Events

NHL International, in conjunction with ESPN International, will distribute the 2000 NHL
Business

UEFA, battling to avert the creation of a breakaway Super League, it may merge two of Europe's three major competitions.
Business

Turin have beaten the Swiss favourites Sion to host the 2006 Winter Games in the first selection of a host city since the Salt Lake City bribery scandal.
Events

The men's and women's World Cup cross country skiing events scheduled for Seefeld, Austria, on December 17 were called off because of a shortage of snow, the Austrian ski federation said on Wednesday.
Media

The Extreme Sports Channel has extended it reach to include the city of Louvain in Belgium.
Stadia

Poland's government has approved a bid by Zakopane to host the Winter Olympics in 2006.
Business

European athletics chiefs have agreed to stage a new indoor European Cup in 2001, an athletics source said recently.