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Motorcycling revs up for TV high
Long-term rights holder and production distributor Dorna has forecast that television coverage of motorcycling's MX World Championships will reach new highs in 2002.
Hungary steps up 2008 bid
Hungary will build a new stadium and renovate seven existing grounds if it is chosen to host the 2008 European championships.
Seven bids for Euro 2008
A total of seven candidates have confirmed their interest in hosting UEFA's soccer showpiece - Euro 2008.
UEFA Euro 2008 deadline day
Candidates to host soccer's Euro 2008 tournament have until the end of today to submit official bids to governing body UEFA.
Platini en route for UEFA top job
Platini, who had a glittering playing career leading France to victory in the 1984 European Championships and also later managed the side, is hoping to gain a seat on both bodies during elections at the UEFA Congress in Stockholm on April 25.
Bulgaria to bid for 2014 Winter Games
Bulgarian capital Sofia will bid to hold the Winter Olympic Games in 2014, its third attempt to host the Games after two previous bids failed, local media reported over the weekend.
Scotland considers joint Euro 2008 bid
Scotland is considering a joint bid with the Republic of Ireland to host football's 2008 European Championships according to UK newspaper reports.
Bosnia & Croatia eye Euro 2008
Bosnia and Croatia have confirmed they will bid to host soccer’s European championships in 2008 – and have delivered preliminary details to ruling body UEFA on their plans.
England World Cup qualifiers boost sponsors
Independent research by sponsorship consultants S:Comm Research has shown that England's last three World Cup qualifying matches boded well for the national team's array of commercial backers.
IEC in Sports ties up new rights deals
IEC in Sports has secured two new deals for the television rights for next year's European Table Tennis Championships and the Biathlon World Cup.
Wimbledon punter wins $38,000 on Ivanisevic win
A British punter has won £27,000 ($37,960) after betting £240 ($338) on Croatia's Goran Ivanisevic to win Wimbledon at odds of 150-1.
Bulgaria attempts to stop match fixing
Bulgaria will have a play-off system for its premier league next season in a bid to prevent match fixing, the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) announced yesterday.
Macedonian soccer league streamlined
Macedonia's premier league will be reduced from 14 teams to 12 next season in an attempt to improve the country's soccer, a national football union official said on Thursday.
Hungary goes it alone in bid to stage Euro 2008
Hungary has decided to make a solo bid for the 2008 European Championships after unsuccessful talks with potential co-hosts Croatia, youth and sports Minister Tamas Deutsch said.
FIFA TO HELP RESTORE ALBANIAN STADIUMS
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has promised Albania financial aid to improve the country's impoverished football stadia.
SOCCER CHAOS IN BULGARIA AS BFU HAS LICENCE REVOKED
The Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) has had its licence revoked and been ordered to replace several leading
LET’S SHARE CUP SAYS FRENCH MINISTER
In a rare show of European unity, French Finance Minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn joked that France and the Netherlands should share the World Cup, predicting their soccer teams would meet in the July 12 final.
REAL SIGNS GLOBAL MARKETING DEAL
Spanish soccer club ? and Champions League finalist ? Real Madrid has signed an exclusive marketing contract with Global Sportnet.