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JAHANGIR KHAN ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT OF WORLD SQUASH
Jahangir Khan, the record 10-times British Open Squash Champion from Pakistan,has been elected a Vice President of the World Squash Federation (WSF).
IOC MEMBER ACCUSES SALT LAKE OF "IMMORAL" SLUR
An Australian IOC member alleged to have taken his family on four free holidays to Salt Lake City has angrily denied any wrongdoing and accused the city's Board of Ethics of defamation.
FOX SPORTS CHANNELS TO COVER CONFEDERATION GOLD CUP
Fox Sports World and Fox Sports World Espanol will televise delayed coverage of the Football Confederation Gold Cup 2000 tournament to viewers across the United States and Puerto Rico in February 2000.
TWELVE COUNTRIES TO BID FOR 2003 WCC
More than a dozen countries have declared an interest in hosting either of the next two editions of the World Club Championship, FIFA said on Thursday.
US TEAM GETS LIVE WEB AUDIO COVERAGE
Website Internetsoccer.com is to broadcast live audio ? via the web ? of the US national soccer team?s first World Cup qualifying game for the 2002 Finals.
BLATTER PRAISES RESERVE TEAM COPA AMERICA
FIFA president Joseph Blatter praised a successful Copa America on Friday even though chaotic organisation caused most countries to send reserve teams and favourites Argentina to pull out altogether.
QUOKKA IN CONTENT AGREEMENT WITH TERRA PORTAL
Quokka Sports, the digital sports entertainment company, and Terra Networks, Telefonica's Internet subsidiary, have signed a partnership agreement that will allow Quokka to expand the reach of its digital sports programming.
SOUTH AMERICA BOSS DREAMS OF AMERICAS-WIDE CUP.
South American Football Confederation (CSF) president Nicolas Leoz, whose organisation staged the Copa America at only six days' notice, says his dream is for every country in the Americas to take part in the future.
TRAFFIC DISAPPOINTED WITH POOR COPA TICKET SALES
Sports rights marketing company Traffic has expressed dismay at poor ticket sales for the first two quarter-finals of the controversial Copa America.
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.
KANSAS TO HOST WORLD CUP QUALIFIER
Kansas City?s Arrowhead Stadium will host the USA?s second home qualifying game for the 2002 Soccer World Cup on April 25, when the US will play either Costa Rica or Guatemala.
NEW BLOW FOR BRAZILIAN SOCCER CHIEFS
Brazilian soccer's latest scandal has taken a new twist after a private meeting of the country's leading directors was secretly recorded and then broadcast by a radio station.
New blow for brazilian soccer chiefs
Brazilian soccer's latest scandal has taken a new twist after a private meeting of the country's leading directors was secretly recorded and then broadcast by a radio station.