Czech Republic

A new crowd-pleasing motor-racing Grand Prix series featuring cars racing in the livery of Europe’s top soccer clubs is aiming to reach one billion viewers in its first season, sportbusiness.com can reveal.

Soccer fans in the former communist East Germany still love to remind their western neighbours of the only time that East and West Germany played each other, in the 1974 World Cup.

Greek club AEK Athens won't be allowed to participate in the upcoming UEFA Cup competition unless its ownership changes by July 1, the Greek Football Federation (EPO) said on Thursday.

The World Wrestling Federation has secured new television agreements in Europe, Asia and Australia, increasing the number of countries broadcasting WWF programming to 150.

No football coach in the world will enjoy their job if the European Commission presses ahead with plans to change the transfer system, according to Arsene Wenger, manager of English Premier League Arsenal.

British investment group ENIC has said it has won court clearance for AEK Athens and Slavia Prague to play in the UEFA Cup next season.

Enic, the leisure and media company, which has stakes in a string of European soccer clubs, is planning to sell its retail and restaurant unit to concentrate on its sports interests.

European hockey needs a better financial deal from the National Hockey League (NHL), Buffalo Sabres goaltender Dominik Hasek has said.

Czech soccer club AC Sparta Prague may be up for sale, a spokesman for the club's Slovak owner has told the SITA news agency.

Finnish ice hockey officials have agreed to host the 2003 world ice hockey championship, swapping the 2004 tournament with the Czech Republic who need more time to finish their facilities.

The departure of Czech Republic hockey players to the NHL without adequate compensation to the clubs has been criticised by a leading club association official, according to Czech press reports.

Yugoslavia's three teams competing in the UEFA Cup will play their "home" matches in the Netherlands, Bulgaria and Macedonia.

European soccer chief Lennart Johansson has acknowledged that it would take some time before Bosnia's divided communities came together in sport following the 1992-1995 ethnic war.

Bayern Munich is ready to invest in several players to build a new, stronger team, club president Franz Beckenbauer said on Tuesday.

AC Milan and Lazio want restrictions on foreign players in Italian soccer lifted with Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani even threatening court action to end the current regulations.

The U.S. women's World Cup winning soccer team will boycott the Australia Cup next month because of unresolved contract negotiations. Instead, The U.S. Soccer Federation will send young players to the four-nation tournament.