Eastern Europe

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

Canadian broadcaster TSN says first round World Cup matches have produced outstanding ratings.

ESPN International has acquired a package of more than fifty 2002 World Cup qualifying matches from the European group, including matches involving England, Italy, Germany, Spain, The Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Norway, Croatia, Yugoslavia, Denmark and Portugal.

Les McDonald, president of the International Triathlon Union (ITU), the world governing body of the Olympic sport, has been forced into a court case in Vancouver, British Columbia, over allegations that recent elections to his organisation were fixed, with some national federations being denied their right to vote.

This season's European Cup Final - likely to be the last under the current format - will be played at the Nou Camp Stadium, home of Barcelona.

World and European soccer champions France have launched a publicity campaign aimed at keeping the French public interested in the team.

Thirty percent of the shares of Prague's soccer team of Sparta is up for sale, owner Alexander Rezes has said.

ENIC, the London stock market-listed sports and leisure company, is looking to transfer its market listing from the main market to the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) so that it can comply with UEFA rules on dual ownership of clubs.

Holders Real Madrid will find out their first opponents in the 2000/2001 Champions League on

The weekend?s Hungarian Formula One race broke all records, said Janos Berenyi, chairman of the race organiser Hungaroring Sport.

Lisbon is expected to launch its second bid this year to host a major sports event.

The Nationwide Building Society has added to its UK soccer sponsorship portfolio by signing a three-year #500,000 sponsorship deal with the FA of Wales (FAW).

The Extreme Group has launched the Extreme Sports Channel on the Telekabel cable network in Llubljana, Slovenia.

Last season's Ukrainian league runners up Shakhtar Donetsk criticised rivals Dynamo Kiev for attempting to seize too much power in Ukrainian soccer.

Polish soccer clubs vowed on Monday to continue a domestic strike until the resignation of a federation head at the centre of a stand-off with the government.

European soccer giants Barcelona have taken out an insurance policy against being eliminated from the Champions League competition.