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ICC TO INVESTIGATE INDIAN BRIBERY ALLEGATIONS
The anti-corruption unit of cricket's ruling body, the ICC, will investigate allegations about 15 foreign players made in an official Indian report on match-fixing, the International Cricket Council said on Friday.
BECKHAM BOOK KNOCKS BEATLES OFF UK NO. 1 SLOT
British celebrity footballer David Beckham has scored a winner with his new book, knocking The Beatles off the top slot in a Sunday Times book chart.
DIGITAL TELEVISION SCRAP IS ON THE CARDS
The future of digital television in Italy is shaping up into a scrap over soccer as Telecom Italia strives to hammer out a deal by Friday and global media baron Rupert Murdoch considers whether to join in.
RFU SIGNS SPONSORSHIP DEAL
The English Rugby Football Union has agreed a three-year match day sponsorship deal with international specialist banking group, Investec.
SEVEN TEAMS FINED FOR FAILING DRESS CODE
The volleyball world championship's fashion police have struck, fining seven teams $3,000 each for ignoring its new dress code.
FUTURES IN THE BALANCE AS ICC SUMMIT STARTS
Some of cricket's leading figures were anxiously awaiting news of their fate after the International Cricket Council (ICC) began its executive board meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday.
LAZIO TO PAY DIVIDEND ‘IN ONE OR TWO YEARS’
Leading Italian Serie A club Lazio, which was quoted on the Milan bourse last year, is set to pay a divided, according to its owner.
RUGBY GAMES SELL OUT IN RECORD TIME
Tickets for England?s forthcoming tests against Australia and South Africa have sold out faster than for any previous autumn internationals at Twickenham Stadium.
ENDORSED BILLBOARDS TORCHED BY IRATE FANS
Fans of Serie A club Lazio, bitter at the sale of Christian Vieri to title rivals Inter Milan, have been burning billboards featuring the Italian international striker.
FIFA MISSION BIDS TO END POLISH SOCCER CRISIS
A FIFA delegation in Poland is resolving a two-month stand-off between the government and Polish football authorities that threatens the country's involvement in international competition.
BBC NAMES NEW DIRECTOR OF SPORT
The BBC has appointed its new director of sport.
RECOBA DISPUTES PASSPORTS SENTENCE
Inter Milan's Uruguayan striker Alvaro Recoba has branded as unfair the upholding of a one-year ban for his part in a false passport scandal.
CORNHILL LEAVES A VOID IN ENGLISH CRICKET
Cornhill Insurance is preparing to bow out as sponsors of English Test cricket after a 22 year association with the English game.
LAZIO LEAPS ON BOURSE AFTER THRASHING JUVENTUS
Lazio shares leapt more than seven percent on Monday after its victory over rival soccer team Juventus at the weekend, while league leaders AS Roma looked as flat on the bourse as they did on the pitch.
SOCCER BOSS: `WE MUST JOIN ATLANTIC LEAGUE?
The manager of Scottish soccer giants Rangers has underlined the importance of joining the proposed Atlantic League.
AS ROMA SEES HIGHER PROFIT IN 2000-01
Italian soccer team AS Roma's 2000-01 profit is seen improving and the club will bid for a stake in Rome's Olympic Stadium with SS Lazio, the soccer club's general manager said in an interview.
EUROBET LAUNCHES NEW ONLINE GAMBLING SERVICE
Eurobet is launching a new sports wagering site ? and is kicking it off to coincide with the traditional curtain raiser for the English domestic football season.
MILAN FACE UEFA PROBE IN FAKE PASSPORT ROW
Italian soccer giants AC Milan face a UEFA probe over claims they fielded an illegal immigrant in their Champions League clash against English side Leeds United.