Europe

The British government has dismissed a report that England might team up with Germany in a bid to host soccer's 2006 World Cup rather than press its own case.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will support one of Africa's two bids for the 2006 World Cup finals after FIFA inspection visits to Morocco and South Africa.

Two former Real Madrid directors plan to buy a lower division Spanish club and move it to a suburb of Madrid, according to Spanish newspaper reports.

Spanish sports council president Antonio Martin said on Monday he would resist attempts for separate Basque teams in international competition.

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.

The first broadcast deal for soccer's 2002 World Cup Finals in Europe has been agreed.

The Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI) - the world governing body of all air sports - has signed an exclusive contract with Trans World International to distribute the Federation's first-ever televised series of World Championships.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has promised Albania financial aid to improve the country's impoverished football stadia.

Two years after announcing that the World Cup of golf would become the fourth World Championships event in 2000, U.S. PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem admitted recently that it was unlikely to happen.

Media Partners, the company behind the failed bid to launch a European Super League, says it is ready to launch another attempt to set up a privately-run elite soccer competition.

The number of teams due to take part in the 2003 World Club Championships is likely to be increased to 16, FIFA has stated.

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

Real Madrid soccer club president Florentino Perez has pledged to set up an investigation into $1.84 million that went missing under the club's previous administration.

Turkish soccer club Galatasaray has applied for permission to sell shares in an initial public offering, the Istanbul stock exchange has said.

Athletics chiefs have revamped their fixture list for next season in a bid to make Wednesday nights a focal point for top-class track and field.

Members of Real Madrid have voted to approve the club's plan to sell its city-centre training facilities in order to clear its huge debts of more than $250 million.