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IOC president Jacques Rogge has said athletes should not be excluded from the Olympic Games because of their country's politics.

Australian cricket captain Steve Waugh is close to signing a A$1million (US$490,000, B

New viewing figures of soccer on TV have put further pressure on UK digital's ITV Sport Channel after it showed some games were attracting a mere 1,000 audience.

Next year's French Formula One Grand Prix has been pushed back to the end of July to avoid any clash with the 2002 World Cup soccer finals.

The England cricket team’s tour of India later this year looks set to be shelved because of the political crisis in the Middle East.

The first CART race in England has been hailed a huge success in the press but criticised by fans – despite fears the whole event could have been wiped out by poor track drainage.

Octagon Esedos, the Spanish agency of the sports marketing giant has appointed the son-in-law of King Juan Carlos I of Spain as its new business development manager.

International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge has dismissed claims New York should be automatically handed the 2012 Olympic Games in the wake of the suicide plane attacks in America.

IOC president Jacques Rogge has dismissed claims New York should be automatically handed the 2012 Olympic Games in the wake of the suicide plane attacks in America.

FIFA, the soccer world’s governing body, has confirmed an afternoon kick-off time for England and Germany's final World Cup qualifying games on October 6.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is to introduce women’s wrestling at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens but it told boxing to axe one of its weight divisions.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is to introduce women’s wrestling at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens but it told boxing to axe one of its weight divisions.

Timo Lumme, the former general manager at the now defunct Quokka Sports, has taken up the post of vice president of Europe, Africa and the Middle East at ESPN International.

Denis O’Brien, the millionaire Irish businessman, has raised his offer to buy PGA European Tour Courses PLC, a golf course operator, by three million pounds to £35m ($51m/B

Multipole International has picked up the contract to market the television rights in the US and Latin America for this year’s Italian Cup.

Wembley and Birmingham are the last two contenders to become the official site for a new national stadium in the UK, according to a government report to be released in the next few days.

Sports.com, the internet and mobile data reported a record 6.8 million visitors and 455 million audited page views in July making the most visited digital sports channel in Europe.

The Ryder Cup and the Presidents Cup are trading places on the calendar beginning next year.