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Business

Organisers of the 2005 world athletics championships said on Thursday they are not concerned that London mayor Ken Livingstone has refused to sign a contract with the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF).
Events

A recent global TV report on Formula One shows the motorsport maintaining its strong position as a dominant sport worldwide.
Events

Digital satellite television service provider DirecTV Inc. said on Tuesday it bought the Latin American broadcast rights to the World Cup soccer competition in 2002 and 2006 in a deal valued at $400 million.
Stadia

Fox Kids Europe, the pan-European children?s entertainment company, and interactive sports content provider Sportal have signed a long-term agreement to launch dedicated children?s sports sites.

National football association official?s from the countries at the heart of the proposed ?Atlantic League? have met today for further discussions with club representatives.
Business

The European Union's highest court will rule on Thursday whether to strike down the bloc's legislation to bring in a ban on tobacco advertising.
Events

The season-ending championships of the WTA Tour, a fixture in New York for 29 years, will be moved to Munich, Germany, beginning next year.
Business

Three-times Wimbledon tennis champion Boris Becker is to act as front man for a new internet sports platform venture being launched by Pixelpark AG, Germany's biggest web designer.
Business

Fiji?s Sahu Khan has taken the place of Charles Dempsey on the FIFA executive committee.
Sponsorship & Marketing

German former tennis ace Boris Becker said he planned a stock exchange listing for one of his marketing companies next year.
Business

Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) president Charlie Dempsey has said he had permission to vary his vote at the FIFA meeting that decided Germany would host the 2006 World Cup, not South Africa.
Events

South Africa looked poised to win Africa the most prestigious sporting event in the continent's history on Thursday - the 2006 World Cup finals?and Sportbusiness.com will bring you the news first.
Media

European governing body UEFA attempted to bring calm to a storm in England on Wednesday after a report on its media information website attacked the national side for its performances at Euro 2000.

South Africa's Sports Minister Ngconde Balfour will meet Moroccan World Cup bid officials in Rabat to discuss the possibility of Morocco withdrawing from the 2006 race.
Business

A threatened strike by Belgian police is unlikely to have a major effect on security at next month's Euro 2000 tournament, a police union said on Friday.

The trial of senior East German sports official Manfred Ewald, accused of playing a leading role in the communist state's systematic doping policy, opened today.

The Cologne athletics meeting, for years Germany's largest outdoor event after Berlin, will no longer take place because of lack of interest from sponsors, meeting director Manfred Germar said.

Romania's sports ministry (MTS) has launched an official investigation into alleged financial irregularities at the Romanian Gymnastics Federation, a ministry spokesman has said.