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GOSPER SAYS HE IS READY TO REPLACE SAMARANCH
Australia's top Olympic official Kevan Gosper has confirmed that if he had the support he would stand to replace the retiring International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Juan Antonio Samaranch.
GLOBAL SPORTNET SIGNS UP GREEK CHAMPIONS
German sports marketing company, Global Sportnet, has extended its rights portfolio by signing a marketing contract with the most successful club in Greek football.
KODAK RENEWS OLYMPIC SPONSORSHIP
Eastman Kodak has signed a new eight-year deal worth more than $100m to continue as a global sponsor for the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City, the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, the 2006 Winter Games in Turin and the 2008 Summer Games.
VISA RENEWS TOP SPONSORSHIP TO 2004
Visa International has agreed to renew its Olympic partnership as a TOP Worldwide Partner of the Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City in 2002 and the Olympic Summer Games in Athens in 2004.
PR FIRM HIRED TO LOBBY UEFA ON RESTRICTIONS
PR company Bell Pottinger Communications has a new role in sport.
IOC CHIEF LAVISHES PRAISE ON BANGKOK ORGANISERS
Olympic boss Juan Antonio Samaranch has lavished praise on Thailand's much-maligned organisers of the 13th Asian Games, describing Sunday's opening ceremony as one of the best he had ever seen.
ENIC SELLS INTEREST IN GREEK SOCCER SIDE
British leisure company ENIC Plc has announced it has sold part of its interest in the Greek football club AEK PAE (AEK Athens) to NetMed BV, a subsidiary of US-listed media group MIH Limited .
USOC PANEL SAYS NEW YORK CAN BE PROUD OF 2012 BID
New York's international network, many hotels and plans to build new sports arenas amounted to a strong bid to stage the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, a United States Olympic Committee (USOC) panel said.
OLYMPIC FAMILY TO EAT 11.5 MILLION MEALS AT 2004 GAMES
Athletes, officials and visitors will eat about 11.5 million meals during the 2004 Olympic Games, dining on 300 tons of vegetables and fruits, 85 tons of seafood and 20 tons of eggs, Athens organizers said Friday.
ATHENS OLYMPIC GAMES EXCEEDS SPONSORSHIP TARGETS
The 2004 Athens Olympic Games has exceeded combined national and international sponsorship targets, amassing more than $430 million, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thursday.
ATHENS TOLD TO STEP UP PACE OF OLYMPIC GAMES PREPARATIONS
The IOC has told organisers of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens to speed up their efforts.
SWATCH SIGNS SPONSOR DEAL WITH IOC
Swatch Group has signed a long-term partnership agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in areas of timing, scoring and results-keeping.
SCANDAL COULD HAUNT FIRST MONTHS OF NEW IOC BOSS, SAYS ROGGE
The Salt Lake City bribery scandal is likely to haunt the next president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in his first year in charge, according to prospective candidate Jacques Rogge.
UK SPORT CREATES `VIRTUAL? SPORTS INSTITUTE
A virtual sports institute is to be created to give Britain's top sportsmen and women access to the best advice and services wherever they are in the world.
GALATASARAY MOVES CLOSER TO LISTING OF COMMERCIAL ASSETS
Turkish soccer club Galatasaray Sport Club AS has clarified the terms of the proposed public listing for its media, merchandising rights and advertising businesses.
ROGGE: ?ATHENS WILL BE READY ON TIME?
International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president Jacques Rogge said on Friday that he believed Greece would be ready to host the 2004 Games, despite concern over delays.
IOC WARNS ATHENS TIME IS TIGHT TO BE READY FOR 2004
The International Olympic Committee has confirmed that Athens has made progress in putting its troubled plans to stage the 2004 Olympics back on track but warned that time was tight.
JUMBOTRON DEBUTS IN DENMARK AND GREECE
Sony?s Jumbotron large size video display system has made its debut in Denmark and Greece, following sales to major rental companies in both countries.