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SAMARANCH EXPECTS `THIRD DIMENSION? FROM ATHENS
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Juan Antonio Samaranch has said Athens would provide the 2004 Games with a "third dimension".
FIFA AND UEFA STEP BETWEEN FEUDING GREEK PARTIES
Dwindling attendances, crowd trouble, match-rigging allegations and poor stadium conditions all paint a grim picture of the state of Greek football.
ATHENS ORGANISERS LAUNCH SEARCH FOR 60,000 VOLUNTEERS
Greece has launched its Olympic volunteer programme, appealing for 60,000 people to help make the troubled 2004 Athens Games a success.
MILLSPORT NAMES GREECE OFFICE CHIEF
US sports marketing agency Millsport has hired John Tarkas as general manager of its Athens office.
LA BIDS TO HOST OLYMPICS FOR HISTORIC 3RD TIME
Los Angeles has made a bid to host the summer Olympic Games for an unprecedented third time, saying it had the finance, facilities and experience that would allow Olympic officials to "sleep at night."
SAMARANCH PRAISES ATHENS FOR PROGRESS
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Juan Antonio Samaranch has praised Athens for accelerating progress in its preparations for the 2004 Olympics.
LATEST ATHENS CASUALTY AS CULTURAL CHIEF QUITS
Greece's 2004 Cultural Olympics boss has resigned, saying he could not cope with the bureacracy involved, his office said on Monday.
UPS TO RECONSIDER OLYMPIC SPONSORSHIP
United Parcel Service (UPS) will reconsider at the end of the year whether to sponsor further Olympic Games after the treatment given by the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (SOCOG).
DEADLINE SET FOR ATHENS TV BIDS
Four television companies shortlisted for broadcasting the Athens 2004 Games must submit their final bids by September 12, the organising committee has said.
GREECE 2004 ORGANISING CHIEF SACKED
Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis has sacked Costas Bakouris, managing director of the 2004 Athens Olympics Organising Committee, government spokesman Dimitris Reppas said.
ATHENS 2004 ORGANISERS WARNED BY SAMARANCH
IOC President Juan Samaranch has warned that the Summer Games 2004 could be taken away form Athens if the organisation does not improve considerably by the end of the year.
10 CITIES BID FOR 2008 OLYMPICS
The IOC has confirmed that ten cities have submitted preliminary bids for the 2008 Summer Games.
Rogge urges Athens on for 2004
IOC president Jacques Rogge has warned organisers of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens not to be complacent in the preparation of the city.
Athens 2004 recruits Special Branch
Special Branch officers in the UK are working with the Greek government on a possible hijacking scenario to test anti-terrorist measures for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
Greece vow to deliver Games on time
Greece has pledged to deliver key venues for the 2004 Olympics on time despite construction delays that have worried the IOC.
Athens 2004 organisers security crackdown
Athens 2004 Olympic organisers will propose a new, tougher security plan to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) inspection team visiting Greece this week in the wake of the air attacks on the US.
FIFA agrees early kick-offs
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.
Women’s wrestling to be introduced at Athens 2004
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.