Iran
MARCH IN SYDNEY MAY LEAD TO JOINT KOREAN TEAMS
North and South Korea may march together under the Olympic flag at the Sydney Olympics, and that could lead to powerful joint teams in international sporting arenas.
U.S. WRESTLERS TO COMPETE IN IRAN AGAIN
American wrestlers will attend an international tournament in Iran in September, months after a groundbreaking visit by a U.S. team which launched exchanges between the two hostile countries.
KUALA LUMPAR 2006 BID TEAM VISITS IRAN.
A delegation of the Kuala Lumpur 2006 Asian Games bidding committee has arrived in Iran for a three-day campaigning visit.
GOODWILL GAMES WRESTLE WITH POLITICS
The Goodwill Games failed to live up to their name when politics intruded.
AUSTRALIA KEEPS OLYMPIC SECURITY IN-HOUSE
Foreign security forces accompanying athletes to the Sydney Olympics will not be allowed to carry guns to protect their delegations, according to Australian attorney-general Daryl Williams.
BUSES HIT BY IRANIAN SOCCER VIOLENCE
Iran is proving not to be the place to get into the bus business.
IRAN BANS US SOCCER TEAM
Iran has barred a visit by a U.S. soccer team for friendly matches on the free trade island of Kish later this month, a Kish official said on Tuesday.
IRAN SAYS WEIGHING U.S. SOCCER INVITATION
Iran's soccer federation is weighing an invitation to play friendly matches in the United States, a federation official has said.
Thailand asks FIFA to move Iraq match
The Thailand Football Association has written to FIFA to request a change of venue for their Asian World Cup qualifying match scheduled for Baghdad on Friday, a Thai official said on Tuesday.