Italy

French clubs looking for greater control over their television rights have stated their case at a general assembly of the national league (LNF).

Rome's Olympic stadium, home of the soccer league matches of Roma and Lazio, is to be sold within the year together with the swimming pool and tennis fields of the Italian capital's "Foro Italico" sport complex.

A regional court has overturned a 1998 ruling by Italy's Antitrust watchdog that a sports rights accord

Italian Serie A club Lazio has said it plans to leave Rome's Olympic stadium and move to a new ground.

Juan Antonio Samaranch, president of the International Olympic Committee, will present Primo Nebiolo's widow with a major award at a memorial service for the late IAAF president in Rome this week.

The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) said on Wednesday it had summoned Amore Vita cycling team director Gianluigi Barsottelli to a hearing on January 7 over doping allegations. CONI said in a statement its anti-doping commission had summoned Barsottelli after studying documents from Bologna magistrates who have been conducting a wide-ranging investigation into alleged doping in cycling. A spokesman for the Italian Professional Cyclists' League said Barsottelli's team was affiliated to the English cycling federation this year.

World Cycling Limited (WCL) and the Polish Cycling Federation have announced the founding of the Solidarity Cup, an international friendship series consisting of two major cycling events in Poland and the United States.

European soccer champions Real Madrid have bolstered their commercial operation with the appointment of UK based merchandising consultants Zone signed Deloitte & Touche.

The European Commission has asked for more details of the proposed European Super League following a meeting with Media Partners, the company behind the project.

Lorenzo Sanz, President of European soccer champions Real Madrid has announced his opposition to UEFA's plans for revamped Champions League.

Switzerland's President Flavio Cotti has asked for the support of France and other French-speaking states for his country's bid to stage the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Telecom Italia shareholders gathering in Turin are likely to be disappointed if they expect to hear that a digital pay-TV deal with media baron Rupert Murdoch has been wrapped up, industry sources said.

Manchester United are officially the richest soccer club in the world - according to a major survey carried out by accountants Deloitte & Touche.

European soccer's governing body, UEFA, has selected Synchro's Venuemaster software to manage its internal ticketing requirements.

Enic managing director Daniel Levy has responded to the Court of Arbitration for Sport's ruling on multi-club ownership.

The Italian Cup faces a potential boycott of all its first-round ties after Italy's football players' union said it had extended a proposed weekend strike.