Kazakhstan
UEFA: WE?D WELCOME KAZAKSTAN
Kazakhstan would be welcomed as the 52nd member association of UEFA if they went ahead with plans to quit the Asian confederation, officials said on Wednesday.
AFC SETTLES QUALIFIERS DISPUTE
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has settled its dispute with Iraq over the venue for World Cup preliminary matches by offering another location for some of the games.
EUROSPORT EXTENDS REACH OF NEW CHANNEL
Fifteen days after its official launch, the new sports information channel, Eurosportnews, has reached a distribution agreement with two leading CATV operators, Kosmos TV in Moscow, Russia and Alma TV in Kazakhstan.
SYDNEY READY FOR GAMES
Thousands of Australians and foreigners, setting aside cynicism about corrupt officials, doped athletes and bungled busing, poured into central Sydney on Thursday to glimpse the torch that heralds the opening of the biggest Olympic Games.
RUSSIAN ATHLETES AIM FOR POT OF GOLD AT OLYMPICS
Russia's individual Olympic gold medal-winners at the Sydney Games in September can expect a $100,000 bonus, the country's leading sports official have said.
FA AND ASIAN FED IN CO-OPERATIVE AGREEMENT
The English Football Association and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have put the finishing touches to a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will lead to long-term technical co-operation between the two governing bodies.
NHL FINALS TO REACH 170 COUNTRIES
NHL International, in conjunction with ESPN International, will distribute the 2000 NHL