Latin America

Boosted by an encouraging performance at Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix, Alain Prost is expected to announce plans to revive his flagging Formula One team this week.

Soccer's world governing body FIFA said "no sanctions were foreseen" against Brazil for pulling out of the race to host the 2006 World Cup at the 11th hour.

Fifa president Sepp Blatter has criticised Europe for fielding two competing World Cup 2006 bids and has offered encouraging words to the Brazilian bid team.

Organisers of the Brazilian Grand Prix risked having the race wiped from the 2001 calendar following the disruption in the qualifying sessions for this year's race, FIA president Max Mosley has said.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will support one of Africa's two bids for the 2006 World Cup finals after FIFA inspection visits to Morocco and South Africa.

Romanian national coach Anghel Iordanescu has accused the country's soccer authorities of endangering the country's World Cup chances by denying him funds, facilities and competitive warm-up matches.

The release of players for the Confederations' Cup has topped discussions at the recent FIFA executive committee meetings, pushing the threat of a European super league and doping concerns onto the back burner.

Latin American pay-TV broadcaster, Pan-American Sports Network (PSN) has appointed Luis Baraldi to the post of vice president for programming, production and operations.

The Mexican national soccer team has signed a partnership with US national Spanish-language television network Telemundo to broadcast all of Mexico's exhibition and official games.

The Fox network has signed a major multi-million dollar deal to begin broadcasting Dominican Republic baseball games.

Major League Baseball is in negotiations to start its 2001 season in Puerto Rico.

Univision, the leading Spanish-language television broadcast company in the United States, is to broadcast the "Copa Oro 2000" (Gold Cup) tournament, beginning on Sunday, February 13.

The president of the Colombian soccer federation (FCF), Fina Alvaro has dclared he has the support from FIFA for a 16-team Copa America in 2001 in Colombia, according to the soccer industry newsletter Soccer Investor Weekly Bulletin.

A judge in soccer-mad Argentina has suspended play in the national league because of recent outbreaks of violence.

The volleyball world championship's fashion police have struck, fining seven teams $3,000 each for ignoring its new dress code.

Brazilian football has become entrenched in political infighting as soccer chief Ricardo Teixiera, stung by damaging allegations and incidents this month, tries desperately to cling to power.