Mexico

World Cup soccer boosted income at Mexico's second rated broadcaster TV Azteca.

Egypt's national soccer manager Mahmoud el-Gohary and the board of the Egyptian Football Association have resigned following the national team's defeat last week in the Confederations Cup Championship in Mexico.

The Copa America outstripped the Superbowl and World Series amongst American Hispanics according to research out on Sunday.

Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) saw its first quarter 2001 revenue decrease by $1.4 million to $6.4m, in the first quarter of 2001, compared with the same time last year.

The International Basketball League and ABA 2000 - two of professional US basketball's minor league's - are teaming up to create one minor basketball league.

ESPN has created a new promotional campaign for its four Latin American networks called The Best of European Soccer sponsored by Kodak. The promotion will run throughout April in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico .

Brazil face a possible World Cup knockout blow from FIFA if found guilty of knowingly fielding over-age players in official competitions.

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.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter and Peter Velappan, head of the Asia Football Confederation, have said they are optimistic that an Asian boycott of the 2002 World Cup would be avoided.

TV Azteca, Mexico?s second largest broadcaster, has signed a deal with satellite TV platform Sky Mexico to allow the latter to broadcast 22 soccer matches from the country?s top division, to which TV Azteca owns the rights, over the next year.

New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson has signed a bill allowing Albuquerque to borrow money from the state to renovate a minor league baseball stadium or build a new facility, reports the Albuquerque Journal.

The Arena Football League (AFL) board of directors has approved the relocation of the Albany Firebirds from Albany, N.Y., to Indianapolis.

Monterrey, Mexico?s third largest city, will host a CART FedEx Championship Series event in 2001.

Brazil will not be suspended from the next World Cup even if found guilty of fielding over-age players in a youth tournament, FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said.

Europe's leading professional soccer leagues have said they would boycott January's conference after a meeting of European leagues in Brussels.

Al-Dahshouri Harb has been appointed the new head of the Egypt Football Association (EFA) following the resignation of the EFA board.