Middle East

Should basketball legend Michael Jordan decide to make a comeback with the Washington Wizards, his return would come on October 30 in New York against home side, the Knicks.

Formula One champion Michael Schumacher heads the American Forbes Magazine's list of the highest paid athletes for the year 2000 with US$59m in earnings.

SFX Sports Group UK players? agent Jon Holmes has told Europe?s biggest soccer clubs that their objections against an EU ban on transfer fees are based on self-interest, rather than protection of smaller clubs.

Michael Jordan, the Washington Wizards? president of basketball operations, has appointed two possible candidates for the position of coach to head-office positions.

Japanese advertising giants Dentsu has obtained the exclusive marketing rights for the fourteenth Asian Games in Busan (Pusan), Korea.

The postponement of this year's FIFA World Club Championship in Spain could damage soccer?s credibility in Japan, according to the president of J. League club Jubilo Iwata.

IMG has opened its first office in the Middle East, based in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates.

Asian soccer chiefs have gaven FIFA until March to avert a regional boycott of the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea by giving Asia the chance of an extra place in the finals.

German media group Kirch has agreed to buy Swiss sports rights marketing company CWL Telesport & Marketing AG in a move to expand its international soccer business.

Michael Jordan and the majority owner of the Washington Wizards have agreed in principle to give the retired superstar control of team basketball operations, according to the Washington Post.

NBA players agents and some of the league's leading stars have met to consider launching an alternative league if the current lockout continues.

Allsport Photography (USA), a division of Getty Images, has renewed and extended its agreement with SportsLine USA.

Cyclist Lance Armstrong is the third most recognised American athlete in the US after Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods, the US Postal Service, sponsors of the Tour de France, said today.

Former Jaguar technical director Gary Anderson has rejoined Reynard in the United States after 10 years in Formula One.

Mugen-Honda, the Formula One engine suppliers, may stay in the sport next season contrary to widespread speculation that they were pulling out, team boss Hirotoshi Honda has said.

Jordan Grand Prix has launched a new official web site ? www.fijordan.com ? to coincide with the team?s 150th Grand Prix event.