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Headed up by the soccer governing body's president Sepp Blatter, a series of FIFA committee meetings kicks off next week with a status report on preparations for the 2006 World Cup in Germany and the potential for a FIFA Club World Championship in 2005 among the issues on the agenda.

FIFA has confirmed it has received six official bids from African nations for the 2010 World Cup.

Morocco has become the latest African nation to bid to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has warned delegates at its AGM in Morocco to prepare for a tough fight to secure commercial deals in the current global economic slump.

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has warned delegates at its AGM in Morocco to prepare for a tough fight to secure commercial deals in the current global economic slump.

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) holds its AGM tomorrow - with a host of key commercial topics scheduled for discussion.

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) holds its AGM tomorrow - with a host of key commercial topics scheduled for discussion.

Australia could host the three-Test cricket series between itself and Pakistan if the games were to be switched from the latter country in light of its recent troubles.

Australia could host the three-Test cricket series between itself and Pakistan if the games were to be switched from the latter country in light of its recent troubles.

Sepp Blatter launched his campaign to be re-elected as FIFA president with a promise to Africa that the continent would definitely stage the World Cup finals in 2010.

South Africa are to bid to stage soccer’s 2006 African Nations Cup finals.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has repeated that he felt the the World Cup finals in 2006 should go to Africa.

South Africa is confident it will emerge as the sole African bidder to host the 2006 soccer World Cup, a move that would greatly boost its hopes of staging soccer's showcase, says bid chief Danny Jordaan.

The decision on where soccer's 2006 World Cup Finals will take place has been postponed by four months, world governing body FIFA has announced.

FIFA announced last night that that the 2010 World Cup will be held in Africa for the first time.

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.

The English Football Association has apologised to Denmark for violence involving Arsenal fans at the UEFA Cup final but said it would not affect England's bid to stage the 2006 World Cup.

A FIFA inspection team has arrived in Morocco for a five-day visit, saying the country's bid file to host the 2006 World Cup was outstanding.