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Countries wanting to bid to host soccer's Euro 2008 tournament have just 24 hours to submit their bid dossiers to UEFA.

The joint Scotland and Ireland bid to host the Euro 2008 soccer championships is set to unveil Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson as its new ambassador today.

The joint Scotland and Ireland bid to host the Euro 2008 soccer championships is set to unveil Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson as its new ambassador today.

Venues hoping to host Golden League athletics meetings will now have to meet strict criteria for TV coverage and financial security, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has said.

The UEFA Executive Committee has voted to approve the introduction of a new club licensing system for European competitions from 2004/2005.

Hungary will build a new stadium and renovate seven existing grounds if it is chosen to host the 2008 European championships.

A total of seven candidates have confirmed their interest in hosting UEFA's soccer showpiece - Euro 2008.

Candidates to host soccer's Euro 2008 tournament have until the end of today to submit official bids to governing body UEFA.

Platini, who had a glittering playing career leading France to victory in the 1984 European Championships and also later managed the side, is hoping to gain a seat on both bodies during elections at the UEFA Congress in Stockholm on April 25.

Fourteen candidates have been proposed for seven seats on UEFA's Executive Committee ahead of its elections on April 24.

Dick Pound has been replaced as the IOC's marketing chief by Norway's Gerhard Heiberg, the chief organiser of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games in Lillehammer.

Belarus Interior Minister Vladimir Naumov has been unanimously elected as president of the country's ice hockey federation.

Scotland is considering a joint bid with the Republic of Ireland to host football's 2008 European Championships according to UK newspaper reports.

The Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden have confirmed their intention to bid for the right to host the 2008 European Championships.

Scandinavian pay-TV broadcaster Canal Digital has said uncertainty surrounding the region's 2002 soccer World Cup rights deal must be resolved by the end of October.

Athletics’ world governing body the IAAF is implementing a range of measures in a boost to spark new interest in its Golden League competition.