Portugal

The 2000 ATP World Championships will be staged in Lisbon, Portugal, with the following year?s event moving to Sao Paulo, Brazil.

A new 70,000 capacity stadium is to be built in Lisbon to help it prepare for the 2004 European soccer championships, for which Portugal is the host country.

Diane Modahl began another chapter in her lengthy legal battle to win compensation following a flawed positive drug test finding in 1994 when her lawyers lodged documents with the English Appeal Court in London on Tuesday.

Legendary Portuguese soccer club Benfica has uncovered a massive debt following a new assessment of the club?s financial position.

ESPN Latin America and ESPN Pacific Rim will broadcast coverage of the ATP Tennis Masters Series at Toronto and Cincinnati in the coming weeks.

Adidas-Salomon has assumed full control of its subsidiary in Portugal. Following the acquisition of the entire 49% stake previously held by Portuguese investors, Adidas-Salomon now has a 100% shareholding in Adidas Portugal, which has been transformed into a stock corporation.

UFA Sports has secured the marketing rights for the Russian national soccer team, ahead of next week?s World Cup draw.

UEFA, battling to avert the creation of a breakaway Super League, it may merge two of Europe's three major competitions.

European soccer governing body UEFA says it will announce the winner of the bid to host the 2004 European Championships in October.

Sportal, the UK-based sports internet company, will today make last-ditch attempts to save itself from administration.

Belgian champions Anderlecht has said they had been invited to join the so-called G14 lobby group that unites some of Europe's premier soccer clubs.

Portugal have rejected a proposal to play a friendly against a Catalan "national" team at Barcelona's Nou Camp because of the hostile reception given to Real Madrid?s Luis Figo by Barcelona fans, Spanish newspapers have reported.

The centrepiece of Portugal?s stadium programme for Euro 2004 has struck financing problems for its renovation and construction.

ISL have confirmed a sub-licensing agreement with the Portugal?s commercial free-to air broadcaster SIC for live and exclusive television coverage for the Tennis Masters and the Tennis Masters Cup in Portugal.

The ATP Tour and International Tennis Federation have formally announced their new marketing strategy for 2000 and beyond.

UEFA president Lennart Johansson has said he was confident that UEFA's plans to reform their club competitions would prevent the creation of a breakaway European Super League.

FIFA has ordered Portugal's Benfica to deliver immediately a bank guarantee to Norway's Rosenborg Trondheim to honour a transfer agreement for striker Sigurd Rushfeldt, the Norwegian Football Association has said.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter called on Friday for worldwide bans against players who are found guilty of using false passports.