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The world’s sporting goods manufacturers have been challenged to find a solution to a problem, which is effectively barring Muslim women from many sports and competitions.

In preparation for the 2006 Asian Games to be held in Doha, Qatar, the organisers are meeting with a number of high-level facilities management professionals from France next month.

The FIFA Statutes Revision Committee will meet for the first time in Zurich on November 3-4.

The FIFA Executive Committee has two new members for the 2002-2004 period, following the confederation congresses in Oceania and Asia.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has won a gagging order to prevent the president of the Somalian Football Association, Farah Addo, spreading bribery accusations.

The FIFA executive committee member accused of being involved in a bribery scandal surrounding the 1998 election of Sepp Blatter as president has angrily denied he was involved.

The Malaysian Amateur Athletic Union (MAAU) will start a five-year development programme from 2002 targeted for the 2006, when the Asian Games will be held in Qatar.

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

Manchester United will take another step towards global brand status by opening a chain of retail shops in the Middle East.

The Thailand Football Association has written to FIFA to request a change of venue for their Asian World Cup qualifying match scheduled for Baghdad on Friday, a Thai official said on Tuesday.

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

More than a dozen countries have declared an interest in hosting either of the next two editions of the World Club Championship, FIFA said on Thursday.

Martina Hingis and Mary Pierce did not exactly blaze a trail for feminism when they played in the first women's tennis tournament in the Gulf region this week. But they were part of a quiet revolution taking place in the area.

Malaysian sports officials were dumbfounded after the country lost its bid to host the 2006 Asian Games to Qatar.

India has made a bid to stage the 15th Asian Games in 2006.

Malaysia, despite an economic crisis back home, wants tothe 2006 Asian Games and have appealed to other nations not to bid, saying itwould be a waste of money.

The four-member Olympic Council of Asia's Evaluation Committee has arrived in Hong Kong's to scrutinise Hong Kong?s bid to host the 2006 Asian Games

Nigeria's organising committee for next year's world youth soccer tournament said on Sunday they were confident FIFA would be satisfied by the country's preparations after an inspection this week.