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KUALA LUMPUR BRIEFS ASIAN GAMES INSPECTORS
A four-man inspection team from the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has seen what Malaysia has to offer as potential hosts of the 2006 Asian Games.
FIFA HEALTH TEAM TO INSPECT NIGERIAN FACILTIES
FIFA officials are expecting Nigeria on Monday to inspect facilities for next year's world youth cup, a spokesman for the Nigerian tournament organisers said on Sunday.
FIFA VOTE ? HOW THE PROCESS WILL WORK
Facts about the FIFA vote to decide who stages the 2006 World Cup finals, which will take place on Thursday in Zurich.
NIGERIA NEED MORE MEDICAL FACILITIES – FIFA
A FIFA health team inspecting Nigerian facilities for next year's World Youth Cup has cited inadequate emergency and laboratory facilities at match venues.
INDIA’S GOVERNMENT BACKS ASIAN GAMES BID
India's federal cabinet has approved the staging of the 2006 Asian Games in New Delhi if the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) bid is successful.
OCA CHIEF SAYS ASIA BOYCOTT CALL WELL BACKED
A top Asian sports official has said there was growing support within the region for a boycott of the 2002 World Cup in protest at Asia's representation in the finals.
OCA CONFIRM ASIAN GAMES BIDDERS
Three capital cities and Hong Kong have presented bids to host the 2006 Asian Games, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has confirmed.
FIFA TEAM DESCEND ON NIGERIA FOR HOTEL CHECK
A team from world soccer governing body FIFA has begun inspecting hotels in eight Nigerian cities to decide if they are good enough to be used at the World Youth Cup in April, organisers have announced.
FIFA "SATISFIED" WITH YOUTH CUP FACILITIES IN NIGERIA
A FIFA delegation was reported to be satisfied with facilities in Lagos as it began a final inspection to decide if Nigeria should host the World Youth Cup.
GERMANY VISIT QATAR FOLLOWING NEW FIFA GUIDELINES
Germany's Football Association still plan to visit Qatar next month following new FIFA guidelines aimed at avoiding any trace of scandal in the bid to stage the 2006 World Cup.
FIFA CRITICAL OF NIGERIA STADIA
A FIFA team on a final inspection of Nigerian facilities for the World Youth Cup has criticised the stadiums at two venues.
Thailand asks FIFA to move Iraq match
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.