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The Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI) - the world governing body of all air sports - has signed an exclusive contract with Trans World International to distribute the Federation's first-ever televised series of World Championships.

Lisbon is expected to launch its second bid this year to host a major sports event.
Media

Former International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Juan Antonio Samaranch has been in a Barcelona clinic for the last two weeks, according to the Spanish media, as fears mount over his health.

Brazil has withdrawn its threat to have Barcelona thrown out of the European Champions League if they do not release Rivaldo for international duty.
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Rivaldo has issued an angry ultimatum to the Barcelona president Joan Gaspart accusing the club of failing to honour the multi-million dollar contract he signed last year.
Business

The G14 group of elite soccer clubs has called on UEFA to introduce a "fair and open" tender for the marketing rights to the Champions League.
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Spanish soccer giant Real Madrid is close to finalising a deal for the sale of its city-centre training facilities which will mean the club clears its huge debt of more than $250 million in one fell swoop.

Brussels is the leading candidate to stage the world cross country championships if the event is switched from Dublin because of the foot-and-mouth crisis in England.

A minute's silence was observed before Spanish League matches on Sunday for the country's Football League (LFP) president Antonio Baro who has died after a lengthy illness.
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Brands Hatch drew the biggest crowd of last year's Superbike world championship, attracting 115,000 fans to the European round in August.

European champions Real Madrid were voted the FIFA team of the 20th century on Monday.
Business

Star-studded European Champions Real Madrid will hope to add another piece of silverware to their trophy cabinets as they face Argentina's Boca Juniors in the World Club Cup final in Tokyo on Tuesday.

AC Milan have dismissed a report suggesting they have been offered a cash "bonus" of #1.6 million ($2.28 million) by Barcelona to win their final Champions League Group H match against Leeds United on Wednesday.
Events

NBC Sports chief Dick Ebersol has defended the network?s broadcast strategy for the Sydney Olympics in the face of disappointing ratings.
Business

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has revealed that the European champions are some $250 million in debt as of June 30.

World soccer's governing body FIFA has said it would move this week to head off European regulators' attempts to declare its transfer rules illegal.

Spanish football was waiting excitedly on Monday to see if Real Madrid would complete the signing of Luis Figo from Barcelona in what would be a world record transfer of $56.1 million.

European basketball is set to be split into two opposing camps in Thessaloniki today when newcomers ULEB will challenge the sport's governing body FIBA by announcing its own rival to the recently launched Suproleague.