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IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch has agreed to be quizzed by the US Justice Department as part of its probe into the Salt Lake City scandal.

The Washington Redskins plan to name Steve Baldacci their team president within the next several days, according to a report in the Washington Post.

An investment banking firm in New York is in the final stages of purchasing Major League Soccer outfit DC United's operating rights, according to a report in the Washington Post.

The president and other officials of the International Boxing Federation have been indicted for bribery, charged with selling rankings to boxers over the past 14 years for as much as $100,000.

E*TRADE Group, a global leader in electronic personal financial services, has signed an agreement with the NFL to sponsor the Super Bowl XXXIV Half-time Show.

International Olympic Committee chief Juan Antonio Samaranch presided over an historic weekend of change in Switzerland's Olympic capital but now faces a tougher test of his powers of influence.

Washington Redskins officials have rejected proposals to build a roof over Fedex Field on cost grounds, according to the Washington Post. "It was one of the things that was looked at while looking at ways to improve things at the stadium [but] it's not going to happen," spokesman Karl Swanson said. Snyder was considering making a bid to host the Super Bowl in 2012 in conjunction with the Baltimore-Washington region's bid to host the summer Olympic Games that year, according to people familiar with the deliberations.

The owner of the New Jersey Devils has tentatively agreed to sell the NHL team to the joint venture holding company of the New York Yankees and New Jersey Nets, The Star-Ledger of Newark has reported.

SportsYa! (www.sportsya.com), the first interactive Spanish and Portuguese language sports site, has signed NFL analyst Joe Theismann to an exclusive Spanish and Portuguese language editorial contract as a guest columnist.

Formula One needs an African Grand Prix but the calendar must not be enlarged beyond 17 races, team owner Eddie Jordan said.

Extending viewer choice is the key to enhancing the value of Olympic Games television contracts according to IOC vice-president Dick Pound.

In a deal announced late Thursday night, Coca-Cola Co. said it has renegotiated its promotional contract with the National Football League to remain its "official" soft drink through the 2001 season.

NBC has clinched a record NBA Finals rating with a sixth-game overnight score that may also be the top single-game rating in league history.

A Nevada chapter of the National Organisation for Women has said it is organising a campaign to prevent former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson from regaining his Nevada boxing license.

Brisbane's selection to host the Goodwill Games in 2001 would provide the city with its biggest event since the 1988 Expo, Queensland Premier Peter Beattie has said.

Packaged television sport for a global cable audience has ensured the immediate future of the Goodwill Games.