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Olympic leaders have painted an apocalyptic picture this week of the potential devastation from an attack on the opening ceremony of an Olympic Games.

The International Olympic Committee will give Games security top priority when its executive board meets in Lausanne tomorrow.

The European Ryder Cup board is to confirm new dates for the contest – following the decision at the weekend that the 2001 event should be postponed.

Professional teams from throughout the western USA will be looking to recruit new staff at the 2nd Annual Sports Career Seminar and Job Fair in Washington state next month.

Hockey’s Men’s Champions Trophy could be moved from Pakistan as a result of the recent terrorist attacks in the United States.

Madrid will not withdraw its candidacy to organise the Olympic Games for 2012 in favour of New York, says a spokesman for the Madrid mayor.

Michael Jordan – the man who revolutionised athlete endorsements - has decided not to hold a news conference this week to announce whether he is coming out of retirement because of last week's terror attacks in New York and Washington.

The three-nation cricket tournament between Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe will go ahead as planned in October, organisers have said.

The NBA has called a planned series of exhibition games in the Far East next week in the wake of the terrorist attacks in the US.

NASCAR has followed the lead of the NFL and Major League Baseball, by postponing its activities this weekend, in the light of the tragedy in the US early this week.

The National Football League (NFL) has cancelled all games this weekend as a mark of respect for the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington on Tuesday.

UEFA has confirmed the new dates for all of this week’s postponed European soccer ties.

Formula One teams want control of the sport's revenues from 2008 but will respect existing agreements, says Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo - putting them on a collision course with Bernie Ecclestone (pictured).

South Korea has unveiled the fourth of its ten World Cup stadiums today with a friendly international against Nigeria.

The Ryder Cup competition became the focus of argument today after Colin Montgomerie called for the event to take place at the end of September despite moves to cancel it yesterday following the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington on Tuesday.

Nasdaq-listed racetrack owners Churchill Downs Inc (CDI) will resume normal business operations at its six racetracks and nine off-track betting locations.