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Middlesbrough chairman, Steve Gibson, has assumed full control of the club after buying ICI?s 20% shareholding for an undisclosed amount.

Adidas - Salomon Group has unveiled first quarter sales of DM 2.7 billion, up 58 per cent on the previous year before the acquisition of Salomon.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) president, Juan Antonio Samaranch, received a red carpet welcome to Sydney on 25 April 1998, when he attended a 25th anniversary function for the Kenvale College of tourism and hospitality management.

Italian club's prospectus will aim at investors rather than fans, according to Patrick Harverson of British newspaper The Financial Times.

German sportswear company Uhlsport, which filed for bankruptcy in March is set to get a new owner.

A #66 million ($98 million) proposal to revamp the home of top Turkish soccer side Galatasaray SK has run into delays because of funding problems.

The decision by English premier league clubs to reject pay-per-view television proposals for next season is likely to be only a temporary reprieve for hard-up English soccer supporters.

Sepp Blatter's bid to become FIFA president was given a significant boost on Friday when England declared it would vote for him in Monday's election.

With Hong Kong's economy contracting, the territory's popular horseracing industry has found that fewer bettors are willing to try their luck.

The British Olympic Association (BOA) has signed a $1.5 million sponsorship agreement with Australian wine producers Lindemans.

M6, the sole French terrestrial TV station with no World Cup coverage, has said it had more viewers during the tournament compared with the same period last year, but the rise was not as strong as the overall increase in French television viewers.

THE Australian Baseball League is on track for its sale to a United States business consortium based in Denver.

ANZ Bank expects to gain 100,000 card holders with its new football rewards program, despite rival Citibank already being involved in the Australian Football League (AFL) card market.

Manfred Ihle has joined the Management Board of adidas-Salomon AG.

A FIFA delegation in Poland is resolving a two-month stand-off between the government and Polish football authorities that threatens the country's involvement in international competition.

Most New Yorkers want the Yankees to stay in the Bronx and are against building a stadium in Manhattan - even if that were the only way to keep the baseball team in New York, a poll has shown.