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South Africa are to experiment with the use of a television referee to assist match officials.

French pay television company Canal Plus is in talks with four more Italian football clubs following its recent broadcasting rights accord with the country's four main teams, a company official has said.

A psychiatrist's evaluation of Mike Tyson's mental state could be made public as early as Friday, despite efforts by attorneys for the former heavyweight champion to keep them confidential.

Xerox is to be an official sponsor of Rugby World Cup 1999 to be hosted by Welsh Rugby Union.

Franz Beckenbauer has been elected vice-president of the German Soccer Federation (DFB) and has immediately pressed for reforms.

South Korea is proceeding well with its preparations for co-hosting the 2002 World Cup finals, the head of a visiting FIFA delegation said on Tuesday.

Ted Turner's TNT and TBS stations are suffering plunging ratings, and an acute shortage of young male viewers, thanks to the lockout that has removed an average of three NBA games each week from their schedules.

Soccer's international governing body has approved Winnipeg's plans for next July's Pan American Games soccer matches, after organisers agreed to improve the facilities.

Pay-TV broadcaster Telepiu says it is confident contracts it signed for the digital rights for seven top Italian soccer clubs are unbreakable even if Rupert Murdoch makes a rival offer.

Italian jockeys, racehorse owners and stable hands have marched through Milan to demand government help to fight off a wave of competition from new lottery games that they say is creaming off their cash.

The official opening of NBA camps and the accompanying free agent and trade frenzy will begin this afternoon at 2 pm EST (1700 GMT).

Horse racing returns to Italy today after a strike lasting nearly a month.

FIFA has asked Hungary's sports minister to reverse his decision to suspend the leadership of the Hungarian Football Federation (MLSZ), Hungarian media has reported.

Soccer?s World Cup has been dealt a triple-blow after three of the main sponsors from France 98 look set not to renew with FIFA?s commercial arm ISL.

Organisers of next year's Sydney Olympics have slashed the Games budget, blaming the IOC corruption scandal for putting off potential sponsors.

The first broadcast deal for soccer's 2002 World Cup Finals in Europe has been agreed.