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IBM has begun a new version of its Olympic fan-mail service (www.fanmail.olympic.ibm.com), expected to handle 1million e-mails for athletes during the Sydney Games.

The Premier League has appointed Philip French to succeed Mike Lee as its new chief spokesman and media manager.

Westwood One/CBS Radio Sports will present the exclusive radio broadcast of Showtime championship boxing?s doubleheader featuring Evander Holyfield vs. John Ruiz.

ESPN Star Sports (ESS), Asia?s largest sports broadcaster, is celebrating a ratings hit double-header.

Australian sports betting firm Centrebet has moved from its offices on the Pioneer Park racecourse.

Oceania's FIFA representative, who created an international storm after he abstained from a close vote that gave the 2006 World Cup to Germany, has said he would retire at the end of September.

After taking bets for over two years on who will win the right to stage the World Cup 2006, UK betting firm William Hill have finally closed their book ? just days before the FIFA executive committee finally votes on who will stage the tournament.

Major League Baseball?s plans to triple its broadcast rights in 2001 have been snubbed by two of the US?s leading broadcasters.

Rivals.com, the online network consisting of hundreds of team and affinity channels, has named Mark Shuken as its new president.

English soccer chiefs were planning to hold an urgent meeting with European governing body UEFA today in a bid to stop a new generation of hooligans from destroying their Euro 2000 campaign and seriously undermining their 2006 World Cup bid.

British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) is expected to land the main prize in the scramble to televise England's Premier League football.

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has canceled the 200 Olympic Congress, according to a report in Sports Travel Magazine.

Online gaming Web site ibetcha.com is to give away $1 million to internet users who ?bet? in its "Extreme $1 Million NBA Challenge".

UK media groups, NTL and Ondigital, are understood to have complained to the European Commission over the sale of the next set of live Premier League television rights, according to The Independent on Sunday newspaper.

London-based sports public relations company, Vision Sports PR, has consolidated its team of sports consultants selected for their sports media and participation experience.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is likely to publish a much-delayed report on Wednesday of an inquiry into allegations of match-fixing, a board source said.