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BASEBALL’S OAKLAND A’S FOR SALE AMID STADIUM DISPUTE
The owners of the Oakland Athletics baseball team have put the team up for sale amid a legal dispute with local government officials over the team's lease at the Oakland Coliseum.
WEST INDIES’ TOUR OF SOUTH AFRICA HIT BY MONEY ROW
The West Indies' first official test tour of South Africa has been hit by a row over the players' payments.
TELECOM ITALIA BOARD APPROVED MURDOCH DEAL
Telecom Italia's board of directors has approved an accord to sell part of its digital television unit to Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, an industry source has said.
ASIA CRISIS HITS OCA MARKETING PROGRAMME
Asia's financial crisis has cost the Asian Games $12 million in lost marketing revenue, the region's Olympic chief has said.
STERN LEAVES FOR HOLIDAY AS NBA TALKS GO ON HOLD
David Stern has opted to go to Aspen for a week, and Billy Hunter is going home for the holidays too, making the chances of a cancelled season more likely than ever.
SPONSOR DELAY DUE TO SCANDAL
Organisers of the 2002 Winter Olympics at Salt Lake City have seen the inevitable knock-on effect to sponsors following the scandal which has rocked the event.
RUSSIAN HEAD’S MURDER TRIAL FINALLY OPENS
Six men accused of the 1997 contract killing of the head of the Russian ice hockey federation have gone on trial in Moscow at the fourth attempt.
RICHEST SOCCER CLUBS IN THE WORLD – LIST PUBLISHED
Manchester United are officially the richest soccer club in the world - according to a major survey carried out by accountants Deloitte & Touche.
NEW PRESIDENT FOR BEARS
The Chicago Bears have named a new president to replace the grandson of team founder George "Papa Bear" Halas, following an embarrassing episode in which its first choice as new coach bolted the club.
TWO REFEREE EXPERIMENT SET TO GET GREEN LIGHT
A season-long experiment of using two referees to control matches is likely to be approved at the annual meeting of soccer's law-making International Board on Saturday.
IRISH STADIUM IN IR#11M NAMING RIGHTS TALKS
Ireland's state-owned Telecom Eireann is set to pay IR#11 million for the naming rights to a planned 45,000-seat soccer stadium in southwest Dublin.
GLOBALGOLF.COM TEES OFF
Beverley Hills Ltd has announced the formal partnership between CNBC - the
UNINSURED UNITED WOULD BE NET LOSERS FROM CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SUCCESS
Manchester United could make more money if they lose the European Cup final than if they win.
OLYMPIC ORGANISER PEDAL WAY OUT OF CONTROVERSY
Sydney Olympic organisers have said they are reinstating the cycling road race course to the city's oceanside eastern suburbs, but would re-route it to avoid cutting off Rupert Murdoch's Fox studios.
DIGITAL STATIONS SNAP UP SPANISH SOCCER RIGHTS
Telefonica and Sogecable, the parent companies of Spain's two digital television platforms, have signed a deal over sharing soccer rights for the next 10 seasons.
CHESS MAKES MATE WITH IOC
The world governing body of chess is celebrating after it was officially recognised by the International Olympic Committee.
US TEAM GOES FOR WOMEN’S WORLD CUP RECORD
A sell-out crowd and record viewing figures have all but been ensured by the presence of the US team in next Saturday's Women's World Cup Final at the Pasadena Rose Bowl.
MEDIA GROUP BUY SHARE IN PREMIER LEAGUE GIANTS
British media and leisure holding company Granada has bought a 9.9 percent slice of English Premier League giant Liverpool - in a deal worth #22million ($34.24m).