IOC APPROVES ATHENS? SECURITY
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved Greece's security strategy for the 2004 Games but asked for a detailed operations plan to be drawn up as soon as possible, officials said on Thursday.
GOOD RATINGS FOR ?MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL?
ABC?s "Monday Night Football" drew encouraging comparative TV ratings for the match-up between The Washington Redskins and the Super Bowl champion St. Louis Rams.
AFL TO DECIDE TV RIGHTS BY CHRISTMAS
The Australian Football League said its television rights holders for season 2002 and beyond should be decided by Christmas, but it would not say whether bids closed today.
KNICKS LEAD NBA FRANCHISE VALUES, SAYS FORBES
The New York Knicks are worth more than any other NBA franchise, according to a report by Forbes magazine.
MINOR US BASKETBALL LEAGUES MERGE
The International Basketball League and ABA 2000 - two of professional US basketball's minor league's - are teaming up to create one minor basketball league.
LEGAL PROBE LAUNCHED OVER U.S. POSTAL TEAM
The Paris prosecutor has opened a formal judicial investigation about doping allegations in the U.S. Postal cycling team, whose leader is double Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, legal sources said on Thursday.
CLUB NOT SET TO BE SOLD DOWN THE RIVER
Debt-ridden Argentine champions River Plate have promised that they would not go touting their best players for sale.
ATHENS HAS `EVERYTHING IN PLACE? SAYS IOC
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thursday Greece had "everything in place" to host the 2004 Summer Games.
SECONDSOUT.COM FOR EUBANK
Former WBO middle and super-middle weight world boxing champion Chris Eubank has been recruited as an interviewer on boxing the website secondsout.com.
WORLD HELI CHALLENGE SEEKS SPONSOR
Freeskiing and snowboard event the World Heli Challenge, is looking for title sponsor for next summer?s event at Mt Aspiring National Park in New Zealand.