SOCCER PAPERS SENT TO BRASILIA INVESTGATION
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has promised to send, literally, a lorry-load of documents to Brasilia to help a Congressional inquiry investigating the country's national sport.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL MOVES TO SPARK INTERNET
Major League Baseball has plucked a well-regarded executive from the ranks of corporate America to help its fledgling Internet business.
EIGHT AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS FOR RUGBY 2003 WORLD CUP
The eight quarter-finalists from the 1999 World Cup will be granted automatic qualification for the 2003 tournament in Australia and New Zealand, the International Rugby Board said on Friday.
SAMARANCH PRAISES ATHENS FOR PROGRESS
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Juan Antonio Samaranch has praised Athens for accelerating progress in its preparations for the 2004 Olympics.
LA AREA CABLE SYSTEMS ACCEPT FOX SPORTS NET 2
Fox Sports Net 2 has launched on three cable systems in the L.A. area which have been holding out against the Fox offering.
ICC HAS $4 MILLION TO PROBE CORRUPTION
The International Cricket Council (ICC) anti-corruption unit has a $4 million budget to investigate wrong-doing in the game.
MEDIA CONTENT TO OPEN ASIAN OFFICE
AIM-listed sports media advisory firm Media Content is to open a new office in Hong Kong.
UFA SPORTS SIGNS MARKETING DEAL WITH VASCO DA GAMA
German marketing company UFA Sports has signed a 10-year deal with top Brazilian soccer club Vasco da Gama.
WESSBERG CALLS FOR MAJOR SPORTS EVENTS TO STAY ON FREE-TO-AIR
The President-elect of Europe's public broadcasters has appealed to the United Nations for national governments and international bodies to guarantee that all major sporting events are shown on free-to-air television.
GREEK PM SACKS MINISTER FOR ANTI-GOVERNMENT COMMENTS
Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis has fired one of his most controversial politicians for the second time, dismissing Culture Minister Theodoros Pangalos - who has most responsibility for the troubled 2004 Athens Olympics - for criticising the government.