WORLD CUP BERTHS ROW – OPTIMISM OF SETTLEMENT
FIFA president Sepp Blatter and Peter Velappan, head of the Asia Football Confederation, have said they are optimistic that an Asian boycott of the 2002 World Cup would be avoided.
GOODYEAR WAVES GOODBYE TO THE BLIMP
Following a starring role at the Sydney Olympics, Goodyear is parting company with its famous blimp.
MLS SACKS COMMISSIONER
Major League Soccer has fired its commissioner Doug Logan - and replaced him with NFL executive Don Garber.
SPORTSWORLD SIGN WITH SCOTTISH RUGBY UNION
The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) has appointed the Sportsworld Media Group as its sponsorship and event management consultants.
COMMERCIAL GIANTS "SHOULD BE KICKED OUT OF LEAGUE" SAYS SOCCER BOSS
Glasgow Rangers and Celtic should be booted out of the Scottish soccer Premier League because they are too strong - according to Dundee manager Jocky Stott.
GENERAL MOTORS SPONSOR DALLAS COWBOYS
General Motors Corporation (GM) and the Dallas Cowboys have signed a five-year partnership agreement.
OCTAGON BUYS ICE HOCKEY AGENCY
Octagon has strengthened its Hockey Division with the acquisition of Kelly Management Group (KMGI), the long-established North American hockey agency founded by Larry Kelly and based in Ottawa, Ontario.
MOLSON WILL KEEP NHL TEAM
Molson Inc., Canada's oldest brewer, has said it will keep its underperforming National Hockey League team, the Montreal Canadiens, but will consider selling its other sports and entertainment assets.
ENGLAND’S WORLD CUP BID OFFERS CHEAP TICKETS
The Football Association's World Cup campaign team have put forward a low cost ticketing policy that will enable children to watch games for under #10, and mean that some adults will pay no more than #15.
SOCCER CLUB BANNED FROM EUROPEAN COMPETITION AFTER PROSTITUTE CLAIMS
Romanian soccer club Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt have been banned from European competitions for five years by UEFA, after allegations that prostitutes were offered to match officials in charge of an Intertoto Cup game in July.