GRAHAM WARNS OF IMPENDING ?CHAOS? ON TRANSFERS
Tottenham Hotspur manager George Graham has predicted impending chaos while world soccer officials wait to find out if the transfer system is to be abolished.
FRENCH SPORTS RETAILERS TO MERGE
Rallye subsidiaries Courir and Go Sport are to merge via a share swap to create France's number two sports retailer behind rival Decathlon.
DATATOPS AND NETRESULT TO MONITOR OLYMPIC VIDEO BAN
The International Olympic Committee have chosen two companies to support its ban of almost all video of sporting events at the Sydney Games from appearing on the internet - backing the wishes of the majority of its broadcasting customers.
CLUB CALLS ON UEFA TO SWITCH CUP TIE
English Premier League club Leicester City will meet with UEFA officials to try and persuade the governing body to change the venue of their UEFA Cup first round second leg against Yugoslavia's Red Star Belgrade.
MACDONALD QUITS CELTIC
Allan MacDonald, the chief executive of Scottish Premier League soccer club Celtic has resigned to pursue interest outside the game.
TOP SLOT FOR FEMALE FIRST AT FULHAM
English Football League club Fulham has appointed its first ever female member of the board.
STEINBRENNER TAKES STAKE IN HOT-ROD RACING TEAM
New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner has taken a take in hot-rod racing by investing between $1million and $2million in an NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series team.
PELE SETS UP $20M WEB SITE
Brazilian soccer legend Pele has set up his own official web site in Portuguese to mark his 60th birthday.
WTA SEASON-ENDING CHAMPIONSHIP MOVING TO GERMANY
The season-ending championships of the WTA Tour, a fixture in New York for 29 years, will be moved to Munich, Germany, beginning next year.
SEAT PULL OUT OF 2001 RALLY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
SEAT are to pull out of next year's world rally championship after a disappointing performance this season.