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South American soccer cups facing the axe
South American football directors will meet today to discuss the idea of creating yet another new tournament to replace the doomed the Merconorte and Mercosur cups, which face extinction after only four years.
UNICEF denies Pele corruption reports
A spokesman for children's fund UNICEF has described as "inaccurate" reports saying Pele's company, Pele Sports and Marketing, had not returned $750,000 (B
New Zealand bids for youth championship
New Zealand is to bid to host the 2005 World Youth Championship, NZ Soccer has confirmed.
PSN beams world title match
The Pan-American Sports Network (PSN) is to broadcast soccer’s Copa Toyota Intercontinental final live to Latin America on November 27.
Kirch blurs the World Cup picture
With time running out until the opening game of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, many broadcasters are playing a waiting game over TV rights. Tim Wallace explains why
Premier1 signs new deals
The organisers of the new Premier1 Grand Prix series have signed another leading European soccer club – with four other clubs close to agreeing terms.
Under-21 rugby world championship planned
An under-21 world rugby union championship will take place in South Africa in June of next year, the International Rugby Board has decided.
Hockey event relocated
Hockey’s inaugural Men’s Champions Challenge has been relocated to take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on December 8-16.
Champions hockey event moved out of India
An international hockey event set for New Delhi in December has been moved out of India because of security concerns.
World Sevens moves to Durban
The first round of the World Sevens Series has been moved from Dubai to Durban in South Africa, the International Rugby Board (IRB) has said.
Kirch sells World Cup broadcasting rights for $860m
German media giant Kirch has sold its South American television rights to the 2002 and 2006 World Cups for just over $860m (B
NZ asks players if willing to tour Britain
Potential All Black players have been given until next week to advise whether they are available to tour Ireland, Scotland and Argentina because of security fears stemming from the US-led military strikes on Afghanistan.
Rivals team-up for All Blacks games
New Zealand pay television operator Sky Network Television will join rival TelstraSaturn in broadcasting live three end-of-year rugby tests by the All Blacks against Ireland, Scotland and Argentina.
Fans try to bail out Argentine club
Fans of Belgrano de Cordoba soccer club in Argentina have collected $7,696 (B
Argentine friendly called off
Argentina's River Plate soccer club has decided it is too dangerous to play Wednesday's friendly in the United States against Mexico's Chivas de Guadalajara.
Three Stripes for Argentina
Adidas, the world's leading soccer brand, has signed with the Argentinean Football Federation (AFA) to equip the Argentinean national team on the road to the World Cup finals in 2002.
PSN tops sports cable ratings in Argentina
Pay-TV sports network PSN, which operates across Latin America, was the highest ranked cable channel for sports in Argentina during June.
France tops soccer rankings
France stayed ahead of Brazil atop of the FIFA world soccer rankings for a third straight month, while Germany climbed three places to fifth.