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Soccer legend Diego Maradona was met on his arrival in Rome on Thursday by tax authorities and police who told him he owed about 50 billion lire ($24.6 million) to Italian tax authorities, police sources said.
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Digital satellite television service provider DirecTV Inc. said on Tuesday it bought the Latin American broadcast rights to the World Cup soccer competition in 2002 and 2006 in a deal valued at $400 million.
Events

Victoria has won the right to host the 6th World Cup Polo Championships 2001 at The National Equestrian Centre at Werribee Park, from 28 March to 8 April 2001.
Business

Dallas-based investment firm Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst is to slow down its Latin American acquisitions programme, according to US press reports.
Business

Soccer's world governing body FIFA said on Sunday it was open to the idea of sponsors names on national team shirts but insisted they would not be allowed at the 2002 World Cup. FIFA president Sepp Blatter said the association's executive had discussed the idea at an end-of-year meeting in Rome but wanted to examine it further before making a decision.
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Struggling first division club Los Andes abandoned a practice when a gang of armed men, claiming to be disgruntled supporters, invaded the training ground and threatened the team, players said Wednesday.
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Star-studded European Champions Real Madrid will hope to add another piece of silverware to their trophy cabinets as they face Argentina's Boca Juniors in the World Club Cup final in Tokyo on Tuesday.

England rugby players stopped mauling officials over money and returned to the training field on Wednesday, bringing an end to their unprecedented strike.
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Financial muscle has led to the recent European domination of soccer's annual Intercontinental Cup, according to Boca Juniors' head coach Carlos Bianchi.
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ESPN International is to broadcast live coverage of all four rounds of the 2000 World Golf Championship ? EMC World Cup.

England's national team ended a controversial strike over pay just a few hours before the players faced being dropped for Saturday's game against Argentina.

England players face an 1100 GMT ultimatum today to stop their strike over pay and turn up for training with coach Clive Woodward or be dropped for Saturday's international against Argentina.

England?s rugby union squad have gone on strike in a row over pay.
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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.
Stadia

ESPN Internet Group has launched ESPNdeportes.com, a Spanish-language sports site serving the Latin American and U.S. Hispanic communities.
Stadia

Brazilian soccer legend Pele has compared the international transfer of young players to the slave trade.
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ESPN is to broadcast live coverage of a major golf tournament in Argentina later this year.

ESPN?s Simplemente Football weekly magazine programme is to feature an in-depth interview with the wayward Argentinean soccer legend Diego Maradona.