Austria

Formula One team chiefs meet in Austria today to discuss the future of the sport - and warn that without protection the smaller teams could face extinction.

Ten Scottish Premier League clubs have issued an ultimatum to Rangers and Celtic to come up with a new television rights plan.

Hungary will build a new stadium and renovate seven existing grounds if it is chosen to host the 2008 European championships.

A total of seven candidates have confirmed their interest in hosting UEFA's soccer showpiece - Euro 2008.

Candidates to host soccer's Euro 2008 tournament have until the end of today to submit official bids to governing body UEFA.

Eight cities, including Sarajevo, are bidding to host the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed.

China has stunned observers by entering the bidding to host the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

Ski legend Toni Sailer, a triple Olympic champion, has used the scene of Alpine skiing's blue-riband race to drum up support for Austria's bid to host the 2010 Winter Games.

One of Austria's leading winter sport stars has joined the push to enhance the country's bid for the 2010 Winter Games.

Austria's Formula One Grand Prix has been confirmed for another five years after local authorities agreed to cover the costs at the Spielberg circuit.

Scotland is considering a joint bid with the Republic of Ireland to host football's 2008 European Championships according to UK newspaper reports.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has come out against the Chelsea players who missed a UEFA Cup match in Israel because of worries about their safety, saying the "god of football" was watching as they lost to Hapoel Tel Aviv.

The Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden have confirmed their intention to bid for the right to host the 2008 European Championships.

Sports internet and radio company TEAMtalk Media has bought struggling long-wave music station Atlantic 252.

Soccer's 2002 World Cup will not be seen in Switzerland, home of FIFA, after the national broadcaster ended negotiations with German media group Kirch - meaning FIFA staff based in Zurich will not be able to watch the tournament.

The four-country Nordic bid for the 2008 European football championships has announced the venues it is proposing to host the tournament.