Austria
Beach Volleyball-No Beach? No problem.
When Austria was chosen as the venue for this year's beach volleyball world championships there was just one hitch - the landlocked Alpine nation has no beaches.
JOINT EURO 2004 BID TAKES STEP FORWARD
Austrian Chancellor Viktor Klima and his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban have underlined their support for a joint bid to host the European soccer championships in 2004.
NFL EXPERIMENT WITH WEBCASTING
The NFL is planning to show Sunday afternoon football in the Netherlands, Austria and Singapore via the Internet starting this weekend.
FKG SELL SHARES IN F1 TEAM
The Liechtenstein-based Fritz Kaiser Group (FKG) has sold its 24.5 per cent equity stake in Formula One?s Red Bull Sauber Holding Ltd for an undisclosed price to the remaining shareholders Peter Sauber and Red Bull Trading of Austria.
EXTREME SPORTS CHANNEL LAUNCH SKI CAMPAIGN
The Extreme Sports Channel, a joint venture between X-Dream International and UPC, Europe?s largest cable operator, has begun an advertising campaign on ski slopes across some of the most popular resorts in Austria.
IOC EVALUATION COMMITTEE PROGRAMME REVEALED
The IOC has annunced an autumn programme of evaluation visits to cities hoping to stage the 2006 Winter Olympics.
CAMEROON CHIEF IN TICKETS PROBE
Cameroon's soccer chief Vincent Onana is being investigated by judicial authorities over the alleged sale in Europe of World Cup tickets meant for Cameroon fans, officials said on Friday.
AMER SKIS FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Finnish sporting goods group Amer said on Tuesday its Atomic skis unit would be the official sponsor of the 1999 Nordic Skiing World Championships to be held in Ramsau, Austria in February.
EXTRA CLUB FOR TOP AUSTRIAN SOCCER LEAGUE
Austria's league championship will be contested by at least 11 clubs instead of the usual 10 following an independent commission ruling.
KELLOGGS TO SPONSOR NBA
Kellogg's and the National Basketball Association have signed a multi-year sponsorship agreement.
UEFA FIGHTS BACK AGAINST SUPER LEAGUE WITH MERGER PLAN
UEFA, battling to avert the creation of a breakaway Super League, it may merge two of Europe's three major competitions.
POLAND’S ZAKOPANE LAUNCHES BID FOR 2006 WINTER GAMES
Poland's government has approved a bid by Zakopane to host the Winter Olympics in 2006.
FAVOURITES SION SUBMIT BID TO HOST 2006 WINTER GAMES
Sion officials have made the trip to Olympic headquarters, formally submitting their bid to host the 2006 Winter Games.
NHL UNLIKELY TO SUPPORT IOC DRUG PLAN
The National Hockey League is unlikely to support efforts by the International Olympic Committee to develop a uniform drugs policy for North American professional sports, the head of the NHL players' association has said.
AUSTRIA TO CREATE SUPER LEAGUE CONTENDER
Austrian businessman Frank Stronach wants to invest millions to revamp Austrian soccer and create an elite team for the proposed European Super League, a newspaper said on Sunday.
THREE BIDS TO STAGE 2004 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
UEFA has said it expects three candidates to submit bids to host the 2004 European championship.
CRVENA ZVEZDA TELL UEFA "WE WILL PLAY IN BELGRADE?
Crvena Zvezda Belgrade has said they planned to ignore an order by UEFA to play a European match at a neutral venue because of political tension.
SWISS SEEK FRENCH SUPPORT FOR WINTER OLYMPICS
Switzerland's President Flavio Cotti has asked for the support of France and other French-speaking states for his country's bid to stage the 2006 Winter Olympics.