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Countries wanting to bid to host soccer's Euro 2008 tournament have just 24 hours to submit their bid dossiers to UEFA.

The joint Scotland and Ireland bid to host the Euro 2008 soccer championships is set to unveil Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson as its new ambassador today.

The joint Scotland and Ireland bid to host the Euro 2008 soccer championships is set to unveil Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson as its new ambassador today.

Octagon CSI - the television arm of the global sports marketing agency - has signed a TV rights agreement with the Japan Football Association.

Long-term rights holder and production distributor Dorna has forecast that television coverage of motorcycling's MX World Championships will reach new highs in 2002.

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.

Platini, who had a glittering playing career leading France to victory in the 1984 European Championships and also later managed the side, is hoping to gain a seat on both bodies during elections at the UEFA Congress in Stockholm on April 25.

Bulgarian capital Sofia will bid to hold the Winter Olympic Games in 2014, its third attempt to host the Games after two previous bids failed, local media reported over the weekend.

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

Bosnia and Croatia have confirmed they will bid to host soccer’s European championships in 2008 – and have delivered preliminary details to ruling body UEFA on their plans.

Independent research by sponsorship consultants S:Comm Research has shown that England's last three World Cup qualifying matches boded well for the national team's array of commercial backers.

IEC in Sports has secured two new deals for the television rights for next year's European Table Tennis Championships and the Biathlon World Cup.

A British punter has won £27,000 ($37,960) after betting £240 ($338) on Croatia's Goran Ivanisevic to win Wimbledon at odds of 150-1.

Bulgaria will have a play-off system for its premier league next season in a bid to prevent match fixing, the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) announced yesterday.