Bulgaria

South Korea's Un Yong Kim has been voted in as vice president of the International Olympic Committee.
Events

Korean candidate for vice-presidency of the International Olympic Committee, Un Yong Kim is believed to have withdrawn from the bidding for the prominent post.

Rugby's Hong Kong Sevens is set to go ahead as planned - despite the high-profile withdrawals of the Italian and French national teams.

FIBA Europe has appointed two key new executives.

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.
Business

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.
Business

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.

The Bulgarian arm of Russian oil firm LUKOIL is in talks to buy a majority stake in Bulgarian soccer club Neftochimik Bourgas, Neftochimik's president said on Tuesday.
Stadia

Yugoslavia's three teams competing in the UEFA Cup will play their "home" matches in the Netherlands, Bulgaria and Macedonia.
Business

The Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) has had its licence revoked and been ordered to replace several leading
Stadia

Colombian leftist guerrillas toasted Brazil's and Mexico's World Cup victories and vowed to fight for the right of every Colombian to enjoy "happiness, fiesta and football."
Business

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.

Business

Sofia mayor Stefan Sofianski has said he wanted to help Bulgarian soccer out of its chaotic state by becoming leader of the sport's governing body in Bulgaria.
Events

News Corp and Liberty Media has announced that its joint venture Fox Sports International is to launch a sports television channel targeting viewers in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Russia, Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey.

World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Inc. has renewed key distribution deals in Australia and the UK and signed a new deal in the Czech Republic.

Portugal have rejected a proposal to play a friendly against a Catalan "national" team at Barcelona's Nou Camp because of the hostile reception given to Real Madrid?s Luis Figo by Barcelona fans, Spanish newspapers have reported.
Events

The World Wrestling Federation Entertainment has signed new television distribution deals in Russia and Bulgaria.
Business

Weightlifting's world governing body has said there was no question of Bulgaria's disgraced lifting team paying a $50,000 fine to gain readmission to the Olympic Games.