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FIFA has confirmed the Women's World Cup Finals will be staged in the US after being pulled out of China due to the SARS virus - as predicted more than four weeks ago on sportbusiness.com.

Moscow has officially announced its bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games.

A six-member delegation from the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is coming to London on May 30 to convince the bid committee of New Delhi’s suitability for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Former ISL and CART executive Andrew Craig has emerged as a leading contender for the position of chief executive of London's bid for the 2012 Olympic Games, sportbusiness.com can exclusively reveal.

The Real Club de Golf de Seville has been awarded the right to host the PGA Tour's 2004 World Golf Championships' World Cup.

ESPNsoccernet.com has launched five regional versions of its site to segment its millions of visitors and increase impact for sponsors.

Canada has offered to help co-host the 2003 Women's World Cup should the soccer tournament be held in the US.

ESPN has revealed the sponsors for its new action sports property - the X Games Global Championship taking place between May 17-21.

Following last week's release of the International Olympic Committee report on its bid to host the 2010 Winter Games, Salzburg has made significant adjustments to its proposed venues.

The International Olympic Committee has released its evaluation report on the three cities bidding to host the 2012 Winter Games.

US sports marketing and management firm, General Sports & Entertainment, has acquired fake turf firm US Synthetic Grass.

In a bid to beat off negative publicity generated by the SARS epidemic, Major League Baseball's Toronto Blue Jays is offering $1 tickets for tomorrow's game against the Texas Rangers.

The continued medical threat of the SARS virus has affected two more sports bodies in China.

Vancouver's bid for the 2010 Winter Olympics is set to be boosted by a new government-funded project.

Leipzig has won the vote to be Germany's official candidate for the 2012 Olympic Games - defeating favourites Hamburg.

Representatives from the three cities bidding for the 2010 Winter Olympics - Vancouver, Pyeongchang and Salzburg - are in South America this week to promote their respective campaigns.