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BEIJING BIDS NOT TO LOO-SE OUT ON GAMES
Beijing has decided to bring its public toilets up to Olympic gold standards in its pursuit of the 2008 Games, the China Daily said on Monday.
LPGA GOES TO SOUTH KOREA
The LPGA has added another country to its global tournament schedules.
ROGERS APPEALS TO CANADIAN TV COMMISSION OVER SPORTSNET UNCERTAINTY
Canada ?based Rogers Communications Inc. has taken its fight to gain control of Sportsnet, an all-sports specialty television channel, to the federal broadcast regulator.
CASH FOR ALL AFTER IAAF MEETING
All finalists at both world outdoor and indoor athletics championships will receive prize money from next year.
JOHNSON TO MISS WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Olympic 400 metres champion Michael Johnson has said he would not take part in the world athletics championships next year in Edmonton, Canada.
CHINA CONSIDERS TIANANMEN SQUARE FOR 2008 BID
China is contemplating throwing Tiananmen Square - mostly known to the outside world for the 1989 massacre of pro-democracy demonstrators - into its 2008 Olympic bid as the venue for beach volleyball.
CANADA KEEPS LPGA TOURNAMENT
Despite losing the duMaurier Open ? one of the LPGA?s major championships - Canada will still host an LPGA tournament in 2001.
EUROSPORT WINS GOLDEN RING
Eurosport has won a bronze trophy at the `Olympic Golden Ring? Awards, organised by the IOC (International Olympic Committee).
BASEBALL PLAYER POISED FOR RECORD DEAL
Players? agent Jeff Moorad has faxed a $200m proposal to the Cleveland Indians offering the services of free-agent outfielder Manny Ramirez .
WUSA UNVEILS NICKNAMES, LOGOS AND VENUES
The Women's United Soccer Association, which plans to kick off next April, unveiled its nicknames, logos and venues.
IOC TO VISIT BEIJING IN BID PROCESS
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will visit Beijing in February next year ahead of the vote in July to decide the host city of the 2008 Games, a Chinese Olympic bid official said on Tuesday.
STUDY REVEALS BOOMING US ATTENDANCE FIGURES
Attendance at North American sports events reached a booming 422 million last year with the four major sports accounting for nearly three-quarters of the total, according to a new study.
TORONTO OLYMPIC BID BOOSTED BY POLLS
Toronto's bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games picked up momentum this week with a timely convergence of enthusiastic public support and a C$1.5-billion ($1 billion) pledge by government to redevelop Toronto's waterfront - the centrepiece of Toronto's Olympic vision.
INDIANA FIREBIRDS MAKE AFL DEBUT IN 2001
The Arena Football League (AFL) board of directors has approved the relocation of the Albany Firebirds from Albany, N.Y., to Indianapolis.
EXTREME SIGNS UP HOST OF NEW PROGRAMMING
To coincide with the launch of the Extreme Sports Channel in the UK this month, a series of new programmes have been added to the channel's schedule on a pan-European basis.
GLOBAL OLYMPIC TV RATINGS OFFSET NBC PERFORMANCE
The disappointing ratings for Olympic coverage on NBC in the US have been offset by more encouraging figures around the world.
WOMEN?S BRITISH OPEN WINS MAJOR STATUS
The Women's British Open has replaced Canada?s now-defunct du Maurier Classic as the fourth ?major? championship on the LPGA Tour.
NHL VIOLENCE COURT CASE DRAWS TO CONCLUSION
Final arguments in the criminal trial of hockey player Marty McSorley for a brutal on-ice slashing incident were set for Friday with debate over his actions were intentional or reckless at the forefront.