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NIGERIA PROMISE TO BE READY FOR 2003 ALL-AFRICA GAMES
Nigeria pledged on Thursday that the building of facilities will be completed in time to host the All-Africa Games in 2003.
AFTER THE WORLD CUP, NOW GERMANY SETS SIGHTS ON OLYMPICS
Germany is considering bidding for the Olympic Games and will unveil details of its plans next week, the German Olympic Committee (NOK) has said.
OLYMPICS GETTING TOO BIG, SAYS SENIOR IOC OFFICIAL
The Olympic Games have become too big to be hosted by less developed nations and must be scaled back, says senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) official Jacques Rogge.
AMERICAN CHAMPION BUYS CHINESE SPORTS RETAILER
Western dot com companies are not the only businesses interested in tapping into the Chinese sports sector.
BLATTER CAUTIOUS OVER UNITED KOREAN TEAM
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has urged caution over the possibility of a united Korean soccer team representing the divided peninsula at the finals of the Asian Cup in Lebanon later this year.
ASIAN GAMES EARN REVENUE
The 13th Asian Games have currently earned a total of 5,022 million baht inrevenue.
THREE CHINESE CITIES WANT 2008 OLYMPICS
China is considering rival bids by three of its largest cities - Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou - to host the 2008 Olympic Games, state media said on Monday.
OCA CHIEF SAYS ASIA BOYCOTT CALL WELL BACKED
A top Asian sports official has said there was growing support within the region for a boycott of the 2002 World Cup in protest at Asia's representation in the finals.
AUSTRALIA PLANS SYDNEY ANTI-DOPING SUMMIT
Australia plans to host an international drugs-in-sport convention in Sydney this year to push for a tougher stance on drugs after the International Olympic Committee failed to approve uniform doping bans.
CHINA TO CLAMP DOWN ON DRUG CHEATS
China will take tough action against athletes who test positive for performance enhancing drugs as part of efforts to intensify a crackdown on doping, the official Xinhua news agency said on Tueaday.
USOC PANEL SAYS NEW YORK CAN BE PROUD OF 2012 BID
New York's international network, many hotels and plans to build new sports arenas amounted to a strong bid to stage the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, a United States Olympic Committee (USOC) panel said.
KOREA WANTS JAPAN EMPEROR AND NORTH’S KIM AT WORLD CUP
The emperor of Japan, premier of China and North Korean leader Kim Jong-il will be in the stands when next year's World Cup finals kick off, if South Korea's soccer boss has his wish.
SAMARANCH BLASTS UNYONG
Olympic boss Juan Antonio Samaranch said on Tuesday he did not support Kim Un-yong's plan to allow IOC members to visit cities bidding for the Games if the South Korean is elected IOC president in July.
CHINA POLL SHOWS HUGE SUPPORT FOR 2008 BID
Support in China for its bid for the 2008 Olympic Games is overwhelming among its people, according to a poll.
OLYMPIC 2008 CANDIDATES GET PAPERWORK IN ON TIME
The five cities bidding to host the 2008 Summer Olympics have all submitted their official candidature files ahead of the deadline, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Wednesday.
PARIS WOULD STAGE BEST GAMES, SAY BID ORGANISERS
Paris will stage the best Olympics ever if it wins the right to hold them in 2008, the bid organisers said in an official statement.
FIFA 2003 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP TO BE HELD IN CHINA
FIFA have declared that the 2003 Women's World Cup will be held in China.
CHINA CLEANS UP OLYMPIC REPUTATION
China has declared that the dramatic axing of 27 athletes from its Olympic squad amid suspicions of doping has produced a leaner but meaner team that should hold its own at the Sydney Games.