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Detroit is set to become the new favourite to host the Lennox Lewis/Mike Tyson fight after news that Tyson is set to apply for a licence to fight in Michigan.

Candidates to host soccer's Euro 2008 tournament have until the end of today to submit official bids to governing body UEFA.

Las Vegas has once again emerged as a possible candidate to stage the Lennox Lewis versus Mike Tyson heavyweight bout, in the latest twist in a saga attracting more attention than the prospect of the fight itself.

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

Last weekend’s 'friendly' soccer international between Denmark and the Netherlands was streamed live on the internet - only the second time a broadband transmission has been agreed by the Danish Football Association (DFA).

With time running out until the opening game of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, many broadcasters are playing a waiting game over TV rights. Tim Wallace explains why

The Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden have confirmed their intention to bid for the right to host the 2008 European Championships.

Scandinavian pay-TV broadcaster Canal Digital has said uncertainty surrounding the region's 2002 soccer World Cup rights deal must be resolved by the end of October.

Danish soccer club Odense Boldklub has signed a five-year sponsorship deal with Carlsberg Danmark, a subsidiary of the international brewing group Carlsberg Breweries.

The four-country Nordic bid for the 2008 European football championships has announced the venues it is proposing to host the tournament.

The outcome of a test case hearing could determine the long-running dispute over whether the UK television rights to the 2002 soccer World Cup are awarded to terrestrial broadcasters – BBC and ITV – or if the rights owner, German media group Kirch, is allowed to sell them to a satellite or cable platform.

In the wake of the recent test case ruling involving the Independent Television Commission (ITC), 2002 World Cup TV rights holders the Kirch Gruppe could decide not to part with the rights, meaning UK viewers would be unable to watch the tournament to be held in Japan and South Korea.

The September 8 fight between former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and Denmark's Brian Nielsen has been finalised, Danish promoter Mogens Palle has confirmed.

The two clubs who reach the European Cup Final next May will each receive up to 25,000 tickets for the match at the Stade de France in Paris, UEFA has announced.

Denmark goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel has bought Copenhagen soccer club Hvidovre, where he made his debut in 1984. No price for the deal, announced on Wednesday, was given by the club but it confirmed Schmeichel had bought a 100 percent shareholding and that Swedish telecoms carrier Telia would act as Hvidovre's main sponsor.

Toyota Motor Corp has announced it would return to the Le Mans 24 Hours sportscar race this year after developing its new Toyota GT-one.