France

The Lee Valley Stadium in North London has been chosen as the venue if Britain is awarded the 2005 world athletics championships.

Michelin will provide Jaguar with tyres next season when the French company returns to Formula One after a 16-year absence.

European Rugby Cup Limited (ERC) and ISL Worldwide have mutually agreed to end their relationship with regard to the European Cup and European Shield competitions.

InterClubNet Ltd, the communication system provider, has unveiled InterClub, a private and secure communication and information system for football clubs and officially recognised bodies. The system, which is due to launch at the end of May, allows clubs to exchange player transfer information online, as well as providing a forum for other club business such as arranging friendly matches and merchandising agreements.

Formula One's ruling body has summoned the organisers of the Brazilian Grand Prix to a meeting next week after advertising hoardings fell on the circuit during qualifying for Sunday's race.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) says it has received several offers for the television rights to Africa's top soccer competitions.

UEFA and FIFA face almost certain disappointment in their efforts to persuade the European Union to reverse some of the most damaging effects of the Bosman ruling, EU officials have warned.

NASCAR Senior Vice President Brian France has won the Sports Industrialist of the Year award from The Sports Business Daily.

ISL Worldwide has signed Orad Hi-Tec Systems to provide Orad's IMadGINE virtual advertising for the Tennis Masters Series TV coverage. This is the first time that Orad will be providing virtual advertising to an ISL premium event.

365 Corporation and Yahoo! have agreed a distribution deal for English, Spanish and French sports content.

Athletics chiefs plan to hand out gold bars to the winners of their Golden League series this year although the value of the jackpot has been halved.

UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 4 has signed a one-year deal worth #4m with StepStone, the European online recruitment agency, giving StepStone broadcast sponsorship of all sport coverage on Channel 4.

Jean-Claude Killy has said he would quit as president of the company that organises the Tour de France at the end of the year.

China has launched Beijing's bid for the 2008 Summer Games under the slogan "New Beijing, Great Olympics."

Most players in this year's Euro 2000 tournament will have to pay 18 percent of their earnings in tax, tournament officials have announced.

Organisers of the Brazilian Grand Prix risked having the race wiped from the 2001 calendar following the disruption in the qualifying sessions for this year's race, FIA president Max Mosley has said.