Germany

Germany's EM.TV & Merchandising said talks on a rescue bid by rival media group Kirch would continue but the embattled company declined to comment whether the discussions remained exclusive.

A plan to give the Hockenheim motor racing track a major facelift looked set to go ahead after residents living near the German Grand Prix circuit said they backed a revamp.

Morocco plans to bid to stage the 2010 World Cup finals, its fourth attempt to secure soccer's showcase event, the country's sports minister has said.

FIBA SuproLeague chiefs say they are open to resume talks with teams in the rival breakaway league in a bid to protect the credibility of top level European club basketball.

Former England soccer coach Kevin Keegan has won #150,000 ($220,000) in damages and an apology from a tabloid Sunday newspaper on Friday over allegations of widespread betting in his squad.

Munich might miss out on the 2006 World Cup if it fails to reach an agreement on a new stadium, Franz Beckenbauer has said.

Sportal is to launch a dedicated wintersports section, produced in association with wintersports specialist ifyouski.com, to add to the channel line up on sportal.co.uk.

Belgian champions Anderlecht has said they had been invited to join the so-called G14 lobby group that unites some of Europe's premier soccer clubs.

World and European soccer champions France have launched a publicity campaign aimed at keeping the French public interested in the team.

About 100 Olympic family members who overstayed their visas and remained illegally in Australia following the Sydney Games have ignored Immigration Department warnings to get out, a spokesman has said.

Exxus, the sports business to business information provider, has won the contract to supply the English PFA (Professional Footballers Association) statistics on players, matches and teams for its 'Give Me

International sports agency Prisma will meet with UK free-to-air broadcasters ITV and the BBC next month in an effort to break the deadlock over negotiations for the UK rights to the 2002 World Cup.

Munich will build a new stadium for the 2006 soccer World Cup finals in Germany but Mayor Christian Ude said the city would not bear the costs.

Sport continues to generate the most viewers of pan-European television, according to the TGI Europa 2000 survey released today.

Digital satellite television service provider DirecTV Inc. said on Tuesday it bought the Latin American broadcast rights to the World Cup soccer competition in 2002 and 2006 in a deal valued at $400 million.

Eleven soccer clubs from five of Europe's smaller nations are to keep alive the prospect of a breakaway "Euroleague" in the face of UEFA's failure to address their concerns.