Germany

The initial public offering of Borussia Dortmund, the first German soccer club to list its shares, was priced at 11 euros per share, said the lead manager Deutsche Bank.
Business

Germany is considering bidding for the Olympic Games and will unveil details of its plans next week, the German Olympic Committee (NOK) has said.
Stadia

Wembley's new sports stadium could cost as much as #660m ($956.9m), nearly three times the original estimate.
Business

Ten cities have submitted bids to be the permanent headquarters of the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA).
Stadia

Franz Beckenbauer has confirmed that Berlin's Olympic stadium would stage the 2006 World Cup final, while Munich should host the opening game.
Events

European online auction house QXL.com has scheduled its sale of Wembley Stadium memorabilia for October 30.

A two-week suspension of Greek domestic football will have no impact on UEFA Champions League fixtures involving Greek teams, both involved clubs said on Friday.
Stadia

Bertelsmann AG has launched a joint venture with iSyndicate, a provider of content syndication services and technologies on the internet.

FIFA will decide upon a definitive World Cp rotation process in November, according to Danny Jordaan the man behind South Africa?s unsuccessful bid to stage the 2006 tournament.

Soccer club Borussia Dortmund has revived plans for a stock market flotation which would give Germany its first place in a European league of listed clubs led by Manchester United.
Business

The European Union's highest court will rule on Thursday whether to strike down the bloc's legislation to bring in a ban on tobacco advertising.
Events

The World Wrestling Federation Entertainment has signed new television distribution deals in Russia and Bulgaria.
Business

Russian Olympic officials have warned that a shake-up is urgently needed if the country is to keep pace with other leading nations.

The red shirt worn by soccer legend Sir Geoff Hurst when he scored a hat-trick in England's 1966 World Cup final victory over Germany sold for #91,750 pounds ($134,500) on Thursday.

The red shirt worn by England soccer legend Sir Geoff Hurst when he scored a hat-trick during the 1966 World Cup final victory over Germany is expected to fetch up to #30,000 ($44,000) at auction.

The red shirt worn by England soccer legend Sir Geoff Hurst when he scored a hat-trick during the 1966 World Cup final victory over Germany is expected to fetch up to #30,000 ($44,000) at auction.
Business

The Oceania Football Confederation's extraordinary congress called to elect a new president ended in disarray on Thursday without the vote being taken.
Business

The Oceania Football Confederation is expected to elect Australian Basil Scarsella as its new president on Thursday in place of New Zealand's Charlie Dempsey who controversially quit the post in July.