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Virtual technology giant Orad is set to acquire German firm Xync in a deal worth around $15m.

Police are to mount a huge security operation for the final game to be played at London?s Wembley Stadium, amid fears souvenir hunting fans could rip it to pieces.

Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has planned a meeting with Germany's top soccer clubs before the end of the month to help end a row over player transfers with the European Commission, German government sources said on Friday.

Olympics chief Juan Antonio Samaranch says he is not worried about attacks on the organisation from international anti-graft campaigners.

Thousands of Australians and foreigners, setting aside cynicism about corrupt officials, doped athletes and bungled busing, poured into central Sydney on Thursday to glimpse the torch that heralds the opening of the biggest Olympic Games.

Global sports goods maker adidas has renewed its sponsorship of soccer's World Cup as part of a marketing drive to stay the world's number one soccer brand.

The season-ending championships of the WTA Tour, a fixture in New York for 29 years, will be moved to Munich, Germany, beginning next year.

Moldova has been given permission by UEFA to use their main stadium for international matches this season, the country's soccer chief said.

A below-standard Olympic soccer pitch is being returfed and will be ready in time, removing concerns a new venue would have to found, organisers have said.

World champions France have abandoned plans to play friendly internationals in South America early next year and will instead play two games in Europe.

Sportal, the global provider of interactive sports content, has signed an extensive multi language sports content distribution deal with Yahoo! Europe.

Greek national players will get record bonuses if they qualify for the World Cup finals.

Olympic organisers were more confident on Wednesday of being able to prepare a soccer pitch playing surface at Canberra in time for next month's Games, averting the need to move matches away from the federal capital.

Olympic organisers could be forced to switch soccer games away from Canberra because of worries that its new playing surface would not be ready.

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Organisers of the Summer Olympics have played down concerns the playing surfaces for the soccer tournament would not be ready in time for the Games next month.