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A total of seven candidates have confirmed their interest in hosting UEFA's soccer showpiece - Euro 2008.

Interest in Greek soccer has been reignited, courtesy of a thrilling conclusion to its domestic league.

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

The English Hockey Association is to be radically restructured in order to cut debts of about £100,000 ($143,000/EUR164,000).
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Greece launched a formal investigation on Wednesday into the financial dealings of one of it most powerful businessmen, Socrates Kokkalis, and owner of Greek football champions Olympiakos Piraeus.

Marton Simitsek, executive director of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, has taken over the running of its operations division.

Greece's Culture Ministry has announced a $188m revamp for Athens' main sport complex for the 2004 Olympic Games.

The IOC has warned Athens it risks losing the 2004 Games unless it further speeds up its work towards staging the event.

A consortium of four Greek construction firms have signed a EUR182million ($162.5m) contract to build an equestrian centre and racing track for the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.

Organisers of this year's Commonwealth Games in the UK say the demand for the latest batch of tickets exceeded that of Madonna's most recent tour - and that for the England soccer team's crucial World Cup qualifier against Greece.
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The Athens 2004 cultural Olympics director has resigned, the second cultural Games boss to quit just months after Greece unveiled its $110million (B

Athens has received a boost following this week’s IOC visit.
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Scotland is considering a joint bid with the Republic of Ireland to host football's 2008 European Championships according to UK newspaper reports.

The IOC is set to step up its demands on the organisers of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games as it prepares to visit Greece this week.

The PFA seek a settlement with the UK Football Leagues to avoid strike action, the Third Football Market takes place in Moscow, the IOC Coordination Commission meet in Athens and the UIPM - Modern Pentathlon Union Congress gathers in Cairo.

UEFA will decide the venue for next year's European under-21 championships at a meeting on December 13.
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Coordination problems and delays are dogging preparations for the 2004 Athens Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has stated in a letter to the Greek organisers.
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Coordination problems and delays are dogging preparations for the 2004 Athens Olympics, the International Olympic Committee has said in a letter to the Greek organisers.