Greece

The Greek government and 2004 Games organisers have ended a row over salaries ahead of a visit by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) next month to evaluate progress on the Athens Olympics.

International Paralympic Committee (IPC) president Robert Steadward has declared the Paralympic Games, the best Games ever, as International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Juan Antonio Samaranch had done on October 1. Steadward said the Paralympics had had been "an absolutely outstanding event".

French and Greek architects who won a design contest for Athens's 2004 Olympic village slammed the final plan of their concept as a "bastard" version in the latest row to hit Greece's troubled Games.

Olympic tennis could suffer in 2004 because of a scheduling clash with the U.S. Open, Larry Scott, head of the ATP Tour, has said.

Greece's 2004 Cultural Olympics boss has resigned, saying he could not cope with the bureacracy involved, his office said on Monday.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Juan Antonio Samaranch has confirmed that Sydney Olympics minister Michael Knight has been appointed to the Athens 2004 Games co-ordination commission.

Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis has sacked a senior 2004 Athens Games organiser for publicly squabbling with a minister a day after the premier had called for restraint.

The Athens Olympics Organising Committee (ATHOC) has begun studying the bids for television production rights for the 2004 Games.

Three years ago Gianna Angelopoulou could do no wrong. Hailed as a national heroine, she basked in the international limelight, and the Greek public's adoration as the woman who succeeded in bringing the 2004 Olympics to Greece.

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.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president Jacques Rogge said on Friday that he believed Greece would be ready to host the 2004 Games, despite concern over delays.

The Greek Football Association (FA) has announced a two-week suspension of domestic fixtures in a clash with the national sports ministry.

Athens will host the 2004 Paralympics, despite delays in signing the contract with the International Paralympics Committee (IPC), Greek officials have said.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has stepped in once more to keep Greek preparations to host the 2004 Olympics on schedule.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has placed in doubt the handing over of the Paralympic flag to the next host city, Athens, when the Sydney Paralympic Games close on October 29.

Universal McCann Event, McCann Erickson?s sports marketing department in Paris, has brokered a partnership agreement between Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI), the world governing body for air sports, and Discovery Wings Channel, the North American channel for air sports enthusiasts.