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Countries wanting to bid to host soccer's Euro 2008 tournament have just 24 hours to submit their bid dossiers to UEFA.

The joint Scotland and Ireland bid to host the Euro 2008 soccer championships is set to unveil Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson as its new ambassador today.

The joint Scotland and Ireland bid to host the Euro 2008 soccer championships is set to unveil Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson as its new ambassador today.

Joe Kantor has been named corporate sales manager for the London Entertainment and Sports Centre, the 10,000-seat multi-purpose facility, set to open in October 2002.

Finland's capital Helsinki has been chosen to replace London as the host city for the 2005 World Athletics Championships, the IAAF announced yesterday.

The venue for the 2005 World Athletics Championship will be unveiled on 14 April by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in Nairobi.

IOC president Jacques Rogge has said that plans to "downsize" the Summer Olympic Games will not affect the number of sports or athletes involved.

Hungary will build a new stadium and renovate seven existing grounds if it is chosen to host the 2008 European championships.

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

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

Today is the last day for contenders to formally indicate their intention to host the 2005 World Athletics Championships. The International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) is expected to receive bids from six cities.

Platini, who had a glittering playing career leading France to victory in the 1984 European Championships and also later managed the side, is hoping to gain a seat on both bodies during elections at the UEFA Congress in Stockholm on April 25.

Rome has made a formal bid to host the World Athletics Championships in 2005, the third-biggest sporting event in the world, Italy's Athletics Federation FIDAL has confirmed.

Moscow's bid to host the 2005 World Athletics Championships has an excellent chance of success, the head of Russian athletics said.

Global Sportnet, the Hamburg-based sports rights specialist, has agreed a long-term marketing deal with the Hungarian club FerencvC!ros Budapest.

Hungarian hardcore porn actress Eva Henger will sponsor Italian first division women's volleyball team Palermo for their match on Sunday.