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World athletics chief Primo Nebiolo has assured British Sports Minister Tony Banks that London would have a good chance of staging the 2003 world championships if proposed renovations to Wembley Stadium are completed.

UEFA has said it expects three candidates to submit bids to host the 2004 European championship.

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Crvena Zvezda Belgrade has said they planned to ignore an order by UEFA to play a European match at a neutral venue because of political tension.

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The provisional 17-race schedule for next season was released Thursday by the FIA, auto racing's world governing body, at a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council.

Austria's joint-bid with Hungary to host the 2004 European soccer Championship finals should be taken "very seriously," Beppo Mauhart, the president of the Austrian F.A., has said.

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Veteran boxer Joe Bugner has weighed into a bitter debate in Australia over whether girls should be permitted to fight in the ring.
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Canada has defeated the United States in the battle to become the first north American city to stage the world track and field championships.
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The bidding process for the right to stage the 2004 European soccer championship moves up a gear this week when UEFA inspectors go to Spain - the first visit to one of the bidding nations.

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The Argentine Grand Prix has been scrapped from the 1999 Formula One calendar, the InternationalAutomobile Federation (FIA) has announced.

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The Hungarian Football Federation (MLSZ) faces a government probe into its financial affairs which has already cost it one official and which could lead to suspension of its operations.

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FIFA has asked Hungary's sports minister to reverse his decision to suspend the leadership of the Hungarian Football Federation (MLSZ), Hungarian media has reported.

Hungary's sports minister is to revoke the suspension of Hungarian Football Federation (MLSZ) president Attila Kovacs, ending a three-month dispute with FIFA.
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Six European cities desperate for their two weeks in the world spotlight will pledge their undying loyalty to the Olympic movement next week as the contest to host the 2006 Winter Games reaches its climax.
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European athletics chiefs have agreed to stage a new indoor European Cup in 2001, an athletics source said recently.

A group of private investors is set to take a 90 percent stake in Hungarian first division Ujpest in a deal worth 150 million forints ($630,500) - just a week before the new soccer season begins.
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European soccer governing body UEFA says it will announce the winner of the bid to host the 2004 European Championships in October.

Lisbon is expected to launch its second bid this year to host a major sports event.

Hungarian soccer has been plunged into disarray after its football association (HFA) dismissed its president and presidium after a report into apparent financial irregularities.