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AFRICA?S FOURTH STADIUM DISASTER IN A MONTH IS CONTINENT?S WORST SOCCER TRAGEDY
Africa?s hopes of staging the 2010 World Cup were dashed after more than 130 people were killed and dozens injured in a stampede at a soccer game in Ghana's capital, Accra, in Africa's worst soccer tragedy.
TWELVE COUNTRIES TO BID FOR 2003 WCC
More than a dozen countries have declared an interest in hosting either of the next two editions of the World Club Championship, FIFA said on Thursday.
PROBE AFTER STADIUM DISASTER
An investigation has been launched into a stadium disaster in Iran which left more than 250 people injured.
MCG BIDS FOR SOCCEROOS DECIDER
Australia's Victorian Major Events is reported to have offered a $1.2 million (US$600,000) "sweetener" to ensure that if Australia's soccer team makes it to the final phase of the World Cup qualifying campaign, the decisive match will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
MARCH IN SYDNEY MAY LEAD TO JOINT KOREAN TEAMS
North and South Korea may march together under the Olympic flag at the Sydney Olympics, and that could lead to powerful joint teams in international sporting arenas.
KUALA LUMPAR 2006 BID TEAM VISITS IRAN.
A delegation of the Kuala Lumpur 2006 Asian Games bidding committee has arrived in Iran for a three-day campaigning visit.
AUSTRALIA KEEPS OLYMPIC SECURITY IN-HOUSE
Foreign security forces accompanying athletes to the Sydney Olympics will not be allowed to carry guns to protect their delegations, according to Australian attorney-general Daryl Williams.
IRAN BANS US SOCCER TEAM
Iran has barred a visit by a U.S. soccer team for friendly matches on the free trade island of Kish later this month, a Kish official said on Tuesday.
Thailand asks FIFA to move Iraq match
The Thailand Football Association has written to FIFA to request a change of venue for their Asian World Cup qualifying match scheduled for Baghdad on Friday, a Thai official said on Tuesday.