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Multipole has acquired exclusive television rights for Latin America and the US for Italy?s Copa Italia.

sportbusiness.com has learned this morning that ENIC is hoping to announce the company?s expected buy-out of Sir Alan Sugar?s share-holding in Tottenham Hotspur Plc.deal today.

Eleven soccer clubs from five of Europe's smaller nations are to keep alive the prospect of a breakaway "Euroleague" in the face of UEFA's failure to address their concerns.

Victoria has won the right to host the 6th World Cup Polo Championships 2001 at The National Equestrian Centre at Werribee Park, from 28 March to 8 April 2001.

Italian soccer team AS Roma's 2000-01 profit is seen improving and the club will bid for a stake in Rome's Olympic Stadium with SS Lazio, the soccer club's general manager said in an interview.

AS Roma will bid for a stake in Rome's Olympic Stadium with Lazio, the club's general manager said in an interview.

The European Triathlon Union (ETU) says it is prepared to take legal action to recover the debts owed by the eight national triathlon federations, which last week announced the unsanctioned formation of the breakaway Triathlon Council for Europe.

Twelve major clubs from six of Europe's smaller nations have met with UEFA, to voice their concerns about the growing gap between soccer's rich and poor and discuss proposals for a new "Euro League".

Eleven doping control laboratories were shown the "yellow card" by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for failing to comply with guidelines.

Eleven clubs from five of Europe's smaller nations attacked the growing gap between soccer's rich and poor on the continent and said they would unveil concrete proposals for a "Euroleague" early next year.

European champions Real Madrid were voted the FIFA team of the 20th century on Monday.

Battery manufacturer Energizer has signed a deal to become the title sponsor of the inaugural European CrossCup.

Soccer's world governing body FIFA said on Sunday it was open to the idea of sponsors names on national team shirts but insisted they would not be allowed at the 2002 World Cup. FIFA president Sepp Blatter said the association's executive had discussed the idea at an end-of-year meeting in Rome but wanted to examine it further before making a decision.

FIFA has welcomed the European Union's recognition that sport was "special" but said it wanted further progress on the tricky issue of player transfers.

The European Triathlon Union (ETU) has announced it is to hold an extraordinary congress immediately to discuss the threatened split from the organisation by eight member nations.

The Netherlands were named the team of the year by FIFA, soccer's ruling body, on Thursday.