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Fuji Xerox has brought some welcome relief to troubled Swiss marketing giant ISL by becoming an official partner of the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

South Korean organisers for the 2002 World Cup finals are confident their 10 stadia will open in time but say they still have to resolve a dispute with co-hosts Japan over the name of the event. For the full story see the FEATURES section of sportbusiness.com.

Australian Rugby Union (ARU) managing director John O'Neill wants France and England to join Australia, South Africa and New Zealand in the Tri-Nations series, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.

UEFA Cup and European Super Cup winners Galatasaray and European champions Real Madrid will represent Europe at the second World Club Championship from July 29 to August 12 in Spain, FIFA said on Thursday.

Japan is fighting for a change in the title name of the 2002 World Cup finals because FIFA put South Korea ahead of them when they announced the joint Asian co-hosts in April 1996.

Staff at Swiss marketing giant ISL have been told the company is looking for a new buyer ? and that any sale could be concluded within the next eight weeks.

The Nigerian Football Association (NFA) and players have resolved a dispute over bonus payments after a tense standoff at the weekend.

Less than three weeks before tickets for the 2002 World Cup go on sale, Japan's organisers were locked in a dispute with co-host South Korea over whose name appears first.

The troubled Millennium Cup soccer tournament has suffered a fresh setback with officials canceling a third-place playoff to cut losses.

ISL has hit out at any suggestions it is struggling to meet its payments to soccer?s world governing body FIFA ? amid concerns within the marketing firm that it is the victim of a smear campaign.

Soccer's world governing body FIFA resolved a ticketing row between South Korea and Japan by ruling the title of the 2002 World Cup will stay the same,.

Ethnic Korean teams will be allowed to take part in national Japanese soccer tournaments as a sign of goodwill ahead of the 2002 World Cup. For the full story and latest developments, see the FEATURES section of sportbusiness.com.

The five cities bidding to host the 2008 Summer Olympics have all submitted their official candidature files ahead of the deadline, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Wednesday.

Japan has angered 2002 World Cup co-hosts South Korea with plans to print 'Japan' before 'Korea' on ticket applications for the finals.

A Toronto city councillor has warned that taxpayers may drown in debt if the city emerges as the host of 2008 Olympics.

Jan Zelezny, winner of three Olympic javelin gold medals and one of a dozen active athletes who are members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has warned against awarding the 2008 Games to Beijing.