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AFC ANNOUNCE CHAMPIONSHIP QF HOSTS
Japan and Saudi Arabia will host the round-robin, quarter-final stages of the Asian Club Championship, the Asian Football Confederation announced.
OSAKA AIMS FOR 2008 HOST GLORY
Japan has thrown its hat into the ring to host the 2008 Summer Olympics, officially entering Osaka as its candidate and vowing a "clean" campaign to win the right to hold the games.
CALL FOR AFRICAN F1 GP
Formula One needs an African Grand Prix but the calendar must not be enlarged beyond 17 races, team owner Eddie Jordan said.
ASIAN GAMES EARN REVENUE
The 13th Asian Games have currently earned a total of 5,022 million baht inrevenue.
CART REPORT 87% REVENUE GROWTH
Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) have announced an 87% increase in revenue to $10 million for the first quarter of 1998.
WINTER GAMES TV FIGURES EQUAL LILLEHAMMER SAYS IOC
An IOC report says preliminary results indicate that the XVIII Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan, were broadcast in more countries than ever before and that the global cumulative audience is likely to equal Lillehammer's record??.
RUSSELL WOLFF JOINS ESPN STAR SPORTS
Russell E Wolff has been appointed Vice President, Programming at ESPN STAR Sports.
CHINA VOWS TO INTENSIFY DOPING CRACKDOWN
Chinese swimming officials have vowed to intensify a crackdown on drug abuse by conducting more tests and slapping life bans on steroid cheats, state media has said.
NORTH KOREA COULD HOST WORLD CUP MATCHES
South Korea's unification ministry has said it was considering a plan to play some 2002 World Cup soccer matches in North Korea.
BANKS SAYS ENGLAND MAY GET 2002 WORLD CUP
British Sports Minister Tony Banks has ordered officials to prepare for the possibility of England staging the 2002 World Cup, The Daily Express has reported.
BANKS BACKS OFF
British Sports Minister Tony Banks has denied a newspaper report claiming England could stage the 2002 World Cup in place of joint hosts South Korea and Japan.
WHAT’S IN A NAME SPARKS WORLD CUP TURF WAR
The money-spinning power of World Cup soccer has drawn FIFA and British business into a turf war where lawyers not players will determine the result.
AMER HIT BY 52% FALL IN ASIAN SALES
Shares in Amer have fallen 9% after the Finnish sporting goods manufacturer warned of sharply reduced sales in Asia and mixed demand for its Wilson tennis equipment and Atomic brand products.
FRANCE 98 ADVERTISING UNDER PERFORMS IN UK
France 98 has not delivered the goods for UK commercial TV netork ITV despite the apparent deluge of television advertising related to football, reports the London Sunday Telegraph.
WORLD CUP UNREST DISTURBS BANGLADESH
Bangladesh soccer fans, angry over power failures that have stopped them viewing World Cup soccer matches, have called for a half-day general strike
GUERRILLAS PUT SOCCER ON THE AGENDA
Colombian leftist guerrillas toasted Brazil's and Mexico's World Cup victories and vowed to fight for the right of every Colombian to enjoy "happiness, fiesta and football."
IRB TO EXPAND PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIP
The International Rugby Board (IRB) has recommended adding Fiji, Tonga and Western Samoa to the four-nation Pacific Rim championship.
XEROX HEAD JOINS CALLAWAY BOARD
Yotaro Kobayashi, Chairman and Co-CEO of Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., has been elected to the Board of Directors of Callaway Golf.