Latin America

Coca-Cola has signed Brazil?s legendary soccer superstar Pele in a two-year, $100million (?112.9)?plus advertising deal.
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Brazilian Senators investigating corruption in soccer recommended that one of the country's most controversial club presidents be stripped of his parliamentary status.

Spanish language pay-TV operator Pan-American Sports Network (PSN) has announced that it has acquired the live rights to Mexican football for Latin America excluding Brazil.
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Argentinian high jumper Solange Witteveen has tested positive for drugs and could be suspended for two years.

Canadian city Montreal has won the race to host the World Swimming Championships in 2005.

Exposure to the colour yellow immediately before a race is shown to help a significant majority of athletes improve results during training, according to a survey carried out by psychologists at the request of UK athletics major sponsor Norwich Union.

ESPN International has appointed Brazilian native Antonio Barreto to oversee its entire Latin American operation.

Coca-Cola is to sue the Brazilian football federation (CBF) for breaking its contract.

Television scheduling for coverage of Brazil?s domestic soccer leagues has been thrown into chaos following the national government?s announcement that no matches in certain regions of the country could be played after 6pm due to an electricity shortage crisis.

Colombia could lose South American soccer tournament the Copa America if there is another bomb blast, organisers have admitted.

Chairman of bankrupt International Sports Media and Marketing (ISMM) Christoph Malms denied in a Swiss Sunday newspaper article any suggestions by FIFA president Sepp Blatter that ISMM may have improperly diverted funds paid to it by Brazil's TV Globo.

Brazilian drinks giant AmBev said it had taken over from Coca Cola as the sponsor of the Brazilian soccer team with an 18-year contract that would cost the firm $180m.

Sportswear manufacturer adidas will be the official footwear and apparel sponsor for the European X Games Qualifier, the European debut of ESPN's X Games franchise.

Commercial UK broadcaster Channel 5 has won the rights to show exclusive live coverage of the FIFA Confederations Cup.

FIFA will decide on Monday whether the World Club Championship, due to be held in Spain at the end of July, will go ahead as planned, the Spanish Football Federation said on Friday.

Brazil?s Botafogo soccer club has sold its website to Globo.com in order to pay players and staff 70 per cent of $788,000 dollars in back pay.