Latin America

The South American Football Confederation (CSF) is to meet next week to discuss whether Colombia should host this year's Copa America following violence in the Andean nation.

Brazil's most popular club have been kicked out of their spiritual home by pop stars, the Backstreet Boys.

InterClubNet signed a four-year deal with the Football Association to provide a national administration system and websites for the 50 English County Football Associations and 2,000 amateur leagues.

ISL?s parent company, the ISMM Group, has admitted for the first time it is in dire financial straits and is on the verge of bankruptcy ? with its future now in the hands of a Swiss court.

Sport site network Rivals.net has teamed up with Entertainment Films to sponsor the movie Mike Bassett ? England Manager.

The ?Pele Law?, named after the legendary player who promoted the legislation that allows more than 12,000 professional soccer players in Brazil to become free agents, has finally come into force.

Australian Swimming has launched a plan to lift the sport?s everyday profile.

Carnegie Cooke & Company has won approval from the government of Brazil for a deal to be struck between it and the Brazilian Association of Jockey Clubs (BAJC).

South Korean soccer fans have applied for more than one million tickets for the 2002 World Cup finals, four times the number of seats offered in the first round of sales, organisers said on Thursday.

Brazil's soccer authorities teamed up with the legendary Pele and the government on Tuesday to reorganise the sport amid a swirl of corruption allegations and dwindling public interest.

Brazilian lawmakers investigating corruption in soccer are to provide FIFA with information on the illegal transfer of players to European clubs, they said on Wednesday.

International Automobile Federation (FIA) president Max Mosley should resign after the tragic start to the Formula One season, former driver Clay Regazzoni said on Wednesday.

The opening leg of the UIM Formula 1 Powerboat World Championship in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, will be used as a benchmark for other venues of the 14-round UIM world championship

CART has rescheduled the release of its fourth-quarter and year-end financial results.

Brazilian football giants Vasco da Gama are reported to be on the brink of liquidation, with the club facing a lawsuit over a breach of contract which could cost $40million.

CART has cancelled its March 25 race in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil , after being unable to resolve a dispute with city officials.

CART has notified Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, that it has reserved its right to cancel the March 25 Rio 200, round 2 of the 2001 FedEx Championship Series.

Brazil's Interlagos circuit, due to host a Formula One Grand Prix on April 1, has been told to implement minor safety changes by March 15.