Latin America
BRAZIL GP FACES `SUBSTANTIAL SANCTION? ? SAYS MOSLEY
Organisers of the Brazilian Grand Prix risked having the race wiped from the 2001 calendar following the disruption in the qualifying sessions for this year's race, FIA president Max Mosley has said.
AFRICA PUTS STRONG CASE FOR WORLD CUP BID
Danny Jordaan made a powerful appeal to FIFA's executive committee to end the cycle of European domination of world soccer by handing South Africa the 2006 World Cup finals.
FIFA PRAISE MOROCCO BID AS `OUTSTANDING?
A FIFA inspection team has arrived in Morocco for a five-day visit, saying the country's bid file to host the 2006 World Cup was outstanding.
MOROCCANS SURPRISED BY POLL RESULTS
A Moroccan official said he was surprised by the results of a poll of sports editors showing the country was bottom of the list of the five bidding to host the 2006 World Cup finals.
WRITERS NAME ENGLAND 2006 FAVOURITES
The results of a poll of leading sports editors making England favourites to host the 2006 World Cup finals confirmed support had turned their way, Alec McGivan, director of England's bid, has said.
TIFC ALL SET FOR LATIN AMERICAN LAUNCH
The International Football Channel (TIFC), the world's first 24 hour soccer network, due to launch its Spanish-language, Latin American signal March 1, has revealed its programming schedule.
CAF CONFIRMS AFRICAN BID BACKING AFTER FIFA INSPECTION
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will support one of Africa's two bids for the 2006 World Cup finals after FIFA inspection visits to Morocco and South Africa.
BLATTER GIVES BRAZIL BID BOOST
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has given Brazil a timely boost in the race to host the 2006 World Cup.
Sth AFRICA CONFIDENT OF WORLD CUP VICTORY
South African Sports Minister Ngconde Balfour has said his country would "comfortably earn" the right to stage the 2006 World Cup finals.
MOROCCO: WC BID AS STRONG AS EVER
Morocco, in a move to reaffirm its bid to stage the 2006 World Cup, says it has no plans to withdraw from the competition to host the finals, an official statement said.
NBA ALL-STAR GAME TO SHOW IN OVER 200 COUNTRIES
The 2000 NBA All-Star Game, taking place in the San Francisco Bay Area, February 11- 13, will be shown in 205 countries, with a potential audience of 750million households.
SA PUT PRESSURE ON MOROCCO TO QUIT WC RACE
South Africa says it is trying to persuade Morocco to quit the race to host the 2006 World Cup finals and allow it to be Africa's sole candidate.
TOP BOXING OFFICIALS INDICTED FOR BRIBERY
The president and other officials of the International Boxing Federation have been indicted for bribery, charged with selling rankings to boxers over the past 14 years for as much as $100,000.
ROMANIA’S IORDANESCU SLAMS FEDERATION AGAIN
Romanian national coach Anghel Iordanescu has accused the country's soccer authorities of endangering the country's World Cup chances by denying him funds, facilities and competitive warm-up matches.
FIFA ALLOW ENGLAND TO PLAY ON
England will not be barred from the World Cup finals despite the behaviour of its hooligan fans, FIFA said on Monday.
FA GOAL IS #12M FOR ENGLAND’S SPONSOR
The English Football Association hopes to collect #12million by selling the rights to sponsor the England football team in the run-up to the 2002 World Cup.
WORK STARTS ON NEW DEPORTIVO STADIUM
Colombia?s soccer team Deportivo Cali will start constructing its new stadium tomorrow.
AMERICAN HISPANICS TURN ON TO COPA COVERAGE
The Copa America outstripped the Superbowl and World Series amongst American Hispanics according to research out on Sunday.