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Honda has confirmed that it will be supplying engines to British Formula One team Jordan next season.

Retired basketball star Michael Jordan proved himself just as formidable in a courtroom as on the courts when a federal judge ruled in his favour in a dispute with restaurateurs over exclusive Chicago rights to his name.

A major F1 team has launched a CD-ROM offering comprehensive multi-media content for sale in UK high?street stores.

Michael Jordan, the Washington Wizards? president of basketball operations, has appointed two possible candidates for the position of coach to head-office positions.

Jordan Grand Prix has launched a new official web site ? www.fijordan.com ? to coincide with the team?s 150th Grand Prix event.

Basketball legend Michael Jordan will withdraw gradually from the product endorsement arena as he makes the transition from superstar athlete to businessman, several companies have said.

This year?s NBA All-Star Game received the lowest rating in the history of the event, scoring a 6.9 rating and a 12 share on NBC.

Artificial turf can be used for official international matches outside the finals of FIFA competitions, world soccer's governing body has said.

Less than a week after the most exciting Super Bowl finale in years, the World Wrestling Federation has announced the formation of a competing professional football league.

International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch is to receive the top award of world swimming's governing body.

At least 11 foreign teams will take part in a soccer tournament beginning in Dhaka on August 27, the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has announced.

The Extreme Sports Channel has extended its coverage beyond Europe after it signed a deal with pay-TV platform Showtime in the Middle East and Africa.

Eisa Al Dashti of Kuwait has withdrawn from the elections for the IAAF president and vice-president in Edmonton on August 1.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has urged caution over the possibility of a united Korean soccer team representing the divided peninsula at the finals of the Asian Cup in Lebanon later this year.

Three capital cities and Hong Kong have presented bids to host the 2006 Asian Games, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has confirmed.

Thailand and Indonesia were banned from international soccer by Asia's governing body on Friday following their farcical match in last month's Tiger Cup.