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Formula One drivers Michael and Ralf Schumacher are set to spearhead a range of cellphone products following a deal between Sports Telecom and Pole Position Marketing (PPM).

Finland's capital Helsinki has been chosen to replace London as the host city for the 2005 World Athletics Championships, the IAAF announced yesterday.

The IOC hold a debrief meeting on the Salt Lake City Games in Torino, the International Conference on Sports Events & Economic Impact takes place in Copenhagen, Football League chairman contiunue the debate on restructuring and the CONCACAF Congress opens in Miami.

The body responsible for the construction of the UK's new national stadium at Wembley has unveiled its board of directors.

The venue for the 2005 World Athletics Championship will be unveiled on 14 April by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in Nairobi.

Spanish sports marketing company Phedra Sport has signed a deal with virtual advertising firm Epsis, to use its technology in a string of international soccer matches in the run-up to this summer's World Cup.

The UEFA Executive Committee has voted to approve the introduction of a new club licensing system for European competitions from 2004/2005.

South Korea's Cheju island, one of the venues for this summer's World Cup venue, wants to host Mike Tyson's heavyweight showdown with world champion Lennox Lewis.

UEFA will float the idea of a new national team competition to replace the "friendly" internationals guaranteed in the new FIFA calendar, UEFA spokesperson Mike Lee has told sportbusiness.com.

Hungary will build a new stadium and renovate seven existing grounds if it is chosen to host the 2008 European championships.

The Stockholm agency will distribute the Four Nations International Tournament on behalf of the Chinese Volleyball Association.

A total of seven candidates have confirmed their interest in hosting UEFA's soccer showpiece - Euro 2008.

Detroit is set to become the new favourite to host the Lennox Lewis/Mike Tyson fight after news that Tyson is set to apply for a licence to fight in Michigan.

Candidates to host soccer's Euro 2008 tournament have until the end of today to submit official bids to governing body UEFA.

Today is the last day for contenders to formally indicate their intention to host the 2005 World Athletics Championships. The International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) is expected to receive bids from six cities.

Platini, who had a glittering playing career leading France to victory in the 1984 European Championships and also later managed the side, is hoping to gain a seat on both bodies during elections at the UEFA Congress in Stockholm on April 25.

Fourteen candidates have been proposed for seven seats on UEFA's Executive Committee ahead of its elections on April 24.

Las Vegas has once again emerged as a possible candidate to stage the Lennox Lewis versus Mike Tyson heavyweight bout, in the latest twist in a saga attracting more attention than the prospect of the fight itself.