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Rome bids for athletics
Rome has made a formal bid to host the World Athletics Championships in 2005, the third-biggest sporting event in the world, Italy's Athletics Federation FIDAL has confirmed.
BBC & ITV unveil World Cup schedule
UK free-to-air broadcasters the BBC and ITV have unveiled their World Cup schedule, for which the two networks hold the TV rights, with the BBC taking live coverage of two of England's three opening round matches.
Moscow confident of hosting 2005 Championships
Moscow's bid to host the 2005 World Athletics Championships has an excellent chance of success, the head of Russian athletics said.
Eight cities to bid for IAAF showcase
The IAAF has received interest from eight cities to host the 2005 World Championships following the withdrawal of London at the end of last year.
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Eight cities have shown an interest in staging the World Championships competition in 2005 after it was controversially taken away from the UK after the Picketts Lock debacle.
Pound exits IOC marketing
Dick Pound has been replaced as the IOC's marketing chief by Norway's Gerhard Heiberg, the chief organiser of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games in Lillehammer.
Finnish sport faces crisis
Sport in Finland is in crisis with a number of leading clubs set to go bust.
SEM targets Scandinavia
Sports management company Sport Entertainment and Media (SEM) has bought Scandinavian soccer agents Manmark for GBP1.8million (USD2.6m/EUR2.9m).
TEAMtalk signs Swedish soccer content deal
Sports media group TEAMtalk has signed a deal with the Expressen Newspaper Group in Sweden to provide daily football content for the Allsvenskan league.
Minister elected ice hockey chief
Belarus Interior Minister Vladimir Naumov has been unanimously elected as president of the country's ice hockey federation.
Scotland considers joint Euro 2008 bid
Scotland is considering a joint bid with the Republic of Ireland to host football's 2008 European Championships according to UK newspaper reports.
Denmark game goes live on broadband
Last weekend’s 'friendly' soccer international between Denmark and the Netherlands was streamed live on the internet - only the second time a broadband transmission has been agreed by the Danish Football Association (DFA).
Kirch blurs the World Cup picture
With time running out until the opening game of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, many broadcasters are playing a waiting game over TV rights. Tim Wallace explains why
Salt Lake City charges dismissed
A federal judge has dismissed the remaining charges against former Salt Lake Olympic officials Tom Welch and Dave Johnson after they were accused of using up to $1million (B
Finns get webbed up
Finnish sports marketing agency Makra has organised the first ever webcast soccer match in Finland.
The Week Ahead
The World Boxing Council hold their week long Boxing Convention in Jakarta, The UK's Rugby Football Union announce their annual results, the teams gaining automatic qualification to the World Cup will be decided this week and the European Sponsorship Consultants Association hold their annual congress in Stockholm.
Nordic countries confirm Euro 2008 bid
The Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden have confirmed their intention to bid for the right to host the 2008 European Championships.
Deadline set for Scandinavian TV deal
Scandinavian pay-TV broadcaster Canal Digital has said uncertainty surrounding the region's 2002 soccer World Cup rights deal must be resolved by the end of October.