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Nigeria has pulled out of the race to host the 2010 World Cup and announced its support of the South African bid.

The African nations bidding to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup will present their bid dossiers to soccer's governing body next week.

UEFA has signed the first batch of wireless rights for the 2003-2006 Champions League seasons.

Formula One's world governing body has made a major u-turn and scrapped its plans for a ban on tobacco advertising in 2006.

A leading bookmaker has installed South Africa as overwhelming favourites to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup - and Salzburg top to host the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

Six African nations have officially confirmed their intentions to bid to host the soccer World Cup in 2010.

The crisis in the Middle East is continuing to impact on sport after the second leg of the FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup 2003 was cancelled.

The bidding process for the 2010 FIFA World Cup has taken its latest procedural step forward after soccer’s governing body sent the ‘list of requirements’ to the six African candidates.

Headed up by the soccer governing body's president Sepp Blatter, a series of FIFA committee meetings kicks off next week with a status report on preparations for the 2006 World Cup in Germany and the potential for a FIFA Club World Championship in 2005 among the issues on the agenda.

Europe's future as the main host of Formula One Grand Prix is set to come under threat, Max Mosley, the president of the FIA has warned.

FIFA has confirmed it has received six official bids from African nations for the 2010 World Cup.

Morocco has become the latest African nation to bid to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Italian Serie A soccer club Lazio could be about to be owned by the Libyans according to local media reports.

Formula One is to confirm this week it will be heading to China - at least according to the company building a major new circuit in Shanghai.

Bahrain is reportedly in line to host a Formula One race from the 2004 season but Moscow has been dropped as a potential venue, according to reports.

A financier formerly connected to Egypt's secret police yesterday emerged as a major shareholder in Premier League club Chelsea.