North Africa
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The African continent has been encouraged by the recent FIFA World Cup in South Africa to consider a bid for the IAAF World Championships in 2017, the president of the African Athletics Confederation revealed.
Events

The European PGA Tour has added two African tournaments to its 2010 schedule, but dropped two Asian and one Australian event from this year.
Business

Fininvest, the company which owns AC Milan, has denied an Italian newspaper report that company owner, the Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, is considering selling the club to Libyan sovereign funds.

Tunisia has started the country’s first national federation for Triathlon – The Association Sportive de Triathlon (AST).
Business

The Confederation of African Football chose Angola as the host of the 2010 African Cup of Nations finals.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled its shortlist to host the 2010 African Nations Cup.
Business

The International Rugby Board (IRB) has unveiled details of High Performance investments for lesser nations as part of its £30 million global strategic investment programme.
Business

The Professional Squash Association has awarded the rights to host and promote the PSA Men's World Open Squash Championship to Egypt.

The IAAF says a record number of countries have declared an interest to host the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.
Business

Gulf Air has extended its title sponsorship of Formula One's Bahrain Grand Prix until 2010, following a deal with Allsport Management.
Events

The Danish capital of Copenhagen has won the vote to host the 2009 IOC Session and Congress, defeating Cairo in a head-to-head vote in Turin.
Business

Lausanne has dropped out of the race for the 2009 IOC Session and Olympic Congress, leaving seven cities in the contest.
Business

The race is hotting up for the right to host the 13th Olympic Congress in 2009, with a decision due at this month’s IOC Session in Torino.

TWI is to produce the BBC's coverage of next year's African Nations Cup, featuring football teams from 16 countries.
Business

The General Secretary of the G14 group of leading football clubs says it will continue to press for changes in the relationship between clubs and soccer’s international governing bodies.
Events

South Korea's second-largest city, Busan, plans to stage the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.
Business

Soccerex will host a debate on the key legal battle between G14-backed Charleroi and FIFA over the injury to Moroccan International Abdelmajid Oulmers.
Events

Government chiefs in Nigeria have confirmed they intend to bid to host the 2010 African Nations’ Cup soccer tournament.