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In a two day meeting the FIFA Executive Committee has expressed its extreme concern over the trend for entities outside the football establishment becoming involved in the organisation of football competitions.

The hearing to determine whether former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson's boxing license will get back his license to box has postponed from Saturday.

The owner of the Florida Marlins, who took his club from World Series champions to the worst in Major League Baseball in less than a year, has agreed to sell the franchise to a Florida commodities trader, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.

More people watched ESPN's coverage of the Sept. 28 playoff baseball game in primetime between the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants than any other non-football cablecast in the network's history.

The New York Islanders were ordered to return to the Nassau Coliseum Tuesday after a judge ruled the arena was safe to play in.

A psychiatrist's evaluation of Mike Tyson's mental state could be made public as early as Friday, despite efforts by attorneys for the former heavyweight champion to keep them confidential.

Following the death of entertainment industry legend Gene Autry on Friday, Disney is now poised to take full ownership of the Anaheim Angels baseball team at a bargain price.

San Francisco 49ers owner Edward DeBartolo Jr. looks set to enter a plea bargain Tuesday in connection with the investigation of former Gov. Edwin Edwards, a move which could help his bid to regain control of the team.

The New York Yankees' principal owner George Steinbrenner has been contacting his partners about possibly selling the baseball team to Cablevision, the cable television operator, Newsday has reported.

Mike Tyson needs regular psychotherapy and has problems controlling his anger, but he is fit to fight again, according to a psychological evaluation released Tuesday.

The controversial goods and services tax (GST), due to be introduced just before the 2000 Olympic Games, could blow a A$110 million (HK$522 million) hole in the budget for the event, organisers have warned.

Evander Holyfield signed a contract with promoter Don King on Thursday for a heavyweight championship unification fight with Lennox Lewis of Britain.

The San Francisco 49ers have quashed rumors that Dwight Clark, the club's executive vice president, is about join friend and former 49ers president Carmen Policy to help assemble the new Cleveland Browns.

PGA of America has announced the sites for the Ryder Cups it will stage through the year 2011, selecting three courses that have hosted other major championships in the past.

San Diego Padres owner John Moores, using the World Series as a forum to drum up support in a vote next month on a new stadium, has suggested that Yankee Stadium is "subpar" and way behind the times.

Europe's leading soccer leagues have taken on world governing body FIFA about releasing players for the controversial Confederations' Cup in January.