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AUSTRIA AND SWITZERLAND MEET TO DISCUSS EURO 2008 BID
Austrian and Swiss soccer officials will meet in Bern on March 9 to discuss a possible joint bid to host the 2008 European Championships, officials said on Tuesday.
POWERBOAT STANDARDS SET AS SERIES GETS UNDERWAY
The opening leg of the UIM Formula 1 Powerboat World Championship in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, will be used as a benchmark for other venues of the 14-round UIM world championship
BIRMINGHAM TO HOST GREAT BRITAIN DAVIS CUP TIE
The National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England, has been selected as the venue for the Davis Cup Euro/African Zone 1 second round tie between Great Britain and Portugal on 6-8 April.
RECORD ENTRY FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
A record 132 national federations have entered the world indoor athletics championships in Lisbon on March 9-11.
SHIRT SALES BOOST CELTIC PROFITS
Celtic supporters have dug into their pockets to help the Scottish premier league leaders net their second favourable result in three days.
SEVEN BILLION TUNE INTO EURO 2000
The EURO 2000 football championships were watched by a cumulative audience of seven billion people, a new survey reveals.
BOAVISTA REGISTERS IPO PLAN
The limited company (SAD) of Portuguese I Liga club Boavista has registered its initial public offering of shares with the Portuguese market regulators, CMVM.
FIFA ASKS FOR TOUGHER ACTION ON FALSE PASSPORTS
Soccer's world governing body FIFA has asked its member countries to take firm action against anyone involved in the falsification of passports.
UEFA WARN CLUBS OVER ATLANTIC LEAGUE
Clubs who form a breakaway northern European League will not be able to take part in the lucrative Champions League, according to European soccer's ruling body UEFA.
UEFA DEMAND GUARANTEES FROM ISL IN EURO 2004 TALKS
UEFA is understood to have demanded guarantees from troubled Swiss marketing giant ISL before signing away sponsorship and marketing rights for Euro 2004.
MODAHL STARTS APPEAL IN CASE
Diane Modahl began another chapter in her lengthy legal battle to win compensation following a flawed positive drug test finding in 1994 when her lawyers lodged documents with the English Appeal Court in London on Tuesday.
ANDERLECHT INVITED TO JOIN G14 SOCCER POWER GROUP
Belgian champions Anderlecht has said they had been invited to join the so-called G14 lobby group that unites some of Europe's premier soccer clubs.
FRANCE LAUNCH PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN TO KEEP INTEREST HIGH
World and European soccer champions France have launched a publicity campaign aimed at keeping the French public interested in the team.
FINNS MUST INVEST TO BOOST JOINT EURO 2008 BID
Finland's government should invest at least 43.3 million markka ($6.91 million) on stadium improvements to boost the joint Nordic bid for Euro 2008, a working group has proposed.
EXXUS WINS STATS CONTRACT
Exxus, the sports business to business information provider, has won the contract to supply the English PFA (Professional Footballers Association) statistics on players, matches and teams for its 'Give Me
AIGNER FEARS CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FAN FATIGUE
UEFA chief executive Gerhard Aigner says that the Champions League needs to be reformed to prevent fans losing interest in the tournament, according to a report in a British newspaper.
DOPING LABS SHOWN ‘YELLOW CARD’ BY IOC
Eleven doping control laboratories were shown the "yellow card" by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for failing to comply with guidelines.
ENERGIZER SECURES ANOTHER SPORT SPONSORSHIP
Battery manufacturer Energizer has signed a deal to become the title sponsor of the inaugural European CrossCup.