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The Olympic organising committee in Quebec City was courted by "special agents" who offered to "buy" votes on the International Olympic Committee to help the city's bid to host the 2002 Winter Olympics to succeed, Le Soleil newspaper has reported.
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Isolationist North Korea has never been officially approached about the possibility of hosting matches during the 2002 World Cup, a top Pyongyang sports official has said.
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Organisers of the 2002 Winter Olympics were hit by an avalanche of criticism at home following charges that International Olympic Committee members' votes were bought during Salt Lake City's successful bid to host the Games.

European nations might not participate in a biennial World Cup due to pressure from clubs, says UEFA president Lennart Johansson.

The International Olympic Committee plans to press up to 12 of its members to resign over the bribery scandal surrounding the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City, according to reports in the US.

A senior Brazilian soccer official warned that the game in his country could be plunged into crisis over plans for a Bosman-style law giving players freedom of movement when their contracts end.

President of the International Olympic Committe Juan Antonio Samaranch has decided to convene an extraordinary session of the IOC in March.

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A report on the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics bribery scandal has recommended disciplinary action including expulsion for up to 16 International Olympic Committee (IOC) members, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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The International Olympic Committee has finally received some good news after a week of negative headlines - it looks set to secure a valuable tax-break courtesy of the Swiss government.

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1.DIRTY TRICKS SURFACE IN IOC SCANDAL

2.KENYA'S MUKORA QUITS IOC

3.SAMARANCH DEFIANT, TOO

4.2006 WINTER OLYMPIC BIDDERS FACE CONFUSION, NEW RULES

5.2012 BIDS

6.HOT FILE
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Sports leaders have failed to agree on a compulsory two-year ban for serious drugs across all sports, leaving in place one of the biggest anomalies in the Olympic movement.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has adopted a declaration on doping in sport at the end of a three-day conference in Switzerland.

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The Winter sports federations will take drug testing into their own hands and will demand a say in the selection of future venues for Winter Olympic Games, skiing's top official has said.

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The International Olympic Committee has said it had withdrawn its request to the Swiss government for an exemption from value-added tax.
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An investigation into the Salt Lake City bribery scandal headed by former Sen. George Mitchell is not expected to uncover any major revelations, the head of the U.S. Olympic Committee has said.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has strongly denied corruption claims of a cash-for-votes scandal made in a sensational new book.

The most important case since the Bosman ruling in the European Court of Justice revolutionised players rights will be made in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne next week.
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In a new twist arising from the Salt Lake City scandal, federal investigators have interviewed the makers of a pistol which reportedly now sits in the IOC museum in Lausanne, Switzerland.