Switzerland

America's Cup holders, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, accepted the Swiss challenge for yachting's biggest prize on Monday after a month of legal wrangling.

The International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) has threatened to withdraw the 2005 World Championships from London over doubts concerning the proposed #95million stadium at Picketts Lock.

Asian soccer promoter ProEvents Management Ltd has formed a new joint venture company with Manchester-based sports management company World Sports Solutions Ltd (?WSS?), to represent top European clubs and players in Asia.

The IOC has announced a roster of over 40 industry leaders from sport and new media to speak at ?The IOC World Conference on Sport and New Media? taking place in Lausanne, Switzerland, December 4 and 5.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is today launching a new web site devoted to its groundbreaking new media conference in December.

The Swedish prosecutor's office has reopened an inquiry into a suspected attempt to bribe the International Olympic Committee into choosing Stockholm for the 2004 summer games.

The International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) has appointed business consultants to conduct a study of the operational structure of its head office in Monaco.

European soccer's ruling body UEFA has "major concerns" over proposals by a number of clubs to abandon their national championships and set up their own league together.

The International Olympic Committee has selected Copyright Control Services (CCS) to provide exclusive internet anti-piracy operations and internet content protection solutions for the 2000 Summer Olympic Games.

Tomorrow?s UEFA Supercup in Monaco between Real Madrid (winners of the Champions League) and Galatasary (winners of the UEFA Cup) has been given a new brand identity.

iN Demand, the US pay-per-view network, is to showcase its first-ever sports production this autumn with the debut of five Sanex WTA Tour tournaments.

Austria's soccer federation has been approached by Switzerland's head of state Adolf Ogi to discuss a possible joint-bid for Euro 2008, according to local media reports.

The South African Football Association (SAFA) has asked FIFA to set up an arbitration process aimed at challenging Germany's successful bid for the 2006 World Cup.

The Extreme Sports Channel has signed a deal with Eurosport for the broadcast of the Tissot / UCI Mountain Bike World Cup 2000.

German former tennis ace Boris Becker said he planned a stock exchange listing for one of his marketing companies next year.

Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis has said that preparations for the 2004 Athens Olympics were in a "state of emergency" following International Olympic Committee (IOC) warnings in April.