Turkey

Galatasaray, the Istanbul-based football club and reigning UEFA Cup champions, is set to sell over 35% of shares in the club?s sports marketing arm.

U.S.-owned supermarket chain Asda has been criticised for selling England replica football T-shirts made in Turkey.

If their faces don't fit, fans will be arrested on the spot at Euro 2000 but organisers believe a zero tolerance policy will ensure a trouble-free tournament.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter said a venue switch for the Euro 2000 match between England and Germany from the small Belgian stadium of Charleroi should be considered to minimise the risk of crowd trouble.

British fans are set to bet more than #100 million pounds ($149m) on Euro 2000, making it the world's biggest single sports betting event, bookmakers Ladbrokes said on Friday.

British Home Secretary Jack Straw has said a move by Belgium and the Netherlands to reimpose border controls to prevent trouble at the Euro 2000 soccer tournament was a good idea.

UEFA Cup champions Galatasaray may receive a multi-million dollar grant from a state fund, club officials said on Thursday.

European soccer clubs will soon have to gain a UEFA licence if they want to compete in UEFA's club competitions, its executive committee has agreed.

UEFA Cup finalists Galatasaray must put their finances on a stronger footing if they want to join the elite of European soccer, coach Fatih Terim has said.

The English FA has decided not to send an under-18 team to a tournament in Turkey next month because of security fears following the fatal stabbing of two Leeds United fans there earlier this month.

The campaign team behind South Africa's bid to host the 2006 World Cup will end its global charm offensive in the coming week with visits to Saudi Arabia and Turkey.

NHL International, in conjunction with ESPN International, will distribute the 2000 NHL

European soccer's ruling body UEFA has said it will ban Turkish fans from the return leg of the UEFA Cup semi-final between Leeds United and Galatasaray in Leeds on April 20.

Euro 2000 organisers have said they were shocked by the deaths of two Leeds United fans in Turkey overnight, but said they were confident the tragedy would not complicate security at this summer's tournament.

China has launched Beijing's bid for the 2008 Summer Games under the slogan "New Beijing, Great Olympics."

The 10 cities hoping to host the 2008 Summer Games left International Olympic Committee headquarters this week confident they would all clear the first hurdle in the bidding process.