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A plan to redistribute revenue from Britain?s main sports to help finance less high profile sports has been put forward by the minister for sport, Kate Hoey.

The future of the British Grand Prix has been secured after an agreement between the Brands Hatch and Silverstone circuits to hold the event at Silverstone for the next 15 years.

Murrayfield, the home of Scottish rugby union, could be a possible venue for the English FA Cup final next May.

Media reports in the UK suggest the redevelopment of Wembley Stadium has hit a major funding crisis which threatens the entire project.

Sports law firm S J Berwin & Co has been joined by one of Germany's leading teams of lawyers specialising in private equity and venture capital, as well as corporate M&A and tax.

German private media giant Kirch Group is near agreeing to take over EM.TV & Merchandising, throwing a financial lifeline to the struggling firm, industry sources said on Thursday.

The vice-president of the Spanish Paralympic Committee (CPE) has resigned after allegations that Spain's Olympic delegation included athletes with no handicaps to boost the country's medal tally in Sydney.

Lokomotiv Moscow's new 30,000 capacity stadium, Russia's first dedicated exclusively to soccer, will be opened in July 2001.

UK commercial radio station talkSPORT has won exclusive rights to broadcast England's next two cricket tours of Sri Lanka.

A virtual sports institute is to be created to give Britain's top sportsmen and women access to the best advice and services wherever they are in the world.

Berlin will host its first Speedway Grand Prix when the series comes to the Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Stadium on May 5, 2001.

The International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) is not considering moving the 2005 world championships away from Britain, IAAF general secretary Istvan Gyulai said on Tuesday.

The LPGA has added another country to its global tournament schedules.

Britain's Home Secretary (interior minister) Jack Straw has given his backing to the idea of a British national team as a way of improving the country's soccer fortunes.

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.

West Indies cricket team manager Ricky Skerritt said on Tuesday the tourists were concerned about how their poor performances could affect future sponsorship deals.