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SOSA EXHIBITION BOOSTS MLB IN EUROPE
Chicago Cubs star Slammin? Sammy Sosa has been enlisted by Major League Baseball International to help raise baseball?s profile in Europe
CLUB COMMERCIAL CHIEF CALLS FOR CHANGES TO CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Bayern Munich's commercial manager Uli Hoeness has called for a cutback in the number of matches in the Champions League and said his club would be prepared to take less cash to play fewer games.
RUGBY TEAM GO ON STRIKE IN PAY ROW
England?s rugby union squad have gone on strike in a row over pay.
COMMONWEALTH GAMES GETS THUMBS UP FROM REPORT TEAM
The Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games has been given a clean bill of health after a three-day progress report by representatives from the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) and the IOC.
MODAHL SEEKS DAMAGES FOR ATHLETICS CLAIMS
Former Commonwealth 800 metres champion Diane Modahl went to London's High Court on Monday to seek damages for loss of earnings while she was serving a doping suspension.
CBS AND MITSUBISHI IN HIGH-DEFINITION SPONSORSHIP DEAL
CBS Television and Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. (MDEA) have entered into an agreement in which MDEA will sponsor high definition television coverage of the 2000 Thanksgiving Day football game between the New England Patriots and Detroit Lions.
LEWIS TOPS UK PAY LEAGUE
Boxer Lennox Lewis has beaten the likes of Elton John, Sean Connery and Mick Jagger to top the league of Britain?s highest earners.
EIGHT AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS FOR RUGBY 2003 WORLD CUP
The eight quarter-finalists from the 1999 World Cup will be granted automatic qualification for the 2003 tournament in Australia and New Zealand, the International Rugby Board said on Friday.
ICC HAS $4 MILLION TO PROBE CORRUPTION
The International Cricket Council (ICC) anti-corruption unit has a $4 million budget to investigate wrong-doing in the game.
MEDIA CONTENT TO OPEN ASIAN OFFICE
AIM-listed sports media advisory firm Media Content is to open a new office in Hong Kong.
GAA RULES OUT RUGBY AT CROKE PARK
The GAA has denied that it is in talks with the Irish government about the possible use of Croke Park for rugby.
NTL TO JOIN GO RACING CONSORTIUM
UK cable company NTL has exclusively associated itself with the consortium bidding for the broadcast rights to Britain's 59 racecourses.
RUMMENIGGE CALLS FOR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE REFORM
Karl-Heinze Rummenigge, Bayern Munich's representative in the self-appointed G14 lobby group of Europe's biggest clubs, has spoken out against the current Champions League format.
BLIGH VOLLER NIELD WINS MAJOR ARCHITECTURAL AWARD
Australian architectural practice Bligh Voller Nield, whose designs were integral to the 2000 Olympic Games, has received the International Award in this year?s Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA) National Awards for the WestpacTrust Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand.
ASIAN PROMOTER FORMS NEW JOINT VENTURE
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.
CITY OF MANCHESTER STADIUM ON COURSE FOR COMPLETION
The City of Manchester Stadium is well on its way for completion in advance of the Commonwealth Games 2002.
SRI LANKA BOARD’S CHIEF EXECUTIVE SUSPENDED
Sri Lanka's scandal-tainted cricket board has suspended its chief executive amid reports of a multi-million dollar television rights dispute.
REEBOK RENEWS WITH UK ATHLETICS
UK Athletics has unveiled a multi-million pound sponsorship package with sporting goods manufacturer Reebok.