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UFA LAND RUSSIAN SOCCER RIGHTS DEAL
UFA Sports has secured the marketing rights for the Russian national soccer team, ahead of next week?s World Cup draw.
IRL SUES AFTER SPONSORSHIP WITHDRAWAL
Pep Boys auto-parts retailer has ended its sponsorship of The Indy Racing League (IRL) in a dispute which is likely to go to federal court.
SPORTSHOWS WIN TV DEAL
Sportshows International have been recommissioned to film the Asian Windsurfacing Tour from this month through to February 2000.
WHITBREAD QUITS GOLD CUP
Whitbread, the beer and hotels company, is set to pull out of its long-running sponsorship of the Whitbread Gold Cup horse race, according to UK reports.
BLATTER CONFIRMS NO BRAZIL WORLD CUP BAN
Brazil will not be suspended from the next World Cup even if found guilty of fielding over-age players in a youth tournament, FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said.
NFL OWNERS BUY STAKE IN AFL FRANCHISE
The team will play in the Palace at Auburn Hills beginning in April 2000
SENATORS LOOK TO NEW BUYER
The owner of the Ottawa Senators has said he would entertain U.S. offers for his National Hockey League club but said he was confident the government would give him enough of a tax break to be able to keep the team in Ottawa.
YANKEES NET SHARE WIN BONUS
Each member of the New York Yankees entitled to a full share received $307,808.70 for winning the franchise's 25th World Series championship, Major League Baseball has announced.
BRAZIL FACES POSSIBLE WC KNOCK-OUT
Brazil face a possible World Cup knockout blow from FIFA if found guilty of knowingly fielding over-age players in official competitions.
ISL CREATE SITE TO BACK COLLEGE PLAY-OFF BID
ISL United States has launched collegefootballplayoff.com, a web site designed to provide Division I-A college football with a play-off route to determine college football's national champion on the field.
SKYDOME APPOINT NEW PRESIDENT
The owner of Toronto?s SkyDome, Sportsco International, has appointed Jake Geleerd its new president.
DODGE TO CONCENTRATE ON NASCAR
DaimlerChrysler AG's Dodge division has confirmed a report in Brandweek magazine that it has ended its marketing partnership with Universal Studios, preferring to concentrate efforts on plans to re-enter the NASCAR Winston Cup racing series in 2001.
EC HIT BACK AT COLLECTIVE RIGHTS EXEMPTION TALK
The European Commission has sought to dismiss any idea the EU might give a blanket exemption to the collective selling of sports broadcasting rights, a practice seen as an illegal cartel.
ENGLISH-US GROUP EYE SERIE A SIDE BOLOGNA
An Anglo-American group is interested in Italian Serie A Bologna, club chairman Giuseppe Gazzoni Frascara has said.
WEMBLEY HITS BACK OVER PLANS REJECTION
Wembley officials have rejected British government criticism that they had failed to produce plans for a national stadium capable of hosting both the Olympics and the soccer World Cup.
FIGC LAUNCH PROBE INTO SOCCER YOUNGSTERS
The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has confirmed they have launched an investigation into an influx of school age players from Africa and South America into Italian lower division and amateur clubs.
REEBOK PRESIDENT QUITS
Struggling athletic shoemaker Reebok International Ltd has suffered a new setback with the sudden resignation of the executive brought on board just last year to revive its marquee brand.
EU BACKS ANTI-DOPE AGENCY
The European Union has backed the newly-established world sports anti-drugs agency.
WEMBLEY PLANS REJECTED ? SCHEME THROWN INTO CHAOS
Plans for a new ultra-modern Wembley Stadium in London have been thrown into chaos after the British Government rejected the proposed #475m ($795m) redesign.
EC COULD BACK COLLECTIVE RIGHTS SALES
The European Commission?s sports commissioner, Viviane Reding, has indicated that soccer leagues in Europe may be allowed to continue negotiating their broadcast rights on a collective basis.