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TOTE SELL-OFF `STILL UNDER REVIEW?
A proposed sell-off of Britain's state-owned horse race betting business - The Tote - is still under review, a government official has said.
SAMPDORIA FACE CUP EXPULSION
Soccer side Sampdoria face expulsion from the Italian Cup after their second round match against Bologna this week was abandoned following crowd trouble.
API AND S-COMM STRIKE NEW DEAL
S-Comm and French media research company API have signed a license agreement to sell the Spindex TV and press monitoring service in the French market.
GARBER JOINS PVI BOARD
Don Garber, the recently named commissioner of Major League Soccer has been nominated to serve on the board of directors for Princton Video Image ? the virtual advertising specialists.
PACKER TAKES UP $70M FOX SPORTS OPTION
Kerry Packer's Publishing & Broadcasting has acquired a half-share in Australian pay-TV sports channel Fox Sports.
SKY SHARE DECIDER TIE WITH TERRESTRIAL
Sky Sports has said it will allow the crunch England v Scotland Euro 200 soccer play-off second-leg to be shown live on terrestrial television, despite holding exclusive broadcast rights.
NEW STADIA AS MOROCCO UP BID FOR WORLD CUP
Morocco has started work on a $100 million stadium to boost its bid to host the soccer World Cup finals in 2006, a government official has said.
FAI TOAST SUCCESS OF BEER SPONSORSHIP
The Football Association of Ireland has signed a #2.5m ($4m) ten-year agreement with Beamish Stout to become the official beer sponsor of Eircom Park ? the FAI?s proposed new #65m all-seater venue.
QUINN GETS NFL INTERNATIONAL TOP JOB
Douglas Quinn has been named senior vice-president and managing director of NFL International.
QUARTERBACKS SET FOR INVESTMENT WINDFALL
Past and present National Football League quarterbacks are looking to score big with an investment in a company that produces television-style programming for the Internet.
ICC CLAMP DOWN ON SECURITY
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has said that grounds which fail to guarantee the safety of players and umpires could be stripped of their international status.
STIFF WARNING OVER CRICKET BOOKIES
Pakistan cricket authorities, keen to try to exorcise the spectre of match-fixing allegations, have told Sharjah Cup organisers they will not come to Sharjah again if they see bookmakers approaching the team.
SAMARANCH LANDS TOP FINA AWARD
International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch is to receive the top award of world swimming's governing body.
TOYOTA TO WITHDRAW FROM RALLYING CHAMPIONSHIP
Toyota has confirmed that the company will withdraw from the rallying world championship at the end of this season.
DODGE CAR BRAND RETURNS TO NASCAR
DaimlerChrysler AG will announce this week that its Dodge brand is returning to NASCAR racing, ending a 14-year absence from the sport.
RUSSIAN MINISTER CALL FOR NEW SPORTSMEN TAX
Some of Russia's top sports figures abroad will be made to pay taxes back home if the country's new sports supremo has his way.
COLOMBIA CLAIMS FIFA BACKING FOR COPA AMERICA 2001
The president of the Colombian soccer federation (FCF), Fina Alvaro has dclared he has the support from FIFA for a 16-team Copa America in 2001 in Colombia, according to the soccer industry newsletter Soccer Investor Weekly Bulletin.
FAI SIGN RIGHTS DEAL WITH SKY
The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has signed an agreement giving Sky Television broadcasting rights over Ireland's home matches until 2002.
OLYMPIC DRESS REHEARSAL TICKETS TO GO ON SALE
Sydney Olympic officials will sell tickets to the dress rehearsal of the opening ceremony of the 2000 Olympics, an event traditionally kept under tight wraps, in an attempt to raise an estimated A$20 million (US$13 million).