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USOC names Coudert Brothers attorney as general council
The United States Olympic Committee(USOC) has appointed Jeffrey Benz, attorney with multinational law firm Coudert Brothers, as its general council and managing director of legal affairs.
Spanish club launch own brand of kit
Spanish soccer club Athletic de Bilbao has taken a pioneering step in Spain by launching its own brand of kit bearing the brand name "Athletic".
Traffic wants Argentina banned from Copa 2003
Brazilian rights marketing company Traffic, who lobbied furiously to get the troubled Copa America in Colombia reinstated, are now demanding that Argentina are fined and excluded from the next tournament, to be held in Peru in 2003.
UK Government to scrap betting tax in October
Britain's betting taxes will be scrapped in October and replaced by a tax on bookmakers' gross profits, the government said on Friday.
CPP Korea hosts World Cup licensing show
Copyright Promotions Partners (CPP) Korea, CPLG's joint-venture company handling the World Cup 2002 licensing programme for Asia Pacific, has held a fashion show in Seoul displaying over 500 World Cup Japan/Korea 2002 licensed products.
Olympic decision – Beijing presents powerful images to IOC
Beijing combined evocative images of ancient and modern China in its final bid for the 2008 Olympics on Friday just hours before the International Olympics Committee (IOC) votes on the host.
ITV denies being forced to scrap Premier League coverage
ITV, the UK terrestrial television network, has rejected claims that it will have to reschedule its Saturday evening Premier League highlights following objections from satellite operator BSkyB.
Olympic decision – Osaka eliminated
The Japanese city of Osaka was eliminated in the first round of voting by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the right to host the 2008 Summer Games.
Breaking news – Olympic decision – Beijing to host 2008 Olympic games
Beijing will host the 2008 Olympic Games after an International Olympic Committee vote in Moscow.
Olympic decision – Beijing guaranteed $1.2 billion in TV deals
Beijing will be guaranteed at least $1.2 billion from the sales of television rights and sponsorships for the Olympic Games.
Olympic decicion – How Beijing won it
Beijing's victory came seven years after it lost to Sydney by two votes in the election for the 2000 Olympics.
London’s chances of hosting the 2012 Olympic games improved
London’s hopes of staging the 2012 Olympic Games were enhanced after Beijing was chosen to host the 2008 games.
Beijing to host 2008 Olympics – how the IOC voted
Vote totals from Friday's balloting to pick the host city for the 2008 Olympics:
Olympic decision – Exiled Tibetan Govenrment slams Beijing games award
The Dalai Lama's Tibetan government-in-exile slammed the choice of Beijing as the venue for the 2008 Olympics on Friday and said it would encourage repression in China.
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Wembley – future looks ever bleaker
The future for a new Wembley Stadium looks bleak after it became clear the UK government is unlikely to support a new major national stadium in London.
FIFA snaps up World Cup films
World soccer’s ruling body FIFA has snapped up the rights to the official films of all the World Cups from 1954 through to 1990, sportbusiness.com can reveal.
Olympic decision – Crooks resigns over Toronto bid
Charmaine Crooks, a former Olympic middle-distance runner, resigned abruptly from the IOC's ethics commission on Friday in a dispute over her role in Toronto's bid for the 2008 Games.
Leicester shares slump on close of takeover talks
Shares in Leicester City dropped 14.4 percent to 50.5p after the Premier League soccer club announced that a takeover approach had come to nothing.
Olympic decision – Beijing bid shows politics still permeates sport
International sports leaders like to pretend to others, if not themselves, that sport is blissfully removed from politics.