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NAGANO BID SCANDAL FANNED BY NEW REPORT
A scandal over Japan's successful bid for the 1998 Winter Olympics has flared up again when a major newspaper reported hard evidence had been found that Nagano spent millions of dollars on lavish entertainment as part of its bidding campaign.
POLL SHOWS AMERICANS WANT REFORM IN OLYMPICS
Americans want changes in how cities are chosen to host the Olympics, to avoid the kind of cash-for-votes scandal that has befallen Salt Lake City, said a poll released by the U.S. Olympic Committee.
ECB CLINCH NEW DEAL WITH SOMI
The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced a major new contract with Sports and Outdoor Media International (SOMI).
TF1 & CANAL PLUS STAY QUIET ON TV RIGHTS REPORT
French terrestrial television station TF1 and pay television group Canal Plus have declined to comment on a report they were talking about sharing European football broadcasting rights.
KEY UTAH OLYMPIC FIGURE SAYS HE DID NOT ACT ALONE
The head of Salt Lake City's Olympic bid committee defended his role in the widening cash-for-votes scandal, saying that local organisers never questioned his actions.
FIFA CRITICAL OF NIGERIA STADIA
A FIFA team on a final inspection of Nigerian facilities for the World Youth Cup has criticised the stadiums at two venues.
JAPAN GOVERNMENT CUTS BID LINKS
The Japanese government decided on Thursday to cut even symbolic links with cities bidding for Olympic Games until investigations into the bribery scandal over selecting venues are completed and it has had time to study them.
SOUTH KOREA’S KIM DENIES IRREGULARITIES
South Korean Kim Un-yong, one of three IOC members under investigation over the Salt Lake City Winter Games bribery affair, has denied any irregularities.
NAGANO HAD "EXCESSES" IN OLYMPIC BID, SAYS OFFICIAL
A top Japanese Olympics official has said there were "excesses" in Nagano's winning bid for the 1998 Winter Games but that a probe was being hampered because Olympic documents had been destroyed.
PARALYMPICS TV RIGHTS TALKS TAKE NEW TWIST
Australian TV broadcast rights for the Paralympic Games could finally be resolved after it was revealed the ABC was in talks with the organising committee.
GOVERNMENT TO PAY OWN WAY AT SYDNEY GAMES
The Australian government will spend A$1.2 million (US$780,000) on tickets for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games to entice dignitaries and investors to the country, officials have said.
OSAKA VOW ‘CLEAN’ FIGHT IN BID FOR 2008 GAMES
Osaka, Japan's second largest city, has formally launched its bid to host the 2008 Summer Olympics saying its campaign would mark the rebirth of "clean" Games.
SALT LAKE REPORT SHAKES SYDNEY ORGANISERS
Sydney 2000 Games organisers announced a full, independent review of the city's Olympic bid, only to be upstaged by a Salt Lake City ethics report questioning the actions of an Australian IOC member.
IOC MEMBER ACCUSES SALT LAKE OF "IMMORAL" SLUR
An Australian IOC member alleged to have taken his family on four free holidays to Salt Lake City has angrily denied any wrongdoing and accused the city's Board of Ethics of defamation.
SYDNEY SPONSOR DISTURBED BY IOC CRISIS
A major corporate sponsor of the Sydney 2000 Games, car maker GM-Holden, has said it was concerned about the impact of the International Olympic Committee corruption crisis on its sponsorship investment.
ATP COULD CHANGE CODE OF CONDUCT
The default of tennis superstar Andre Agassi from the $350,000 Sybase Open on Wednesday for cursing near a linesman has led to calls that the ATP Tour's Code of Conduct be changed.
MELBOURNE HOPES FOR 2006 COMMONWEALTH GAMES
Melbourne is almost certain to host the 2006 Commonwealth Games after its last rival pulled out of the bidding, Victorian state premier Jeff Kennett has said.
HANCOCK TURNS UP PRESSURE ON IOC
Olympic sponsor John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. will not commit to buying TV ad time during the 2000 Summer Olympic Games.