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South Africa`s 2006 World Cup bid committee said it was vital for the future of soccer as a sport and the World Cup as a multi-billion dollar business that the African continent stage the finals in seven years' time.
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Among the diverse voices at this weeks Interactive Sports West 1999 Conference in Los Angeles Mark Cuban's stood out.
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Among the diverse voices at this week's Interactive Sports West 1999 Conference in Los Angeles Mark Cuban's stood out.

Business

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch, long stymied in the German media market, now has the chance to become a major player thanks to a bold back door deal, predict analysts.
Business

The first broadcast deal for soccer's 2002 World Cup Finals in Europe has been agreed.
Events

ESPN's Star Sports' - Asia's leading sports channel - launchs its new hi-tech channel identity next week.
Business

Sears, Roebuck & Co has agreed to extend its partnership with the WNBA for another three years.
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Rupert Murdoch's TM3 women's channel, fresh from its success in winning the rights to broadcast Champions' League soccer in Germany, is gearing up to go after its next conquest - the German Bundesliga.
Business

Gaylord Entertainment Company has acquired the naming rights to the Nashville Arena from the National Hockey League's Nashville Predators.
Events

Sports marketing heavyweights ISL have launched a new Tennis Division to handle the ATP Tour?s Super 9 tournaments and the ITF?s Fed Cup.
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Beverley Hills Ltd has announced the formal partnership between CNBC - the
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Yugoslavia will not be allowed to host international volleyball events during the Kosovo crisis, the sport's world body has said.
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Nigeria withdrew their bid to host the World Cup Finals in 2006 to help South Africa win the right to stage the tournament, Nigerian sports minister Emeka Omeruah.
Business

South African soccer officials have reacted with delight to Nigeria's decision to withdraw their bid to host the World Cup finals in 2006 and instead support the South African bid.
Events

Princeton Video Image Inc (PVI), a global leader in virtual advertising, has appointed a new chief technology officer.
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Australia says it will spend A$6.5 million (US$4.4 million) on extra customs checks as visitors flood in for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
Events

SportsLine, the US internet sports information service, which runs web-site such as CBS SportsLine, soccernet and Golfweb, is to develop a $50milion European subsidiary in partnership with Intel, MediaOne and Reuters.
Business

International Speedway Corps (ISC) is buying sports promoter Penske Motorsports Inc, for about $610 million in a deal that will put 10 auto racing tracks in the US under one owner and create a dominant entity in auto-racing promotions and in particular NASCAR racing.