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SKYDOME HIT BY FALLING GATES
Local media reports say Toronto's SkyDome Corp. faces a "significant cash shortage."
FOX RATINGS SOAR 15% AFTER HOMER RACE
Baseball this season has been very, very good to Fox Broadcasting Co, with the league posting its sharpest rise in audience since 1966.
METS, PIAZZA CLOSE TO RECORD DEAL
The New York Mets and Mike Piazza are close to a long-term contract agreement that could make the All-Star catcher the highest paid player in baseball, according to broadcast reports.
FIFA GIVES THUMBS UP TO KOREA’S CUP PREPARATIONS
A delegation from soccer's governing body FIFA have given a thumbs up to South Korea's preparations for the 2002 World Cup, including the daunting task of building 10 new stadiums.
AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES PLAN "INDIGENOUS OLYMPICS"
Australian Aborigines plan to invite their indigenous brothers and sisters from around the world to an Olympics-style festival in the Sydney 2000 stadium.
GERMANY FORMALLY DECLARES BID FOR 2006 WORLD CUP
Germany has entered the race to stage the 2006 World Cup finals after they officially handed in their initial bid document to FIFA president Sepp Blatter.
CAF MAKE SECOND INSPECTION TRIP TO ZIMBABWE
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will send another inspection team to Zimbabwe next week to look at progress in the preparations for the hosting of the African Nations Cup finals in 2000.
IOC SPECIAL AGENTS WANTED TO BUY QUEBEC VOTE-REPORT
The Olympic organising committee in Quebec City was courted by "special agents" who offered to "buy" votes on the International Olympic Committee to help the city's bid to host the 2002 Winter Olympics to succeed, Le Soleil newspaper has reported.
BIG BUCKS TEED UP
Golf?s 1999 PGA Tour season will be by far the most lucrative ever, with 47 official tour events offering a total purse of $131.7 million.
FIFA BIDS TO AVOID OLYMPICS BRIBE SCANDAL
FIFA will lay down strict rules to countries bidding to host the 2006 World Cup finals to avoid the sort of scandal over bribery that has rocked the Olympic movement, FIFA President Sepp Blatter has announced.
CAPE TOWN MAYOR URGES OLYMPIC BID PROCESS REVAMP
The bidding process by cities hoping to host the Olympic games has been open to abuse for years and needs a radical revamp, the mayor of Cape Town, which failed to win the 2004 Games, has said.
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.
REGULATOR URGES BLOCK ON MAN UTD BID
It told the Monopolies and Mergers Commission - which is currently investigating the proposed #623 million bid at the direction of the British Government - it should prevent such take-overs as it would…
MEDIASET STRIKE FOUR-YEAR CHAMPIONS? LEAGUE DEAL
Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset has been awarded the rights to broadcast the Champions? League soccer matches in Italy for the next four seasons.
CUBAN CALLS FOR PARADIGM SHIFT IN ONLINE SPORTS CONTENT
Among the diverse voices at this weeks Interactive Sports West 1999 Conference in Los Angeles Mark Cuban's stood out.
SPEEDWAY DEAL CREATES RACETRACK GIANT
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.
FIVE MILLION OLYMPIC TICKETS UP FOR GRABS
After all the hype, tickets for next year's Olympic Games in Sydney go on sale this week.
BRAZILIAN STADIUM TO GET $34m FACELIFT
Brazilian politicians have announced a $34 million refurbishment for the world famous Maracana stadium.