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Two executives working for FIFA's marketing affiliate were placed under formal legal examination on Wednesday by a court investigating allegations of a World Cup ticket fraud, court sources said.
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Sydney 2000 Olympics organisers have said the cost of staging the Games had blown up by A$150 million (US$90 million), largely because of an increase in the number of events.
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Asia basketball fans have been given a boost with the news that ESPN Star Sports will air 77 National Basketball Association (NBA) live games each season for the next four years from this November.
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Qantas has signed a one-year sponsorship deal with the Australian Grand Prix Corporation to back this year's Australian 500cc Motorcycle Grand Prix.
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A US federal judge has dismissed a $30 million suit filed by former Golden State Warriors basketball professional Latrell Sprewell to challenge his suspension for attempting to choke his coach.
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Kenyan steeplechaser Paul Kosgei and an unnamed Romanian woman athlete have had their prize money withheld from two world championship events earlier this year because of a breach of anti-doping rules.
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South Africa could host a Formula One Grand Prix race in 2001 or maybe even sooner if there is a gap in the programme, Formula One Association president Bernie Ecclestone is reported to have said.
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Share prices at Newcastle United rose 12% with the appointment of Ruud Gullit as manager.
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Thailand and Indonesia were banned from international soccer by Asia's governing body on Friday following their farcical match in last month's Tiger Cup.
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Local media reports say Toronto's SkyDome Corp. faces a "significant cash shortage."

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Baseball this season has been very, very good to Fox Broadcasting Co, with the league posting its sharpest rise in audience since 1966.
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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.

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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.

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Australian Aborigines plan to invite their indigenous brothers and sisters from around the world to an Olympics-style festival in the Sydney 2000 stadium.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.