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IAAF WITHOLD PRIZE MONEY FOR DOPING INFRINGEMENTS
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.
SAFRICA COULD HOST GRAND PRIX IN 2001
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.
GULLIT IMPROVES THE SCORE FOR NEWCASTLE UNITED
Share prices at Newcastle United rose 12% with the appointment of Ruud Gullit as manager.
INDONESIA AND THAILAND BANNED AFTER TIGER CUP FARCE
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.
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.