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South Korea's preparations for the co-hosting of the 2002 World Cup are well on track to be completed before the December 2001 deadline set by FIFA, according to event co-ordinator Peter Velappan.
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Olympic officials have expressed relief over the appointment of Yianna Angelopoulos as chief organiser of the Athens 2004 Olympics, saying they now expected fewer delays and harder work from Greece.
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European Gridiron football received a boost with the latest attendance figures from NFL Europe.
Business

CNBC, the financial news network, has signed a four-year deal with the PGA Tour to televise 33 Senior PGA Tour events domestically, beginning in 2001.
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Media Content has signed a deal with Canal Plus to launch World Wrestling Federation Entertainment in France.
Business

Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) has decided upon a new European broadcast strategy for the 2000 FedEx Championships Series season.
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A spokesman for BSkyB has denied reports it has made any bid for exclusive UK television rights to the soccer World Cup in 2002.
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CART.com, the official web-site for the CART FedEx Championship Series has been given a new design and format by Quokka Sports Inc, in conjunction with CART.
Business

NFL International managing director Doug Quinn is the latest high-profile sports sector executive to confirm his participation at Sport Business 2000, the prestige conference organised by Sport Business International and Dow Jones.
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The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team has signed an agreement with Yahoo! Inc., designating Yahoo! Sports as the team's exclusive Internet Services sponsor.
Business

Japan Sports Channel, Inc. (JSC) the loss-making digital sports channel, will be dissolved by its owners, Itochu Corp.
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Univision, the leading Spanish-language television broadcast company in the United States, is to broadcast the "Copa Oro 2000" (Gold Cup) tournament, beginning on Sunday, February 13.
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FIA president Max Mosley has threatened to reduce the number of Grand Prix events in Europe in the wake of the EU?s investigation into the FIA's control of television rights in the sport.
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Sports Dome 2001, the consortium made up of businesses and sporting bodies which aims to turn the site of the Millennium Dome in London into a complex dedicated to sport, have met up to finalise their proposals.
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As Hurricane Floyd makes its journey across the States, the sports world is having to pick up the pieces after a number of events fell victim.
Business

Octagon, the sports marketing arm of the massive Interpublic Group, has launched as a consolidated brand and declared its intention to grow its share of the market.
Events

Latin America?s Octagon Koch Tavares has signed a deal to be exclusive marketing agency for the Brazilian Tennis Confederation (CBT).
Business

Top Australian Olympic official Kevan Gosper has defended Sydney Games organisers against a consumer watchdog over the number of Olympic tickets available to the public.