Events
ENGLAND WILL OVERCOME KELLY RESIGNATION-EXEC DIRECTOR
A crisis sparked by Graham Kelly's resignation as chief executive of the English Football Association will not ruin England's bid for the 2006 World Cup, the F.A.'s executive director has said.
ICC PRESIDENT TO MISS KEY MEETING
The president of the International Cricket Council (ICC), India's Jagmohan Dalmiya, will not attend a key meeting of the ICC's executive board in New Zealand this weekend.
BROADCAST TAKE OVER BID
A Canadian broadcaster has made a multi-million bid to buy a leading speciality television group, partially owned by cable sports firm ESPN.
GANGA VOWS TO FIGHT EXPULSION
Congo's Jean-Claude Ganga said he would fight tooth and nail to defend his name after being provisionally thrown out of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
NAGANO HAD "EXCESSES" IN OLYMPIC BID, SAYS OFFICIAL
A top Japanese Olympics official has said there were "excesses" in Nagano's winning bid for the 1998 Winter Games but that a probe was being hampered because Olympic documents had been destroyed.
SPONSOR ACCUSES SYDNEY OF BRIBERY
A U.S. insurance giant and major Olympic sponsor has said the committee responsible for Sydney's successful bid for the 2000 Games appeared to have been involved in bribery.
NO SHOCKERS EXPECTED FROM MITCHELL OLYMPIC REPORT
An investigation into the Salt Lake City bribery scandal headed by former Sen. George Mitchell is not expected to uncover any major revelations, the head of the U.S. Olympic Committee has said.
CUBAN CALLS FOR PARADIGM SHIFT IN ON-LINE SPORTS CONTENT
Among the diverse voices at this week's Interactive Sports West 1999 Conference in Los Angeles Mark Cuban's stood out.
KING NAMES WORLD CUP COMMITTEE HEAD
Morocco's King Hassan has named former minister Driss Benhima as head of the National World Cup Committee (NWCC) to lobby for hosting the world soccer finals in Morocco in 2006.
WWF SEALS SPONSORSHIP DEAL WITH AUTOCAR RACING
Titan Sports (The WWF), has signed a merchandising sponsorship agreement with Zali Racing for 1999 and 2000 Indy Racing League and NASCAR Races.
GANGA TO QUIT AFRICAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
Jean-Claude Ganga, one of six International Olympic Committee members expelled from the organisation in March for taking bribes, is to resign as president of the African Olympic body, a South African Olympic official has confirmed.
KNIGHT ANGERS IOC MEMBERS
Sydney's 2000 Games chief Michael Knight raised the hackles of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday, lecturing its members on the need for reform just two days after cutting millions of dollars in IOC perks from the Sydney budget.
UNITED GET OUT OPTION AS FA LOOK TO 2006
The English Football Association has offered leading club Manchester United an unprecedented opportunity to ease its fixture schedule - in a move aimed at enhancing the countries claims to hosting the 2006 World Cup.
WORLD CUP DELAY BLASTED BY FIFA MEMBER
A vice-president of world soccer governing body FIFA has blasted the decision to delay the vote on who will win the battle to host the 2006 World Cup.
PEPSI SPONSOR SFX MARKETED US WOMEN’S VICTORY TOUR
The Pepsi-Cola Company will be an official beverage sponsor of the All-American Soccer Stars Victory (AASS) Tour.
LANDMARK RULING ON SOCCER RIGHTS DUE TODAY
The Restrictive Practices Court in London is to make a landmark court ruling today on the way in which television rights to English Premier League games are sold.
BRUNEI UNDER SPOTLIGHT AS SEA GAMES HOST
The 20th Southeast Asian games begin on Saturday with attention focused as much on the tiny sultanate of Brunei as the actual competition itself.
SA EXPLAIN BID CREDENTIALS
South African soccer officials, confident of the quality of their bid, have revealed why they think they should host the 2006 World Cup.