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As the race for the right to stage the 2006 World Cup finals entered its final hours on Wednesday, South Africa were still regarded as favourites with Germany a potent threat to their chances.
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Former South African President Nelson Mandela said on Tuesday that South Africa deserved to be the first African country to host the World Cup.
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FIFA executive committee members will begin gathering in Zurich today for the meeting which will decide the host of the 2006 World Cup.
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Local media reports suggest Great American Insurance Co. is in negotiations to buy naming rights to the Cincinnati Reds' ballpark.
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The United States Supreme Court will be asked to examine the case involving Casey Martin's use of a cart during its tour events.
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Soccer's world governing body FIFA said "no sanctions were foreseen" against Brazil for pulling out of the race to host the 2006 World Cup at the 11th hour.
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Scotland is set to mount a bid to host soccer?s 2008 European Championships.
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The European Broadcasting Union has bestowed its highest distinction on Albert Scharf, head of Bayerischer Rundfunk (the Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation), for his ?outstanding contribution to broadcasting? ? among which has been his ability to secure key sports rights.
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As widely anticipated, Brazil has withdrawn from the race to host soccer?s 2006 World Cup.
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CART has teamed up with the SFX Sports Group for the negotiation of television rights to its FedEx Championship Series.
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German Football Federation (DFB) president Egidius Braun has been taken to hospital over the weekend, a DFB spokesman said.
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FIFA, world soccer?s governing body, appears to be back-tracking over a confidential report which ranked England's bid to stage the 2006 World Cup below that of rivals Germany and South Africa.
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The Tour de France chief has asserted that the credibility of the race is at stake this year and that organisers would act with the greatest severity against drugs offenders.
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XOR, a full-service provider that assembles and manages customised solutions for eBusinesses, has signed a two-year hosting agreement with The Sporting News Online
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Support is growing for a proposed new #7million indoor training track to be built in Swansea, Wales.
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A representative of Taiwan?s Olympic Committee is to meet mainland China?s sports officials to discuss the feasibility of Taipei co-sponsoring the 2008 Olympics with Beijing.
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NBC and Fox's hardball efforts to negotiate new baseball rights have thrown the bidding process wide open, according to Variety magazine.
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Australian media tycoons Rupert Murdoch and Kerry Packer are reported to be involved in a bidding war for the digital and internet rights to English cricket.