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RUMMENIGGE BLASTS FIFA, UEFA AND EU OVER SOCCER CHAOS
Bayern Munich vice-president Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has criticised governing bodies FIFA and UEFA and the European Union for the way they are handling soccer matters.
CLEANEVENT WINS WIMBLEDON WASTE MANAGEMENT CONTRACT
Australian owned event cleaning company Cleanevent have signed a contract with The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club for day-to-day cleaning, including the period of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships.
MCG BUYS NEW EVENT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
The Melbourne Cricket Ground, one of Australia?s greatest sporting venues, has purchased "Event Business Management Software" (EBMS) from St Louis, Missouri?based Ungerboeck Systems, Inc (USI).
JAPAN FIGHT FOR WORLD CUP TITLE NAME CHANGE
Japan is fighting for a change in the title name of the 2002 World Cup finals because FIFA put South Korea ahead of them when they announced the joint Asian co-hosts in April 1996.
TURKISH FA AIMS TO SOLVE TV ROW NEXT WEEK
Turkey's soccer authorities will hold a tender for broadcasting rights next week in a bid to resolve a quarrel which has prevented the restart of the domestic season.
US PUNTERS GO TO THE IRISH DOGS
Online and telephone betting service betinternet.com have signed an exclusive broadcast and betting agreement with the Irish Greyhound Board, offering access to the Irish Tote.
PREMIER WARNS OF OLYMPIC PARK ?WHITE ELEPHANT?
New South Wales Premier has warned that Sydney's main Olympic venues will remain a drain on taxpayers for years, with public funds being used to subsidise some big events.
ZIDANE CAUGHT IN CAR CLASH
Juventus star and FIFA World Player of the Year Zinedine Zidane found himself caught between two car companies after appearing in a television commercial for US giant Ford.
US BIDS FOR WORLD CLUB TOURNAMENT
The US has announced it is to bid to stage FIFA?s Club World Championships in 2003.
SPONSORSHIP A HIT FOR EUROSPORT DURING GAMES
Broadcast sponsorship of Eurosport?s coverage of the Olympic Games was a huge success, according to a survey of European television viewers.
LPGA TOUR ANNOUNCES EXPANDED 2001 SCHEDULE
The LPGA Tour on Thursday on announced that its 2001 schedule would include four new events and feature its largest total purse ever.
QUOKKA SIGNS DEAL WITH NCAA
Quokka Sports has signed a deal with the NCAA to extend their partnership for official online NCAA championship coverage of 40 NCAA sports championships through the 2002 spring season.
ADIDAS AND ALL BLACKS LAUNCH VIRTUAL RUGBY GAME
Ad agency Saatchi & Saatchi has launched an online rugby game called Beat Rugby to keep the New Zealand All Blacks and the team?s sponsors adidas in the sporting spotlight during the international rugby off-season.
IOC APPROVES ATHENS? SECURITY
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved Greece's security strategy for the 2004 Games but asked for a detailed operations plan to be drawn up as soon as possible, officials said on Thursday.
NTL TO JOIN GO RACING CONSORTIUM
UK cable company NTL has exclusively associated itself with the consortium bidding for the broadcast rights to Britain's 59 racecourses.
SPORTINGLIFE.COM MAKES DOUBLE APPOINTMENT
Sportinglife.com has appointed Simon McKay, as its first head of sponsorship and advertising, and Real Media, as its exclusive advertising sales agency.
ORAD LAUNCHES NEW VIRTUAL INNOVATION
Virtual technology firm Orad Hi-Tec Systems Ltd, is to launch a 3D on- air graphics system named CyberGraphics.
AUSTRALIA COLLECTS $1.4BN FROM SYDNEY OLYMPICS
Australia has benefited to the tune of $1.4billion from Olympic-based income during September, pushing the trade balance into surplus for the first time in three years.