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BECKENBAUER COMES TO THE RESCUE, PRESSES FOR REFORMS
Franz Beckenbauer has been elected vice-president of the German Soccer Federation (DFB) and has immediately pressed for reforms.
UK COMMERCIAL BROADCASTERS LAUNCH DIGITAL TV
Britain's commercial television companies have said they are to launch the country's sixth terrestrial television channel, ITV2, on December 7 with the declared aim of capturing younger viewers.
FORMULA ONE DENIES MAKING MISLEADING STATEMENTS
British motor racing giant Formula One said it rejected allegations made by a BBC-TV documentary that it made misleading statements regarding the status of a European Commission competition investigation.
MALAYSIA CONFIRMS BID FOR 2008 GAMES, SAYS IOC
Malaysia has confirmed it will be bidding to host the 2008 Olympic Games.
ASIA CRISIS HITS OCA MARKETING PROGRAMME
Asia's financial crisis has cost the Asian Games $12 million in lost marketing revenue, the region's Olympic chief has said.
GERMAN BANK LAUNCHES BID IN F1 BOND SAGA
A German bank has offered to purchase all of motor racing tycoon Bernie Ecclestone's planned bond issue provided conditions including a reduction in the deal's size are met, bankers in London has said.
WORLD CUP DOMINATES BRITISH SPORTS TV VIEWING IN 1998
The extent of football?s booming popularity among Britains armchair fans is confirmed by the release of television ratings that show 29 of the top 30 sporting events in 1998 were football matches.
SYDNEY?S BILLION DOLLAR OLYMPIC BOOST
The 2000 Olympic Games will boost Australia's economy by A$6.5 billion (US$4.2 billion) over the 12 years to mid-2006, according to a new study.
OLYMPIC NEWS – `AROUND THE RINGS?Ed Hula, Editor
1.DIRTY TRICKS SURFACE IN IOC SCANDAL
2.KENYA'S MUKORA QUITS IOC
3.SAMARANCH DEFIANT, TOO
4.2006 WINTER OLYMPIC BIDDERS FACE CONFUSION, NEW RULES
5.2012 BIDS
6.HOT FILE
KEY UTAH OLYMPIC FIGURE SAYS HE DID NOT ACT ALONE
The head of Salt Lake City's Olympic bid committee defended his role in the widening cash-for-votes scandal, saying that local organisers never questioned his actions.
SAMSUNG CAST DOUBT OVER OLYMPIC SPONSORSHIP
South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said the International Olympic Committee (IOC) corruption crisis has thrown doubt over its sponsorship of the Olympics.
ATLANTA ORGANISERS `VIOLATED GIFT RULES?
A former leader of Atlanta's bid for the 1996 Olympics said his group violated the gift rules of the International Olympic Committee in its pursuit of the Summer Games.
NZ MINISTER SHEDS TOURISM PORTFOLIO IN POLICY ROW
New Zealand minister Murray McCully recently resigned his tourism portfolio amid a row over policy but will retain responsibility for sports, fitness and leisure.
VIRTUAL ADVERTISING GIANTS NEW APPOINTMENT
Princeton Video Image Inc (PVI), a global leader in virtual advertising, has appointed a new chief technology officer.
FIFA ‘OPEN’ TO NORTH KOREA WORLD CUP INVOLVEMENT
World soccer's governing body FIFA is open to the possibility of North Korea staging matches in the 2002 World Cup finals, which will be jointly hosted by Japan and South Korea, FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said.
CAF WILL NOT SELECT AFRICAN WORLD CUP 2006 CANDIDATE
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) said it will not make a choice this weekend between the two African countries bidding to host the 2006 World Cup.
PELE BACKS SA WORLD CUP BID
Soccer legend Pele has confirmed his support for South Africa's bid to stage the 2006 World Cup, saying he thought Brazil could be ready to stage the finals four years later.
SEVEN NETWORK SET FOR BUMBER PAYBACK
Australia's Seven Network is set to reap a lucrative reward for its investment in the Docklands Stadium in Victoria.