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DISNEY READY TO TAKE OPTION ON ANAHEIM ANGELS
Following the death of entertainment industry legend Gene Autry on Friday, Disney is now poised to take full ownership of the Anaheim Angels baseball team at a bargain price.
EUROPE’S TOP CLUBS TELL UEFA – "WE WANT MORE CONTROL"
Twelve of Europe's top clubs have asked UEFA for closer co-operation in the organisation of the European Champions' League and insisted on having more input in financial matters.
SYDNEY OFFICIAL OPTIMISTIC ABOUT NEW TAX IMPACT
Olympic officials have said they were optimistic the Australian government would help to ensure the Sydney 2000 Games budget was not hit hard by a new goods and services tax (GST).
CHINA MARTIAL ART FIGHTS FOR OLYMPIC RECOGNITION
China's ancient martial art of wushu is fighting its way into the Olympic arena by seeking official recognition for the popular sport, state media has reported.
UK’S UTD NEWS SHOOTS DOWN ARSENAL REPORT
Britain's United News & Media Plc has denied a report that it was on the verge of striking a 100 million pound ($166 million) deal to buy a major stake in top English soccer club Arsenal.
GAMES-FARCE FEAR AS GLITCHES THREATEN ASIAN GAMES
Three days before Asia's biggest sporting event kicks off, harried Thai organisers are still battling bugs that threaten to turn the 13th Asian Games into a farce.
N.KOREA SAYS NOT BEEN ASKED FOR 2002 HELP
Isolationist North Korea has never been officially approached about the possibility of hosting matches during the 2002 World Cup, a top Pyongyang sports official has said.
NBA PLAYERS? UNION REACH DEAL – REPORT
The National Basketball Association and its players' union reached an agreement that could end a lockout and result in a shortened pro basketball season, it has been reported.
NAGANO MAYOR SAYS ‘EXCESS’ POSSIBLE IN OLYMPIC BID
The mayor of the Japanese city which hosted the 1998 Winter Games has said there may have been "excess" in the campaign which won it the right to stage the Olympics.
HORSES HEAD TO HANOI
Communist-ruled Vietnam has approved Hanoi's first horse racing track.
PARALYMPICS TV RIGHTS TALKS TAKE NEW TWIST
Australian TV broadcast rights for the Paralympic Games could finally be resolved after it was revealed the ABC was in talks with the organising committee.
UNDER-FIRE IOC SCRAPS REQUEST FOR SWISS TAX BREAK
The International Olympic Committee has said it had withdrawn its request to the Swiss government for an exemption from value-added tax.
BIG PLANS FOR AUSSIE STADIUM
A $250 million grand plan for Australia's MCG, including a hotel and television studio, have been unveiled.
MURDOCH MOVE ANGERS GERMANS
Germany's soccer fans and tabloids have expressed outrage after media mogul Rupert Murdoch swooped to buy European Champions League TV rights for his tiny, almost unknown TM3 women's channel.
PEPSI LAUNCH THAI UNITED CAMPAIGN
Pepsi-Cola International has launched the first TV commercial featuring English soccer giants Manchester United in Thailand - where there is a fanatical following for the Premiership winning team.
BANGLADESH TO GET CRICKET STADIUM – SAYS REPORT
Overjoyed Bangladeshis, whose cricket team won its first victory at the century's last Cricket World Cup in England on Monday, will soon have a stadium exclusively for cricket, according to media reports.
EURO TV DEAL SUCCESS FOR BSKYB
British pay-TV company BSkyB says it has signed exclusive contracts with all three English football clubs playing in next season's European UEFA Cup.
POLISH SOCCER FACES ELECTION AS STEP TO CLEAN-UP
At the demand of FIFA, Poland's scandal-ridden soccer federation holds presidential elections on Monday which will determine if the country's football industry is rebuilt or sinks deeper into isolation.