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The Russian soccer league has said that the top of the table clash between champions and premier division leaders Spartak Moscow and their city rivals Lokomotiv Moscow had been postponed a day for security reasons.

The Euro 2000 website received more than a billion visits during the championships, making it one of the most popular sites ever, according to the company hosting the site.

The English Football Association said it would like to stage the 2001 FA Cup final at the new Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.

The Cincinnati Reds have signed a 30-year naming rights deal with Great American Insurance Company.

UK pools and gaming firm Littlewoods Leisure is to allow its customers to use WAP technology to allow bets to be placed using mobile phones.

Australian Rugby Union (ARU) officials are predicting a world record crowd of 109,000 for Saturday's Tri-nations rugby clash between Australia and New Zealand at Sydney's Olympic Stadium.

SportsYA! the Spanish and Portugese-language sports portal has secured a capital investment of $11million in its latest round of financing.

The PGA Tour's Greens.com Open at Reno-Tahoe is to change its name after the sponsorship deal was called off.

Planning permission for English first division soccer side Fulham's proposed $106 million redevelopment of its Craven Cottage stadium has been scrapped by law lords.

The World Cup will return to Germany after a 32-year absence but for Franz Beckenbauer the 2006 tournament will be an entirely new experience for Germany following unification.

Chief of the England 2006 World Cup has said the $15m campaign was money well spent ? despite the fact the bid now seems destined to fail.

Germany has sensationally won the right to stage the FIFA 2006 World Cup ? bringing soccer?s most valuable property back to European shores.

The Guby Network, an internet platform formed by the union of Latin America's top search engines, has signed Todosport, the online sports marketing firm targeting Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking sports enthusiasts, as its exclusive provider of the latest in sports-related news and information.

Cardiff?s Millennium Stadium is reported to be seeking a naming rights deal to help alleviate its debts.

Sportal has been judged to be the number one internet company in Europe, according to a major survey.

Getting a ticket to see newly-promoted Villarreal could prove to be even harder for Spanish soccer fans than finding one for a big match like a Real Madrid-Barcelona derby.

Italy's Foreign Ministry summoned the Dutch ambassador to Italy on Monday to deplore the treatment of Italian journalists detained by police at Sunday's Euro 2000 soccer championships final in Rotterdam.

Local media reports suggest Great American Insurance Co. is in negotiations to buy naming rights to the Cincinnati Reds' ballpark.