Slovenia
COUNTDOWN ON TO WINTER GAMES WINNER
The Austrian town of Klagenfurt kicked off the final day's campaigning for the right to host the 2006 Winter Games, wheeling out 1976 Olympic downhill champion Franz Klammer to try to win over the International Olympic Committee.
UEFA UNVEIL STRICT NEW FINANCIAL GUIDELINES
Only clubs which can prove they are financially stable and soundly managed will be allowed to compete in fixtures organised by UEFA from the 2003-04 season, European soccer's governing body has announced.
KARPIN BIDS FOR SAME STATUS AS EUROPEAN UNION PLAYERS
Celta Vigo's Russian international Valery Karpin is hoping to finish the season with the status of a European Union national after taking his case to a Madrid court this week.
EXTREME EXPANDS INTO SLOVENIA
The Extreme Group has launched the Extreme Sports Channel on the Telekabel cable network in Llubljana, Slovenia.
REBEL EUROPEAN BASKETBALL CLUBS SET TO SPLIT
European basketball is set to be split into two opposing camps in Thessaloniki today when newcomers ULEB will challenge the sport's governing body FIBA by announcing its own rival to the recently launched Suproleague.
COURT TO RULE ON YUGOSLAVIA EURO 2000 BAN REQUEST
A Belgian court will shortly issue its ruling on a request to ban Yugoslavia from the Euro 2000 soccer tournament, a court official told Reuters.
EURO 2000 SET FOR BRITISH BETTING BONANZA
British fans are set to bet more than #100 million pounds ($149m) on Euro 2000, making it the world's biggest single sports betting event, bookmakers Ladbrokes said on Friday.