Government Mum On World Cup Bid
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The Government was dragging its heels yesterday when the Ministry of Sport failed to come out with a clear message of support for South Africa&#39;s bid to host the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
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Only 850,000 tickets will be available when online sales for the 2006 World Cup begin Feb. 1.
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The NHL and the players' association met for talks Wednesday, but tried to keep the focus on the World Cup of Hockey.
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Fifa announces that the 2010 World Cup in South Africa will take place between 11 June and 11 July.
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Organizers of the rugby World Cup remained defiant on Wednesday in the face of mounting media exasperation at a row that threatens coverage of the tournament which opens on Friday.
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Olympic chiefs have ruled out cutting ticket prices despite poor attendances.
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The powerful Japan Football Association on Wednesday become the latest organisation to reject plans by the English Premier League to stage matches overseas.
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Juergen Klinsmann believes the open competition for spots on Germany's team at the 2006 World Cup finals will keep the players on their toes and prevent them from missing matches in the run-up due to "dubious" ...
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Sport: Lawrence Dallaglio and other old hands face a last chance to make a respectable World Cup defence, writes Robert Kitson.
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MasterCard Inc. will drop its legal  fight to get sponsorship rights for the next two World Cup  tournaments under a $90 million settlement with soccer&#39;s  governing body announced on Thursday.
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A labor dispute between the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) and players has halted World Cup preparations and could result in the national team using replacement players for the Feb. 9 opening of the final round of qualifying in Trinidad &amp; Tobago.
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Manager-less Scotland will begin their bid to qualify for the 2010 World Cup against Macedonia on September 6, 2008, according to official fixtures released Friday.
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Only 850,000 tickets out of 3.2 million seats for the World Cup will be available when sales begin Feb. 1, because tickets must be set aside for sponsors, media, soccer federations and other official partners.
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A watchdog says ministers have failed to make the case for spreading government jobs around the country.
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Claims of a "black hole" in Olympic funding are rejected - as MPs prepare to debate the plan to use lottery money.
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Many of the top soccer teams in Italy will play their games in empty stadiums if a proposal by government ministers is approved at a special cabinet meeting Wednesday.
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The Scottish Football Association postponed a board meeting Tuesday that had been called to discuss the German&#39;s future. Scotland has picked up just two points from its first three qualifying games for the 2006 World Cup.