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FIFA CONGRESS MOST IMPORTANT FOR 24 YEARS
A bruising three-month battle for the FIFA presidency reaches a climax on Monday when Sepp Blatter and Lennart Johansson contest the biggest job in soccer.
ARU BOSS THREATENS SNUB OF NORTHERN
Australian rugby's most powerful administrator has warned British teams that they risk being snubbed by Australia if they persist in picking weakened squads to tour Down Under.
OCEANIA SOCCER MEETING ENDS IN DISARRAY
The Oceania Football Confederation's extraordinary congress called to elect a new president ended in disarray on Thursday without the vote being taken.
ALL BLACKS TO PLAY BARBARIANS IN JAPAN
The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRFU) has announced that the All Blacks will play a Pacific rim Barbarians side in Tokyo in November.
EXTRA CHECKS ON RUGBY STADIA AFTER INJURY
Safety chiefs are checking the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff before this weekend?s World Cup game between Wales and Japan to ensure there is no repeat of last week's incident when a woman was injured by debris falling from the roof.