Franz Beckenbauer, President of the World Cup 2006 Organization Committee, was named “Soccer Ambassador” and he is about to finish the tour throughout the countries participating in the World Cup. He has accomplished his mission with total credibility and charisma, as a Foreign’s spokesman said, and also he has managed to personify the slogan chosen for the event: “A time to make friends”.

This kind of transaction has no precedent. It would have the company pay off Ballack’s salary difference and Gamebookers would become the main sponsor of the Bayern Munich. The transaction offered to Munich and Ballack is similar to the famous transaction Gamebookers recently signed with the Greek basketball club Aris. The company bought Vladimir Petrovic for the club in November 2005 and pays for the player’s salary.

“I’m the one deciding if I stay or I leave. My contract with Real Madrid is until 2008, right now I can’t say anything and I’ve said the decision will be made after the season surely after the World Cup”, Ronaldo said after the game that eliminated the Real Madrid and classified the Arsenal.

This unbeliavable contest searches for the one who feels capable of predicting the outcome of every game during March Madness, Division I Men’s Basketball Championship in U.S.A. Being one of the most popular sport betting events every year, Sportsbook.com takes the NCAA tournament results as a challenge for sport fans willing to become millionaires.

NEW YORK -- England's David Beckham and Michael Owen, and Brazil's Ronaldo will headline the roster for Real Madrid on its U.S. tour.

The 24-man roster for the nine-time European club champion's games against Mexican power Chivas of Guadalajara in Chicago on Saturday and the Los Angeles Galaxy in Carson, Calif., on Monday will also include Spain's Raul, Portugal's Figo and Brazil's Roberto Carlos.

Uruguayan internationals Carlos Diogo and Pablo Garcia will make their debut with Madrid.

After an intensive search for a partner to develop casino´s projects, SX Networks finally find in MediaGambling Networks the perfect complement that they were looking for.

The skills required for the new partner were the following: the Company should have a strong presence at the Internet to support SX Networks’ sites promotion and it should be capable and disposed to work among them in the future projects.

MediaGambling was the only candidate that fitted perfectly in that profile. Among other things, MediaGambling will help to promote what is developed along with SXNetworks. In order to make this job successfully, they count on a wide sites’ network. SXNetworks will provide its experience in software and technology.

BERLIN: A wimbledon champion at 17, Maria Sharapova could soon reach No 1 at 18. If she wins this week’s German Open, Sharapova will move up one spot and overtake Lindsay Davenport to become the first Russian atop the WTA Tour computer rankings since they began in 1975. “If it works out, it works out,” Sharapova said on Monday. “If not, I have a lot of years ahead of me.”

She is ranked a career-high No 2, followed by Amelie Mauresmo, Serena Williams and Elena Dementieva. Martina Hingis was the tour’s youngest No 1, getting there in March 1997 at age 16. None of Sharapova’s nine titles has come on clay, but she hopes to use this tournament on that slow surface as a springboard to contending at the French Open, which starts May 23.

Bookies all over the world are taking bets on the race for 2012 Olympic Games

Paris tops the list of candidates to host the world’s most important sports event, according to online betting services, standing that the city has the higher chance to get elected.

The other 4 cities (sorted by the given odds) are: London, New York, Madrid and Moscow.

Delegations from the 5 electable cities are gathering with the International Olympic Comitee (IOC) to coordinate the arrangements for the election day on July 6th, in Singapore.

Last news said that SX Networks is interested in entering to the market of the Internet Games, specifically to the Online Casinos growing world. It will be a big challenge to this company and it will require a big investment. They think to corner competitive markets and also gain ground in many countries with different languages.

SX Networks already has some experience in the area, developing software for some Casinos’ sites. Although now, it will be SX Networks’ total responsibility of creating, developing, setting it in motion and keeping updated their own sites. There are going to be launched almost one hundred sites in five languages (English, Spanish, French, Italian, German), in different categories (bingo, poker, slots, backgammon). Different names are even handled: OnlineCasino888.com, SlotMacchina.com, OnlineSpielAutomaten.com, CasinosEnEspanol.com, among others.

The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority on Friday approved a deal clearing the way for the New York Giants to get a new stadium.
Eleven members of the authority voted in favor of the proposed $750 million stadium, which is to be ready for the 2008 season. Four members abstained.

Officials have said taxpayers will not shoulder any additional burden from the deal, which calls for the team to pay the entire cost of construction and to manage the facility, and to keep all profits. In recent days, the agreement, reached after months of contentious negotiations, has come under fire from politicians, including several gubernatorial hopefuls.