World Sports Summary Today
"Reggae Boyz" under threat
KINGSTON, (AFP) - Jamaica's hopes of a successful qualifying campaign for the 2006 World Cup finals could be under threat if world governing body FIFA accede to a request from their vice-president Jack Warner to halt all funding to Caribbean football federations.
Rochemback home for family matter
Fabio Rochemback
BARCELONA: Barcelona's Brazilian midfielder Fabio Rochemback travelled
home Monday on family business but is expected back on Thursday
the club revealed.
He hopes to be available for next weekend's meeting with Celta
Vigo as Barca bid to stem a disastrous run in the league.
Where there's a Wil ...
WIL, Switzerland: Swiss side Wil, currently
fourth in the table, can take part in the final round of the championship
this spring after agreeing a budget for the remainder of the season.
The St. Gallen-based side had to persuade the league's finance
officials they are solvent amid fears they might be relegated
if they did not come up with a cash injection of 500,000 francs
(340,000 euros).
Sao Paulo rising to Olympic challenge
BRASILIA: The municipal secretary of sports affairs for Sao Paulo state, Nadia Campeao, has handed over the city's dossier to the sports ministry detailing the metropolis' plans to host the 2012 Olympic Games. Rio de Janeiro is another Brazilian candidate for the jamboree.
Gamboa to Grasshoppers
ZURICH: Argentine defender Fernando Gamboa wil replace Boris Smiljanic, who has left Grasshoppers of Zurich to join Swiss champions Basel, Agence Sports Information reported Monday.