1. I believe the sports boycott of South Africa helped overturn apartheid. 2. Measures that might be taken against Nigeria by delegates at the Commonwealth summit in New Zealand include visa restrictions and a sports boycott. 3. The international sports boycott hit home in sport-crazy South Africa almost as hard as the economic boycott. 4. The measures included a arms-sale ban, a sports boycott and blocking development aid. 5. The sports boycott against South Africa for its racial policies had just been lifted. 6. Yugoslavia did not have the opportunity to qualify after a sports boycott against them was eased late last year. 7. In Strasbourg, the European Parliament adopts a resolution calling for a sports boycott. 8. Two weeks ago, EU foreign ministers agreed to place a sports boycott on Nigeria and to withdraw all military attaches from the country. 9. The further sanctions could include sports boycotts, a freezing of Nigerian assets in the US, and other trade sanctions, Rice said. |