1.   Perez said she wants to go to the Olympics because she loves her sport and because she wants to show Cuban sports officials that they should treat people better.

2.   The incident, in which the coach was only arrested eight months after the death, was dismissed by Romanian sports officials as unusual physical abuse.

3.   A meeting of sporting club officials during the week to discuss the issue of violence yielded few results.

4.   Australian sports officials Wednesday called for tougher penalties against swimmers caught taking drugs at international competitions.

5.   Figo met Thursday with Sporting officials who have tried to tempt him to remain with the club.

6.   He announced his contract extension on Monday after leaving an all-night bargaining session with Sporting officials in Lisbon.

7.   In late November, Cameroon sports officials and FIFA President Sepp Blatter met in an attempt to resolve the problems that led to FIFA dissolving the ruling body.

8.   It comes after several months of soul-searching by Cuban sports officials concerned by recent defeats in international baseball tournaments which their teams had long dominated.

9.   Last week, Finnish sports officials decided to ban cross-country skiers from using all intravenous injections.

10.   Late Wednesday, Sotomayor drove his red Mercedes into his garage and closed the door, and met in his home with Cuban sports officials.