The Lesotho Government says it discovered that some of the international companies bidding for the contracts had attempted to bribe the overall manager of the scheme.

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The new proposals include plans to rival the IPL by using a bidding process to attract the biggest starts of the international stage.

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Suitors could include the big international spirits companies, such as Diageo or Allied Domecq, which are presently preoccupied by the bidding to buy Seagram's liquor business.

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The International Olympic Committee visited China for a four-day inspection of the capital, Beijing, which is bidding to host the games in 2008.

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