SAMARANCH TO RETURN TO SYDNEY TODAY
International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch will return to the Sydney Games today after attending a funeral service in Barcelona for his wife Maria Teresa Salisachs.
WEMBLEY TO MOUNT MASSIVE SECURITY OPERATION
Police are to mount a huge security operation for the final game to be played at London?s Wembley Stadium, amid fears souvenir hunting fans could rip it to pieces.
TIGER WOODS RIVALS JORDAN, RUTH AS ENDORSER
Tiger Woods, who last week extended his marketing tie with sports gear giant Nike in one of the biggest endorsement packages ever, may surpass Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan or Pele as a celebrity endorser.
VALENCIA SIGNS NEW MOTOGP DEAL
Valencia, in Spain, will remain a part of the MotoGP calendar at least until 2006, it has been confirmed.
F1 MAKES LONG-AWAITED RETURN TO THE ‘BRICKYARD’
The world championship returns to "the brickyard" for the first time for 40 years on Sunday.
QUOKKA RAISES $76 MILLION IN DEBT FINANCING
Quokka Sports Inc. has raised $76 million through a private placement of debt and expects the money to carry it through to profitability in the second quarter of 2002.
GAMES FEVER ROUND WORLD GRIPS ONLINE GAMBLERS
Reach for your mouse and your credit card - it's time for an Olympic flutter on the Internet.
INTERNET HITS SOAR AMID OLYMPIC FEVER
The official website of the Sydney Games is currently in gold medal position on the information superhighway, said Nielsen NetRatings, a company which monitors internet hits.
SPORTSYA! GOES FOR GOLD WITH SYDNEY COVERAGE
Spanish and Portuguese internet sports portal SportsYA! has launched its special online Olympics service.
MOURNING SAMARANCH TO RETURN TO SYDNEY THIS WEEK
The president of the International Olympic Committee is in mourning following the death at the weekend of his wife.