SportBusiness Staff

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.

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, 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, in Spain, will remain a part of the MotoGP calendar at least until 2006, it has been confirmed.

The world championship returns to "the brickyard" for the first time for 40 years on Sunday.

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.

Reach for your mouse and your credit card - it's time for an Olympic flutter on the Internet.

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.

Spanish and Portuguese internet sports portal SportsYA! has launched its special online Olympics service.

The president of the International Olympic Committee is in mourning following the death at the weekend of his wife.