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Australian companies aim to learn from the mistakes made by sponsors dealing with the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (SOCOG), in anticipation of another major international sporting event hosted by an Australian city next year.

FIFA has firmly rejected South Africa's request for arbitration over last month's vote to award the 2006 World Cup finals to Germany.

English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur have promised to refund any season tickets from fans unhappy over the sale of star player David Ginola.

Any money made by Hansie Cronje from a book deal, reportedly being negotiated on his behalf, or from other deals stemming from the match-fixing crisis in South African cricket will not come under the scrutiny of the King commission of inquiry.

The introduction of ?Saturday Night Live? comedian Dennis Miller to ABC?s coverage of "Monday Night Football" has backfired.
Business

The International Olympic Committee has dismissed complaints about restrictions on foreign television access to the Sydney Olympics as "a storm in a tea cup".
Events

FIFA will urge South Korea and Japan to co-host the 2001 Confederations' Cup as a test run for the 2002 World Cup.

For more than 18 months the International Olympic Committee has been battling to improve its image after the biggest corruption scandal in its history ? but now with the Sydney Olympics in sight, IOC members are feeling the relief of a traveller sighting an oasis in the desert. For more, see FEATURE.
Business

Money-losing Teleglobe Inc. has said it will end its sponsorship agreement with Formula One auto racing team British American Racing (BAR) at the end of the current season.
Stadia

The Walt Disney Internet Group is to buy the remaining 40 percent of Soccernet (soccernet.com) from Daily Mail and General Trust that it did not purchase in August of 1999.
Business

Coca-Cola, one of the biggest names in sports sponsorship, is in talks with some of Formula One's top teams, believed to include Benetton and Jordan, with the aim of entering F1 racing sponsorship for the first time.

World Wrestling Federation Entertainment (WWFE) has reached an agreement with Total Sports Asia, appointing the Malaysian-based company as its exclusive Asian TV rights representative.

English Test Match cricket ground Edgbaston has signed a deal to install a new pitch cover to maximise the hours of play possible during unsettled weather.
Events

Most of the planet's inhabitants who have access to a television set will be watching the Sydney Olympics, according to viewing projections released by the IOC.
Business

EPSN Star Sports has appointed Mike Kerr to the newly created position of senior manager, integrated sales.
Events

Scottish Premier League soccer clubs Rangers and Celtic have signed a deal to broadcast games in Europe on pay-per-view television in the UK.

Fox Sports International and In Sync Productions Inc. have agreed a deal for World Championship Kickboxing.
Business

IEC in Sports and Montreux Volley Mastes have renewed its contract for