Australia
Business

Springbok captain Gary Teichmann and the majority of South Africa's leading rugby union players have announced they were forming a players' association.
Business

Sports management groups in Australia say that sponsorship dollars are harder to come by because they are being siphoned off to Olympic contracts, the Australian Financial review reports.
Media

Russell E Wolff has been appointed Vice President, Programming at ESPN STAR Sports.

International rugby union is again in turmoil after England announced an under strength party to tour the Southern hemisphere, leaving the Australian union fuming and sponsors concerned about the series.
Events

Australia is considering a bid to host the 2010 World Cup finals, Soccer Australia chairman David Hill said on Tuesday.
Events

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has become the latest to sign up as a rights holder for the KL Commonwealth Games.
Business

Former British Lions and Scotland rugby captain, Gavin Hastings, is linking up with PR company Craigie Taylor International to open an office in Edinburgh
Media

Chinese swimming officials have vowed to intensify a crackdown on drug abuse by conducting more tests and slapping life bans on steroid cheats, state media has said.
Events

Average ticket prices for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Game will be around A$57 (US$24), according to New South Wales Olympic Minister Michael Knight.
Events

STAR Sports new pay channel service delivered record viewing figures for the Sharjah Cricket final, between India and Australia, broadcast on April 24th.
Events

London based Sports and Outdoor Media International has acquired The Boyer Group, Australia's principal sports stadia and outdoor advertising company.

Nicole Feely has been appointed general manager of Interstate Football for the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (SOCOG).
Stadia

Thousands of Australian builders downed tools in protest over wages and conditions on Wednesday, stopping work at dozens of major construction projects including the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games site.
Media

Athletics Australia's main commercial sponsor Optus has demanded over A$600,000 back from the sport's governing body, alleging the Optus-sponsored Melbourne and Sydney grand-prix were dominated by Nike brand.
Stadia

The Victorian Premier, Jeff Kennett, has announced that a $A65.4m "super stadium" would be constructed in Melbourne's Yarra Park precinct, in time for the 2000 Australian Tennis Open.
Stadia

The construction of Sydney's Olympic facilities for the 2000 Games is moving rapidly towards its completion, with deadlines being met ahead of schedule.
Sponsorship & Marketing

Australian rugby's most powerful administrator has warned British teams that they risk being snubbed by Australia if they persist in picking weakened squads to tour Down Under.
Sponsorship & Marketing

The ownership of three of five official Olympic Stores in Sydney is under review in a development that adds to mounting evidence of poor public support for Olympic initiatives.