Australia

South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said the International Olympic Committee (IOC) corruption crisis has thrown doubt over its sponsorship of the Olympics.

A U.S. insurance giant and major Olympic sponsor has said the committee responsible for Sydney's successful bid for the 2000 Games appeared to have been involved in bribery.

The southern hemisphere's Super 12 competition will not be expanded for at least two years, the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) has announced.

Romania's sports minister has said his country would send more than 200 competitors to the Sydney 2000 Games, contrary to previous doubts raised by the head of the Romanian Olympic Committee Ion Tiriac.

Embattled Olympics chief Juan Antonio Samaranch has received unequivocal support from the Summer Games sports federations.

The Australian Cricket Board says it is looking at playing major matches at new stadiums in Melbourne and Sydney.

The Boyer Group has been appointed the exclusive signage sales agent for Stadium Australia in a seven-year deal.

The main stadium for the 2000 Sydney Olympics has passed its first major inspection, by drawing more than 100,000 people when organisers of the Games opened the doors to the public.

Leading Australian media figures have denied they had agreed to keep quiet about Sydney's tactics in wooing International Olympic Committee (IOC) votes for the city's bid to host the 2000 Games.

British American Racing (BAR) has unveiled the revised livery for their debut season in Formula One after the sport's governing body ruled they could not use different designs for their two cars.

Sydney Games organiser SOCOG will ask business to provide and pay up to 500 senior staff to work in key roles on the Olympics.

Organisers of next year's Sydney Olympics have slashed the Games budget, blaming the IOC corruption scandal for putting off potential sponsors.

A $250 million grand plan for Australia's MCG, including a hotel and television studio, have been unveiled.

Organisers of next year's Sydney Olympics have slashed the Games budget, blaming the IOC corruption scandal for putting off potential sponsors.

The Nine Network in Australia is expected to retrench up to 25 sports staff after confirming that it will axe its two long-running weekend sports programmes.

The Sydney Morning Herald has reported that Olympic organisers are considering moving the proposed beach volleyball venue from Bondi Beach, in east Sydney's.