Australia
GAME TARNISHED BY CORRUPTION REPORT
Every aspect of world cricket has been tarnished by a damning Indian corruption report released on Wednesday, according to The Times of London.
BMCMEDIA SIGN SOCCERNET WEB MARKETING DEAL
BMCMedia has been appointed by the Walt Disney Internet Group to represent football web site Soccernet, in all major markets in the Asia Pacific region, including Australia, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, Peoples Republic of China, India, Malaysia, Taiwan, Indonesia and New Zealand.
AUSTRALIA COLLECTS $1.4BN FROM SYDNEY OLYMPICS
Australia has benefited to the tune of $1.4billion from Olympic-based income during September, pushing the trade balance into surplus for the first time in three years.
SOCOG SET FOR ONLINE OLYMPIC AUCTION
The Sydney Organising Committee for this year?s Olympic Games is to auction a range of Olympic memorabilia.
QUOKKA ANNOUNCES RECORD FINANCIAL RESULTS
Quokka Sports, Inc. has announced record third quarter financial results for the three months ending September 30, 2000.
BRAZIL ANGRY OVER BLATTER’S WORLD CUP THREAT
Brazilians have hit out at Sepp Blatter after the FIFA president threatened in a magazine interview to kick the country out of the 2002 World Cup.
JONES AND CROWE DENY FIXING MATCHES
Former Australian batsman Dean Jones and ex-New Zealand captain Martin Crowe have denied any involvement in match-fixing after being named in an Indian police report into corruption in the game.
NBCOLYMPICS.COM RATED TOP SYDNEY SITE
Nielsen Net Ratings has hailed NBCOlympics.com the Sydney Olympic web site champion for the US audience.
IOC TO VISIT BEIJING IN BID PROCESS
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will visit Beijing in February next year ahead of the vote in July to decide the host city of the 2008 Games, a Chinese Olympic bid official said on Tuesday.
IOC FACE LEGAL STEPS OVER BANNED GYMNAST
Andreea Raducan, the Romanian gymnast stripped of a gold medal in Sydney for taking a banned substance, has said she will sue the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to clear her name.
SPORTAL SIGNS UP VICTORIAN STATE CRICKET TEAM
The Victorian state cricket team has joined forces with sports internet group Sportal Australia to produce a new cricket web-site at www.bushrangers.com.au.
WORLD CUP CHIEFS HOPE FOR BRIGHTER TOMORROW
Organisers of the Rugby League World Cup are hoping for an upturn in the event?s fortunes after dire weather and disruptions to UK train services caused chaos over the first weekend of matches.
CATHY FREEMAN BEING SUED BY EX-FIANCE
Australian Olympic champion Cathy Freeman is being sued by her ex-fiance for breach of contract after sacking him as her manager before the Sydney Olympics, the Australian media has reported.
AUSTRALIAN DESIGN FIRM BECOMES HOK PROPERTY.
Australian-based design and planning firm Hassell has formed an alliance with HOK, the world's biggest sports facility architectural firm.
UNRIVALED PARALYMPICS CARNIVAL FINALLY OVER
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) president Robert Steadward has declared the Paralympic Games, the best Games ever, as International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Juan Antonio Samaranch had done on October 1. Steadward said the Paralympics had had been "an absolutely outstanding event".
NBA SEEKS ASIAN EXPANSION
The NBA, constrained by the ?mature? domestic market are seeking new markets in Asia, according to a report in the Asian Wall Street Journal.
SYNCHRO TO PROVIDE TICKETING SERVICES FOR AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX
The first Grand Prix of next season, which takes place in Melbourne, Australia, will utilise ticketing services from Synchro Systems? sister company Ticketmaster 7 of Australia.
MCDONALD?S TO QUIT AFL
The Australian Football League (AFL) is creating a new sponsorship structure, which could result in the exit of McDonald?s as a sponsorship partner.