Australia

Australian media have demanded urgent action to solve air traffic control and baggage handling problems at Sydney Airport before hundreds of thousands of people flood through there for the Sydney Olympics.

Pakistan's Olympic hockey team have been offered cash incentives to win a medal at the Sydney Olympics.

Australia's most senior cricket official has attacked the International Cricket Council (ICC) over its handling of an inquiry that cleared Australian fast-bowler Brett Lee of having a suspect bowling action.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) medical commission has decided on its stance with regard the banned drug EPO at this year?s Sydney Olympics.

Protesters against Nike?s labour code tried to join the Olympic torch relay in Melbourne in an attempt to embarrass the sportswear giant into signing a code to protect ?outworkers? who make clothing at home.

Athletics Australia has appointed ActiveTV as its agent in selling international television rights of Athletics Australia events including the forthcoming Telstra Athletics Trials and next year's Grand Prix Series.

The president of the Spanish Tennis Federation Agusti Pujol has announced that Barcelona will host the Davis Cup final between Spain and Australia from December 8-10.

Golf champion Tiger Woods has been summoned to appear before a Screen Actors Guild trial board to explain why he shot a car commercial during the union's strike against the advertising industry.

Sydney may be poised for a visitor-fueled cash-injection of Olympic proportions this September, but the New South Wales State capital can also expect an extra sports-related economic boost from a far less exalted source.

The Indian team for the Olympic Games 2000 will be sponsored by Samsung, the information technology and telecommunications company, which is spending about $200 million in 40 countries on its Sydney Games marketing programme.

There is only a 50-50 chance of obtaining a reliable test for the banned drug EPO ahead of the Sydney Olympics, according to International Olympic Committee (IOC) medical commission chief Patrick Schamasch.

International Olympic Committee's top marketers on have predicted record television viewing levels for next month's Olympic games in Sydney, Australia, insisting the movement has recovered from the Salt Lake City scandal.

Sydney Olympics minister Michael Knight has said that Beijing has a strong bid for the 2008 games and Australia would be willing to help if China won.

Watch out for the man in the van at the Sydney Olympics. It could be IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch.

InMotion Technologies has just announced a partnership with NBC Quokka Ventures to produce VideoFinish/ SimulCam broadcast images for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.

EventsCorp has won the international bid to stage the 2003 UCI BMX World Championships in Perth, Australia.