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World rugby's governing body has failed to promote the sport outside its traditional strongholds and is in dire need of a serious shape-up, former Australian hero David Campese has said.

NBA officials and the players' union will resume negotiations today to end the ongoing lockout, which began July 1.

The International Olympic Committee have confirmed that IBM will conclude their association with the Olympic games after Sydney 2000.

Australian broadcaster Seven Network is reported to be offering one and two-year advertising packages to potential Olympic telecast sponsors for A$7.5 million and A$13.5 million respectively.

The manager of world sprinting champions Maurice Green and Ato Boldon has blasted organisers of the much publicised IAAF Golden League series, claiming it actually cost the athletes money.

The number of tickets sold for the September Commonwealth Games has exceededthat for the last Games in Victoria in 1994. In Victoria, 190,000 ticketswere sold.

George Steinbrenner, owner of baseball's New York Yankees says he would consider staying in the Bronx if he can build a new stadium there, the Daily News reported Sunday.

Olympic leaders are to meet to discuss drug cheating in world sport.

Major League Baseball has decided it will not take a back seat to the National Football League in ESPN's September scheduling.

Olympic plans for a new worldwide drug testing agency take the battle against doping forwards but are unlikely to stop some athletes from using banned substances.

The National Hockey League's Board of Governor's has approved a five-year, $600 million contract giving the Walt Disney Co.'s ABC-TV and ESPN cable networks rights to air the league's games, sources with knowledge of the board's action said Friday.

American League umpire Al Clark, the focus of Major League Baseball's investigation into the sale of baseballs, said to have been used in David Wells' perfect game in May, has denied any involvement.

Security operations for the Sydney 2000 Olympics have been "sharpened" in response to the bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa, the Sydney Olympic security commander has said.

The National Hockey League and Walt Disney Co.'s ABC broadcast and ESPN cable television networks Tuesday unveiled their five-year, $600 million TV deal, which dramatically boosts the cost of airing hockey even as ratings are falling.

Executives from Fox Group are contemplating tearing down the 36-year-old Dodger Stadium and building a new one, after cost estimates for a major renovation came in much higher than expected.

The IOC continued to back away from controversial comments by drug chief Prince Alexandre de Merode, saying that the "progress in Spanish sport has nothing to do with doping".