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The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) will decide tomorrow whether or not to go ahead as planned with a match against Canada next month following a strike by the country’s leading players.

Michael Jordan – the man who revolutionised athlete endorsements - has decided not to hold a news conference this week to announce whether he is coming out of retirement because of last week's terror attacks in New York and Washington.

The three-nation cricket tournament between Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe will go ahead as planned in October, organisers have said.

The NBA has called a planned series of exhibition games in the Far East next week in the wake of the terrorist attacks in the US.

NASCAR has followed the lead of the NFL and Major League Baseball, by postponing its activities this weekend, in the light of the tragedy in the US early this week.

The National Football League (NFL) has cancelled all games this weekend as a mark of respect for the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington on Tuesday.

UEFA has confirmed the new dates for all of this week’s postponed European soccer ties.

Formula One teams want control of the sport's revenues from 2008 but will respect existing agreements, says Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo - putting them on a collision course with Bernie Ecclestone (pictured).

South Korea has unveiled the fourth of its ten World Cup stadiums today with a friendly international against Nigeria.

The Ryder Cup competition became the focus of argument today after Colin Montgomerie called for the event to take place at the end of September despite moves to cancel it yesterday following the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington on Tuesday.

Nasdaq-listed racetrack owners Churchill Downs Inc (CDI) will resume normal business operations at its six racetracks and nine off-track betting locations.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials have said plans to stage a Formula One race on September 30 are unchanged despite Tuesday's airliner attacks in New York and Washington.

Golf’s American Express Championship scheduled for this week at Bellerive Country Club has been cancelled after Tuesday's terror attacks on the US.

CART CEO Joseph Heitzler has confirmed this weekend’s inaugural European race will take place – as reported yesterday on sportbusiness.com.

Tennis tournaments in the US and Brazil will continue this week despite Tuesday's terror attacks in New York and Washington.

The International Olympic Committee said the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City will go ahead as scheduled between February 8-24.