Oceania

The tiny South Pacific island republic of Nauru has been awarded the 2001 world weightlifting championships, beating some of the sport's giants, Nauru's Director of Sport has said.

Dick Pound has been persuaded to stay on as chairman of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) despite earlier claims he would resign from the post following his defeat in the race to be president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) has said it might lose the right to host the Brisbane Sevens, part of an 11-tournament world series, because of Canberra's ban on Fiji's participation.

Fiji?s Sahu Khan has taken the place of Charles Dempsey on the FIFA executive committee.

Safety chiefs are checking the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff before this weekend?s World Cup game between Wales and Japan to ensure there is no repeat of last week's incident when a woman was injured by debris falling from the roof.

The All Blacks $180 million sponsorship deal with sporting goods giant, adidas, has been threatened by player discontent over some of adidas? equipment.

The Australian Government has set up a special task force to assist the country's sporting organisations reeling in the wake of the financial collapse of three major sponsors.

A major review of Australian Football League club finances has cast long-term doubts over the current 16-team competition.

Australian soccer star Harry Kewell has received a carefully worded apology from a promotor which has cleared the way for him to play for his country against France at the MCG on November 11.

Still reeling from the bankruptcy earlier this year of its marketing partner ISL, the ATP Tour has laid off 15 staff members and cut $7m (B

Australian soccer club the Canberra Cosmos is set to pursue legal action after being dumped from the country's national soccer league today.

Bob Merriman has been named as chairman of the Australian Cricket Board (ACB).

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is to introduce women’s wrestling at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens but it told boxing to axe one of its weight divisions.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is to introduce women’s wrestling at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens but it told boxing to axe one of its weight divisions.

UK company Aggreko has won an exclusive contract to supply temporary power for broadcasters during next year’s FIFA World Cup in Japan.

The Australian Cricket Board (ACB) and Women’s Cricket Australia (WCA) are to integrate their operations to ensure the best possible approach to developing the game in Australia.