Events
WEEK TWO OF NFL SEASON DISAPPOINTS
CBS's NFL broadcasts saw lower figures in the past week, while Fox ratings brought mixed numbers.
ABC SUFFERS IN LACKLUSTRE EARLY SEASON
ABC's Monday Night Football continued to dominate ratings this week but Baseball and Clinton's Presidential peccadilloes made for unspectacular figures, with the lowest rated Dallas game ever.
ENGLISH CRICKET SET FOR SWITCH TO C4?
The English Cricket Board is expected to announce that home Test matches will be screened by Channel 4 when its current agreement with the BBC ends in 2000.
MALAYSIA?S OLYMPICS FACILITIES `EXCELLENT CONDITION?
Malaysia's Deputy Sports Minister Datuk Loke Yuen Yow has said that Malaysia will bid to host subsequent Olympics even if it fails in its bid to hold the 2008 Games.
SWIMMING PROGRAMME EXTENDED TO EIGHT DAYS
The swimming programme for the Sydney 2000 Olympics has been extended from seven days to eight, Australian swimming authorities have said.
ATP TOUR TO LAUNCH NEW ELITE SERIES, CHANGE RULES
The ATP Tour announced a new series of elite tournaments and said the game's rules may be changed to make men's tennis more attractive.
MIXED RESPONSE TO STADIUM PLAN
The decision by the Melbourne and Olympic Parks Trust to seek naming rights sponsors for two of Victoria's premier sporting facilities has caused a mixed reaction among tenants.
TELECOM-MURDOCH TV DEAL NOT DONE YET-SOURCE
Telecom Italia shareholders gathering in Turin are likely to be disappointed if they expect to hear that a digital pay-TV deal with media baron Rupert Murdoch has been wrapped up, industry sources said.
NEW ACCUSATIONS AGAINST IOC MEMBERS
An official involved in Manchester's two failed Olympic bids has said some International Olympic Committee (IOC) members tried to make money out of visits to the northern English city.
BECKENBAUER: `SA LEAD WC 2006 RACE?
Franz Beckenbauer has hinted South Africa was still leading the race to stage the 2006 World Cup finals despite mounting opposition from England and Germany.
CHINESE FUME OVER CORRUPTION PROBE
A growing scandal over cash payments made by Australian sports officials to snag the 2000 Olympics has stirred anger in Beijing, which lost the bidding war to Sydney by a razor-thin margin.
FIFA "SATISFIED" WITH YOUTH CUP FACILITIES IN NIGERIA
A FIFA delegation was reported to be satisfied with facilities in Lagos as it began a final inspection to decide if Nigeria should host the World Youth Cup.
IOC MEMBER ACCUSES SALT LAKE OF "IMMORAL" SLUR
An Australian IOC member alleged to have taken his family on four free holidays to Salt Lake City has angrily denied any wrongdoing and accused the city's Board of Ethics of defamation.
IOC RECEIVES CORRUPTION EVIDENCE
Eleven responses have been received by the International Olympic Committee to its request for evidence of corruption in the bidding process to host the Olympic Games since 1996.
TICKET FEARS OVER GAMES
With less than 100 days to go before the opening ceremony of the 1999 Pan American Games, lagging ticket sales have become the primary concern of Games organisers.
MURDOCH TARGETS BUNDESLIGA
Rupert Murdoch's TM3 women's channel, fresh from its success in winning the rights to broadcast Champions' League soccer in Germany, is gearing up to go after its next conquest - the German Bundesliga.
GERMANY TO LEGISLATE ON VIRTUAL ADVERTISING
The German government's media commission, the Landesmedienanstalten has decided to regulate on virtual advertising.
F1 BOND PAVES WAY FOR FLOTATION – ECCLESTONE
British motor racing tycoon Bernie Ecclestone has said a $1.4 billion asset-backed bond sold by his Formula One company was intended to pave the way for F1's stock market flotation.