Events

The Japanese city of Osaka has pressed its claim to stage the 2008 Olympics against current favourite Beijing, saying it could outdo the Chinese capital in experience and facilities.

The Sydney 2000 Olympic Games broadcast is expected to shatter the marks set by the Atlanta 1996 Olympic broadcast in nearly all areas. As such, it will be the largest and most watched sports event broadcast in history. See the `FEATURES? section of SportBusiness.com for the full story.

The people of East Timor will get to see the Olympics after all thanks to the help of an Australian broadcaster.

International women's squash has received a $4.5m boost after London-based intellectual property rights acquisition company Fablon Investments Limited acquired the rights to the Women's World Open and Women's World Team Championships in a unique nine-year agreement with the World Squash Federation (WSF).

The European Union has welcomed the settlement of a row over foreign television access to the Sydney Olympics.

Sydney Games organisers are putting their money on hitting an Olympic record for ticket sales, even before the opening ceremony on Friday.

The International Olympic Committee has selected Copyright Control Services (CCS) to provide exclusive internet anti-piracy operations and internet content protection solutions for the 2000 Summer Olympic Games.

Formula One racing will return to the United States after an absence of almost 10 years on September 24 ? and leading teams are already courting the US media to publicise the event.

The Women In Sports Careers Foundation (WISC) has launched its Online Career Center in response to demand from sports organizations scrambling to find female applicants to fill their positions.

Almost every person on the planet with access to a television will watch the Sydney Olympics at some time in the next month.

The Olympic Games have become too big to be hosted by less developed nations and must be scaled back, says senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) official Jacques Rogge.

Octagon has acquired one of South Africa?s leading sports marketing companies.

More than a million spectators are expected to watch the men's and women's soccer events at the Sydney Olympics Games, tournament director Peter Hugg has said.

Downtown Columbus will officially welcome the Nationwide Arena tomorrow as the area's newest venue for major league sports and entertainment.

Forbes magazine has named The Washington Redskins as the NFL's most valuable franchise.

Australian Olympics officials have said they were confident the relaid soccer pitches in Melbourne and Canberra would be in suitable condition for the Sydney Games events starting on September 13.