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AUSTRALIA KEEPS OLYMPIC SECURITY IN-HOUSE
Foreign security forces accompanying athletes to the Sydney Olympics will not be allowed to carry guns to protect their delegations, according to Australian attorney-general Daryl Williams.
FORMULA1.COM PARTNERS BETZONE.COM
Formula1.com - the most popular web site covering the FIA Formula1 World Championship ? has formed a partnership with Betzone.com to provide a variety of betting propositions to Formula1 fans.
FIA `WILL NOT OBJECT? TO TEAMS BID FOR COMMERCIAL RIGHTS
Motor sport's governing body, the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile, will not object to a reported plan by several carmakers to win a stake in Formula One's commercial rights.
NEW SPOKESPERSON APPOINTED FOR PREMIER LEAGUE
The Premier League has appointed Philip French to succeed Mike Lee as its new chief spokesman and media manager.
FOOTBALL POOLS COMPANY LAUNCHES TELE-BET SERVICE
Littlewoods Leisure are to launch a new #2million top prize football pools service, which viewers will be able to access via their ordinary television remote controls
DAIMLERCHRYSLER DENY F1 STAKE CLAIMS
German-American car maker DaimlerChrysler AG said it was not interested in buying a stake in Formula One holding company SLEC, denying reports earlier today.
EXTREME SIGNS BIKE DEAL WITH EUROSPORT
The Extreme Sports Channel has signed a deal with Eurosport for the broadcast of the Tissot / UCI Mountain Bike World Cup 2000.
VICTORIA BATTLES WA FOR RALLY AUSTRALIA
The Australian states of Victoria and Western Australia are battling it out to host Rally Australia, which has been held in Western Australia for the last 12 years.
THREAT TO OFFICIAL GAMES SITE FROM AUSSIE RIVAL
The Australian Olympic Committee and host broadcaster Channel 7 have created a web address, olympics.com.au, in competition with the official Games site, olympics.com, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.
SPORTSLINE.COM TO LAUNCH SERVICE IN KOREA.
Sportsline.com, the world's largest sports online media will enter the Korean market when it open Sports.com Korea (www.korea.sports.com) today.
CARMAKERS SEEKING THIRD OF ECCLESTONE’S F1
Five carmakers, including Ford , Daimler Chrysler and Toyota , are in talks to buy a third of Bernie Ecclestone's SLEC Formula One business, reports the Daily Telegraph.
MELTZER NAMED AS WWFE COO NEW MEDIA
World Wrestling Federation Entertainment (WWFE) has appointed internet industry veteran Howard Meltzer to chief operating officer, New Media, which includes responsibility for the core web site wwf.com.
EUROSPORT SETS UP SALES TEAM FOR YOZ BRAND
Eurosport, the European sports channel, is setting up a separate sales team to handle advertising and sponsorship sales of events and youth programming, under the YOZ (Youth Only Zone) banner.
HOUSE VOTES AGAINST ONLINE GAMBLING BAN.
The US House of Representatives has turned down landmark legislation aimed at banning online gambling.
SYDNEY SET FOR NEW SPORTS ARENA.
Australian businessman, Al Constantinidis, has forwarded a proposal for a $A33 million sporting arena located to the west of New South Wales' capital, Sydney, in the satellite city of Liverpool.
TV AND INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES MERGE IN NEW PARTNERSHIP
Sports media technology firm Sportvision Inc and digital media company ACTV, Inc has agreed to collaborate on the development of convergence applications for sports programming.
SYDNEY?S OLYMPIC SECRET REVEALED
Workmen at Sydney's Olympic stadium were forced into an embarrassing cover-up on Wednesday after accidentally revealing the Olympic cauldron to media.
NIKE LAUNCHES PHASE TWO OF OLYMPIC CAMPAIGN
Sportswear giant Nike has unveiled the second phase of its pre-Olympic advertising campaign in Australia ? home of this year?s Summer Olympics.