Australia

The six nations competing in the first women’s World Cup of baseball have been confirmed.

Sponsorship evaluation company S-Comm Australia has scored a hat-trick with all three major football codes using its exclusive research tool.

The new Formula One season gets underway in Australia this weekend – with one leading TV ratings expert predicting the sport is back on track.

IOC president Jacques Rogge has congratulated organisers of this year’s Athens Olympic Games for the security arrangements put in place for the event.

Sponsorship and evaluation firm S-Comm Australia has signed a deal with STW Sport and Events group.

NBA sensation LeBron James has signed a new multi-million dollar endorsement deal.

Employment opportunities within the sports sector in Australia are on the up, according to a major survey.

Unsuspecting firms have fallen victim to bogus websites offering tickets and packages to this summer's Euro 2004 soccer tournament in Portugal - prompting organisers to issue a warning.

John O’Neill, the former managing director and CEO of the Australian Rugby Union, has been appointed the new chief of the Australian Soccer Association (ASA).

Key figures in Scotland’s expected push to stage the Commonwealth Games in 2014 will meet with government officials tonight.

New Zealand’s request to host the first game of rugby league’s Tri-Nations series has been granted.

Sportswear giant adidas has renewed its kit sponsorship deal with rugby's British & Irish Lions for the 2005 tour to New Zealand.

Proposals to move tennis' Australian Open from January to March have won the support of WTA chief executive Larry Scott.

The Rugby League World Cup looks set to be revived after the sport's governing body announced its intention to stage the tournament in Australia in 2008.

ICC Development International, the commercial arm of the International Cricket Council, has reached an agreement with marketing firm Sportsbrand Media Group to distribute a TV magazine show.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has launched its search for a regional development manager for the East Asia-Pacific region.

Australian rules football club the West Coast Eagles has announced a profit of nearly A$3million in its latest financial figures.

One of the most senior figures in the English Football Association is being linked with the top role at the Australian Soccer Association (ASA).