Australia

Dunlop's international squash marketing manager Paul Walters has quit to set up an international marketing and promotional company within the sport.

Lloyds TSB is building on its investment in rugby union by signing a major sponsorship deal for this year's Rugby World Cup in Australia.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has signed off on a $155million TV rights deal in Japan for the Athens 2004 Games.

Rugby league's governing body has axed the World Cup in favour of an annual Tri-Nations tournament.

The Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series attracted record crowds to the Queensland Raceway for the BigPond 300.

Soccer Australia has appointed Frank Lowy its new chairman as it bids to continue to rebuild its reputation following months of internal dispute.

UEFA and its partnering agency TEAM Marketing have concluded a number of TV rights negotiations for the next Champions League contract after announcing a raft of new deals.

Myles Baron-Hay has been appointed the new chief executive officer of the AFL's Sydney Swans.

Coca-Cola has renewed its sponsorship of Australia's Lexmark Indy 300 CART Champ Car race for a further six years.

Aussie Rules team the North Melbourne Kangaroos will continue to play at the Manuka Oval after signing a new three-year agreement with the local government.

Months after altering Formula One's rules to counter a slide in television ratings, the sport is considering more changes to boost attendances.

Digital sports agency Aura Sports has concluded a deal with ESPNsoccernet.com to take over third-party UK-based advertising sales and sponsorship responsibilities for the soccer Web portal.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter can expect few votes from Oceania in the next presidential elections should he stand as the row over the decision to withdraw a berth in the World Cup for the region becomes a messy political verbal war.

Australia's rugby players ended legal action against the Australian Rugby Union after event organisers redrafted the player participation contracts for this year's World Cup.

FIFA’s decision to withdraw the extra World Cup qualification place granted to the Oceania confederation last December has angered its president, Basil Scarsella.

Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, has denied that his visit to Paris yesterday to endorse the Olympic TV coverage of Eurosport also represented a promotion of the French city as a potential host for the 2012 Games.