Australia

Rugby's Hong Kong Sevens is set to go ahead as planned - despite the high-profile withdrawals of the Italian and French national teams.

Soccer Australia has further boosted its television revenue after securing a pay-TV rights deal with the Expo Channel for coverage of the National Soccer League (NSL).

The Australian city of Melbourne has withdrawn its bid to host the World Swimming Championships in 2007.

Former IMG executive James Ashworth has been named the new general manager of CART's Lexmark Indy 300 in Australia.

Max Mosley, president of motorsport governing body the FIA, has ruled out wide ranging changes to the new rules introduced to Formula One at the start of the season.

Security around the remaining fixtures of the Cricket World Cup has been stepped up as the political crisis in the Middle East deepens.

The future of the Australian leg of the World Rally Championship has been secured after a new deal was reached between motorsport governing body the FIA and the race organisers.

Australian soccer chiefs have scrapped plans to stage a friendly against Argentina in the UK amid fears the fixture could lose money.

The chief of the Australian Rugby Union has been named Sport Executive of the Year at the Australian Sports Awards in Melbourne.

Formula One chiefs will today start the process of examining how the new changes impacted on the sport, after TV viewers were treated to a thrilling opening Grand Prix of the season - and the perfect tonic to last season's woes.

The FIFA World Cup 2014 will be staged in South America, soccer's world governing body has confirmed.

Money transfer firm Western Union has signed a major sponsorship deal with BMW WilliamsF1 - just ahead of the start, this weekend, of the 2003 World Championship.

Australian cricket has a new look and a new name after the Australian Cricket Board rebranded.

Last year's FIH Women's Hockey World Cup, held inAustralia between November 24 and December 8, broke records for the sport in terms of TV audience reach.

The Australian Securities and InvestmentsCommission (ASIC) has concluded its financial review of Soccer Australia, declaring its satisfaction with the governing body's current status.

The central rights-holding organisation for the Commonwealth Games has dismissed claims it could move its headquarters out of London and into Australia.

Queensland company Golden Circle has signed a three-year sponsorship deal with the AFL's Brisbane Lions.

Japanese telecommunications firm KDDI has signed a sponsorship deal with the Panasonic Toyota Racing Formula One team.