Australia
India pacified by ICC
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has reportedly reached a compromise with India's leading cricketers over their image rights for the ICC Champions Trophy which starts in Sri Lanka on September 12.
Melbourne ‘to join Super 12’
Melbourne could have a team in the Super 12 competition as soon as 2004, the Australian Rugby Union's (ARU) chief executive John O'Neill said yesterday.
Australia to host pre-RWC matches
England, Ireland and Wales will head to Australia next June as part of Australia's preparations for the Rugby World Cup in October 2003.
Sri Lanka to host Pakistan-Australia match
The Australian Cricket Board (ACB) has confirmed that Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates will host its team's cricket series against Pakistan next month.
Ballot system for RWC
The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) has announced that tickets to next year's rugby World Cup will be made available using an Olympic-style ballot system.
ICC faces 2-team revolt
South Africa has emerged as the second country after India to refuse to sign new sponsorship contracts for the ICC Champions Trophy competition which starts in Sri Lanka on September 12.
ARU denies high World Cup ticket costs
The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) has assuaged fans' fears that tickets to next year's rugby World Cup will be too expensive.
ICC row still unresolved
The International Cricket Council's (ICC) sponsorship row with the 12 participant countries of the ICC Champions Trophy later this month is still to be resolved.
The Week Ahead
The US Open Tennis Championships enter the second week, Australia's leading sponsorship conference opens in Sydney and the NFL regular season begins.
ACB ticket boost
The Australian Cricket Board (ACB) has reported an A$1.7million (US$940,000) increase in ticket sales on last season for the 2002/3 calendar.
ESPN expands Aussie reach
ESPN has announced it will extend its presence in Australia by launching on Australia's leading subscription television company, Foxtel, as of this weekend.
EBU signs Athens 2004 TV deal
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has signed a TV rights deal with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the local Athens organising committee (ATHOC), ensuring continued free-to-air coverage of the summer and winter Games.
Australian soccer in TV crisis?
The existing TV rights deal for Australia's domestic soccer league is under threat amid concerns that the franchise is ailing fast.
ICC sets Friday deadline
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has demanded that all players competing in next month's ICC Champions Trophy sign their players' terms contracts ahead of its executive board meeting in Dubai on Saturday.
ARU warns of World Cup ticket fraud
Fake tickets have been issued over the internet for next year's rugby union World Cup in Australia, the country's New South Wales state government has warned.
Leeds u-turn bites Sharks
English Premier League outfit Leeds United has withdrawn a buyout bid for Australian National Soccer League side the Olympic Sharks, leaving the latter club's future in jeopardy.
Two nomitated for NZRFU Board
The Wellington Rugby Football Union in New Zealand has nomimated Jock Hobbs as a Central Zone representative for the NZRFU Board and Paul Quinn as its Maori representative.
Australia to compete in ICC Trophy
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that Australia will participate in the ICC Champions Trophy on September 12 in Sri Lanka despite the the sponsorship row facing cricket's governing body.