Australia
SPONSOR ACCUSES SYDNEY OF BRIBERY
A U.S. insurance giant and major Olympic sponsor has said the committee responsible for Sydney's successful bid for the 2000 Games appeared to have been involved in bribery.
WTA SAYS IT EXPECTED MORE FROM WIMBLEDON
The WTA Tour has hit back at Wimbledon organisers for failing to give women's singles players a bigger percentage rise out of the prize money pool.
NO RED CARPET FOR IOC FROM SYDNEY
International Olympic Committee members have been warned not to expect the red carpet treatment when they go to Sydney for next year's Summer Games.
BRISBANE SET FOR DAVIS CUP TIE
Brisbane is in line to host a Davis cup tie on 24-26 September 1999.
NO NAME SALE FOR STADIUM
Australian cricket's MCG has vowed not to follow in the footsteps of other major stadia across the world and sell its naming rights.
UNITED SIGN SPORTSWOOL DEAL
An Australian fabric manufacturer is reported to have signed Manchester UNited to launch its Sportswool brand internationally.
EIDOS TO PUBLISH OLYMPIC TITLES
Eidos plc, developers and publishers of entertainment software, have signed an exclusive six year agreement with International Sports Multimedia (ISM) to publish computer and video games based on a license from the International Olympic Committee.
ESPN INTERNATIONAL AND NFL EXTEND TV RIGHTS DEAL
ESPN International and the National Football League (NFL) have agreed to extend their existing worldwide distribution agreement through the 2002 season.
SPORTBUSINESS IN BRISBANE: GOODWILL GAMES ? IS THE WORLD REALLY WATCHING?
Brisbane viewers were the only people in the world to have the Goodwill Games? Opening Gala beamed into their homes on Tuesday night as the importance of the 12-day event continued to be questioned.
CHINESE CONSORTIUM WINS HANOI STADIUM CONTRACT
A Chinese-led consortium has won the contract to build a new stadium in Hanoi, Vietnam, as the venue for the 2003 Southeast Asia Games.
iSPORT IN MERGER TALKS
Global sports media company iSport has confirmed to sportbusiness.com it is on the verge of a major merger.
ROGGE CONFIDENT FINA WILL EVENTUALLY TEST FOR EPO
Olympic boss Jacques Rogge is confident swimming's governing body FINA will agree to start testing for erythropoietin (EPO), one of the most dangerous banned drugs in sport.
RUGBY WORLD CUP TO STAY IN AUSTRALIA, SAYS ARU
Australia rejected on Tuesday a newspaper report that Australia and New Zealand might lose the 2003 World Cup to France because of arguments with the International Rugby Board (IRB) over TV rights and profits.
LACK OF MAJOR SPORT BLAMED FOR SLUMP IN AD REVENUES
A lack of major sporting events in 2001 compared with last year could be contributing to a fall in advertising revenues for commercial radio and television companies, according to a report.
CURZONPACIFIC TO ORGANISE SOUTH ASIAN GAMES
CurzonPacific, the Australian events managment company, will be directing and producing the opening and closing ceremonies for the 9th South Asian Federation Games in Islamabad, Pakistan in October.
BATHURST WINS AUSTRALIA?S CITY v COUNTRY LEAGUE MATCH
Bathurst has won out over Wagga Wagga as the venue for the return of Australian rugby league?s City versus Country match in June.
SAMARANCH BLASTS UNYONG
Olympic boss Juan Antonio Samaranch said on Tuesday he did not support Kim Un-yong's plan to allow IOC members to visit cities bidding for the Games if the South Korean is elected IOC president in July.
GOODWILL GAMES PLANNING ON TRACK
The 2001 Goodwill Games organisers say they are on track to deliver a successful event.