Australia

Australia's horse racing industry was in mourning on Wednesday after leading trainer Peter Hayes was killed in a light plane crash.

Formula One teams, car manufacturers and sponsors will resist any move by German media companies to shift their glamorous sport from free to pay television.

Australia said it would allow New Zealand to host one of the two semi-finals at the 2003 World Cup to prevent a feud developing between the co-hosts.

The AFL is on the verge of signing a lucrative new deal with Carlton and United Breweries in a naming rights sponsorship valued at A$35 million (US$18.5m) over five years.

U.S. network NBC has denied that it was trying to exert pressure to put back the times of events at the 2004 Athens Olympics because of prime time television at home.

The Indian cricket team has acquired a new computer software product that will allow quicker and more accurate analysis of players' performances, national coach John Wright said on Thursday.

Greek weightlifter Pyrros Dimas, one of only a trio of competitors to win three Olympic golds in the sport, was appointed to the 2004 Athens Games organising committee on Thursday.

Fox Sports have bid for Australian pay-TV rights to Formula One racing but have yet to receive an answer from F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone and the sport's governing body the FIA.

Australia's top cricket official has said that Australia were unlikely to adopt some of the more radical proposals tabled by the South African inquiry into match fixing.

The English Football Association (FA) has conducted an emergency meeting today to discuss the troubled Wembley rebuilding project.

Media reports in the UK suggest the redevelopment of Wembley Stadium has hit a major funding crisis which threatens the entire project.

UFA Sports has concluded a general marketing contract with the top Brazilian soccer club Vasco da Gama.

International Management Group have added to their portfolio of rugby union clients by entering into a five-year agreement with South African side Natal Sharks. IMG will represent the Super 12 club in future commercial deals.

The Victorian state cricket team has joined forces with sports internet group Sportal Australia to produce a new cricket web-site at www.bushrangers.com.au.

The capacity of Sydney Football Stadium may be increased to 50,000 with the expansion funded by the sale of naming rights, according to Australian press reports..

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has placed in doubt the handing over of the Paralympic flag to the next host city, Athens, when the Sydney Paralympic Games close on October 29.