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SCANDAL COULD HAUNT FIRST MONTHS OF NEW IOC BOSS, SAYS ROGGE
The Salt Lake City bribery scandal is likely to haunt the next president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in his first year in charge, according to prospective candidate Jacques Rogge.
EIGHT COUNTRIES FORM BREAKAWAY EUROPEAN BODY
Eight countries - including France, Spain and Britain - are forming a breakaway European governing body for triathlon, the sport which made its Olympic debut at the Sydney Games.
QUESTIONS ASKED OVER SPANISH PARALYMPIC SUCCESS
The vice-president of the Spanish Paralympic Committee (CPE) has resigned after allegations that Spain's Olympic delegation included athletes with no handicaps to boost the country's medal tally in Sydney.
EIGHT AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS FOR RUGBY 2003 WORLD CUP
The eight quarter-finalists from the 1999 World Cup will be granted automatic qualification for the 2003 tournament in Australia and New Zealand, the International Rugby Board said on Friday.
MELBOURNE PLANS $60M ICE SKATING COMPLEX
Melbourne, which already boasts the leading facilities in Australia for tennis and Formula One racing, may soon become the home of a new world-class ice skating facility.
WORLD CUP CHIEFS HOPE FOR BRIGHTER TOMORROW
Organisers of the Rugby League World Cup are hoping for an upturn in the event?s fortunes after dire weather and disruptions to UK train services caused chaos over the first weekend of matches.
ELS TEES-OFF WITH TEN-YEAR INVESTMENT DEAL
South African golfer Ernie Els has signed an investment and 10-year exclusive partnership deal with EighteenGlobal, the international golf company.
EUROSPORT SMASHES ITS OWN OLYMPIC RECORDS
Eurosport, the leading pan-European sports channel, has smashed a series of Olympic records following their continuous coverage of the Sydney Games.
OLYMPIC CHIEF SAYS SHAKE-UP NEEDED IF RUSSIA TO KEEP PACE
Russian Olympic officials have warned that a shake-up is urgently needed if the country is to keep pace with other leading nations.
OCTAGON SIGNS UP DOUBLE SWIMMING GOLD MEDALLIST
United States swimming double gold medallist Megan Quann has signed a representation contract with Octagon to handle her professional swimming career.
SPEEDWAY SERIES SPEEDS DOWN UNDER
The FIM Speedway Grand Prix Series will move out of Europe for the first time next year after a deal was signed to take the event to Australia.
OLYMPICS DRIVE AUDIENCE GROWTH FOR NZ WEBSITES
Strong interest in the Olympics is driving up the audience of New Zealand websites, according to research company AC Nielsen.
NO FAST BUCKS FOR TOUTS AT RECORD GAMES
Ticket touts have flown into Sydney from around the world but their hopes of making a fast buck from the Olympics have been dashed.
NBCOLYMPICS WINS ESPN MAGAZINE AUDITS
ESPN The Magazine has rated NBCOlympics.com as its number one Olympic Web site.
BRITISH CHIEF WELCOMES DOPING CRACKDOWN
The chairman of the British Olympic Association (BOA) has welcomed attempts to stamp out drugs in sport and said the British team had nothing to hide.
DATATOPS AND NETRESULT TO MONITOR OLYMPIC VIDEO BAN
The International Olympic Committee have chosen two companies to support its ban of almost all video of sporting events at the Sydney Games from appearing on the internet - backing the wishes of the majority of its broadcasting customers.
SYDNEY TO BE BIGGEST INTERNET EVENT EVER
Huge time-zone differences and an explosion in computer use will make Sydney's Olympics the biggest event yet on the Internet with officials predicting a staggering 6.5 billion hits for the official Games site alone.
JFA INVITE BLATTER FOR TALKS
The Japanese Football Association (JFA) has invited FIFA president Sepp Blatter to Tokyo to discuss next year's Confederations Cup following an apology from world soccer's governing body over its proposal for the tournament.