Australia

Sydney Airport would be able to handle the Olympics in year 2000, Tony Stuart, the chief executive of Sydney Airports Corp, has said.

The Organising Committee for the Olympic Football Tournaments, Sydney 2000, has reaffirmed their ruling on age limits, and announced that the Men's Olympic final will be played in Sydney's new Olympic Stadium.

A top Asian sports official has said there was growing support within the region for a boycott of the 2002 World Cup in protest at Asia's representation in the finals.

New South Wales Police Minister Paul Whelan has called for cricket hooliganism to be included on the agenda at the next national conference of state police ministers.

Petr Korda goes to London's High Court on Thursday in an attempt to prevent tennis's ruling body challenging his lenient punishment for a positive dope test.

Australia plans to host an international drugs-in-sport convention in Sydney this year to push for a tougher stance on drugs after the International Olympic Committee failed to approve uniform doping bans.

Romania's sports minister has said his country would send more than 200 competitors to the Sydney 2000 Games, contrary to previous doubts raised by the head of the Romanian Olympic Committee Ion Tiriac.

Australian Prime Minister John Howard has urged Sydney Olympic Games organisers to resolve quickly the controversy over embattled IOC delegate Phil Coles.

Cash-strapped organisers of next year's Sydney Olympics have agreed to shift the road cycling course after lobbying from Rupert Murdoch's film studios.

Rookie professional Geoff Ogilvy, inspired by a golf lesson over the Internet with his coach in Australia, fired an eight-under-par 64 to share the first round lead in the English Open.

An Australian entrepreneur has offered to pay for David Beckham and Posh Spice's honeymoon if the English soccer star agrees to play for Manchester United on their pre-season tour of Australia.

Sydney's scandal-weary Olympics organisers had some good news this weekend - Australians are buying tickets to see the 2000 Games.

Brisbane has won the battle to host Australia's Davis Cup tennis semi-final against Russia.

Venator Group Inc., parent of the Foot Locker athletic shoe chain, said sales in the first month of the third quarter are running above expectations and the company expects to meet earnings estimates for the third quarter and the full year.

TV network Cable & Wireless Optus is offering 300 Australian Rugby fans the chance to use their television remote controls to order pizza, download player statistics and get weather updates during Seven Network?s coverage of the Bledisloe Cup this weekend.
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