Fiji
COUNTRIES TO SCRAP TOURS IF TEAMS SUB-STANDARD
International rugby union officials are to give countries the power to cancel tours if they feel their opponents are sending sub-standard teams following controversial trips to the southern hemisphere by British teams this year.
PACIFIC RIM CHAMPIONSHIP TO BE EXPANDED
International rugby union officials have decided to expand the Pacific Rim championship from four to seven teams.
NAURU GETS 2001 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
The tiny South Pacific island republic of Nauru has been awarded the 2001 world weightlifting championships, beating some of the sport's giants, Nauru's Director of Sport has said.
ROGGE WINS IN BATTLE TO KEEP POUND AT WADA
Dick Pound has been persuaded to stay on as chairman of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) despite earlier claims he would resign from the post following his defeat in the race to be president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
2003 RUGBY WORLD CUP TO BE `BEST EVER?
International Rugby Board chairman Vernon Pugh says the 2003 Rugby Union World Cup is on course to be the best Cup ever.
FIJI WORLD CUP INVOLVEMENT IN DOUBT
The International Rugby Board will meet the Australian Government this week to discuss concerns over Fiji?s involvement in the 2003 World Cup in Australia.
2003 CRICKET WORLD CUP GETS ICC APPROVAL
The International Cricket Council has approved South Africa?s proposals for the format of the 2003 World Cup.
IOC IMPRESSED BY EAST TIMOR PROGRESS
International Olympic Committee (IOC) representatives completed a seven-day visit to East Timor on Wednesday aimed at helping the tiny country establish its own National Olympic Committee.
NO PLANS TO MOVE 2003 WORLD CUP
World rugby union chiefs have said they had no contingency plans to stage the 2003 World Cup outside Australia and New Zealand, the two countries due to co-host the event.
ORGANISERS ANTICIPATE BUMPER SALES FOR COMMONWEALTH GAMES
Tickets for Melbourne?s 2006 Commonwealth Games look set to be snapped up as quickly as Olympic seats, according to the organising committee.
ARU FACE TOURNAMENT LOSS OVER BAN
The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) has said it might lose the right to host the Brisbane Sevens, part of an 11-tournament world series, because of Canberra's ban on Fiji's participation.
MELBOURNE WINS GAME BID
Melbourne has been officially named as the host city for the 2006 Commonwealth Games, Australian officials said.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA TO HOST SOCCER TOURNAMENT
The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) said on Wednesday that Port Moresby would host the 2001 OFC Club Championship.
NZ EXTENDS BAN ON SPORTS CONTACT WITH FIJI
New Zealand said it will continue a ban on sporting contacts with Fiji until the troubled island makes enough progress towards restoring a constitutional and democratic government to warrant a change.
OCEANIA SOCCER MEETING ENDS IN DISARRAY
The Oceania Football Confederation's extraordinary congress called to elect a new president ended in disarray on Thursday without the vote being taken.
ALL BLACKS TO PLAY BARBARIANS IN JAPAN
The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRFU) has announced that the All Blacks will play a Pacific rim Barbarians side in Tokyo in November.
ARU BOSS THREATENS SNUB OF NORTHERN
Australian rugby's most powerful administrator has warned British teams that they risk being snubbed by Australia if they persist in picking weakened squads to tour Down Under.
KHAN REPLACE DEMPSEY ON FIFA COMMITTEE
Fiji?s Sahu Khan has taken the place of Charles Dempsey on the FIFA executive committee.