Oceania

As the NASCAR season gets underway, the US motor sports series has announced that its international broadcast strategy is gathering pace.

The International Cricket Council's desire to stamp out ambush marketing at the Cricket World Cup has again been shown after a spectator was evicted from a stadium for opening a can of Coca-Cola.

Tiger Woods' appeal to commercial backers is rubbing off on his caddie Steve Williams after the latter signed a lucrative sponsorship deal with an oil brand.

The Cricket World Cup has finally got underway in South Africa - but the shadow of rows over co-hosting continues to blight the tournament.

West Nally, the seminal sports marketing agency which saw a host of the biggest names start their careers in the industry, is staging a reunion.

As part of its restructuring following the mass resignation of its leading members, Soccer Australia has appointed an experienced corporate commercial executive to its ranks.

US broadcaster NBC has stated its intention to screen 24-hour coverage of the 2004 Athens Olympics - the first time the network has committed to such all-encompassing coverage of the Games.

MasterCard International has signed a sponsorship deal to become the official payment card of the New Zealand All Blacks rugby union team.

Aussie Rules team the Melbourne Demons has appointed a new chief executive officer.

Despite confirming Kenya and Zimbabwe would host Cricket World Cup games, the sport's governing body the ICC is set for new calls to shift games out of the politically sensitive countries.

Concerns in the Australian government are growing over the scheduled Cricket World Cup matches in Zimbabwe.

Australian Rules football team Port Adelaide has signed a lucrative sponsorship deal with car brand Hyundai.

Balancing the commercial expectations of emerging sports stars with their personal development is just one of the topics to be discussed at a major education and careers exhibition for graduates in London next month.

The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) has launched its official website.

New Zealand cricket chiefs have defied a ruling by the sport's world governing body the ICC and confirmed they will not play World Cup games in Kenya.

Cricket's world governing body the ICC has confirmed matches in Zimbabwe and Kenya during next month's Cricket World Cup will go ahead.