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Sydney?s two major stadia, the Stadium Australia Group's Stadium Australia and the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust's Sydney Football Stadium, have become keen commercial rivals.

Fears of chaos at Sydney airport proved groundless as the world's top athletes headed smoothly home after what was hailed as the best Olympics ever.

Sydney airport is gearing up for "Manic Monday" - when thousands of athletes, officials and fans from the Olympics start flying home at the beginning of next week.

South Africa has called for several team sports to be axed from the Olympic games because they were unnecessary and put the event beyond the financial reach of most developing countries.

Reach for your mouse and your credit card - it's time for an Olympic flutter on the Internet.

Audio, television and video manufacturer Panasonic has renewed its global sponsorship deal for the next series of Olympic Games.

The International Olympic Committee has said it was confident Sydney authorities would cope if protesters who disrupted a World Economic Forum meeting in Melbourne also targeted the Olympics.

Australia's Olympic chief today criticised transport at the Sydney Games as unacceptable after buses failed to pick up athletes and the city's rail system collapsed.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirmed on Thursday that all 28 International Olympic Summer Sports Federations (IFs) had joined its random-testing programme.

Organisers of the Summer Olympics have played down concerns the playing surfaces for the soccer tournament would not be ready in time for the Games next month.

Australia's world champion rugby team will stage a test match in Perth for each of the next five years under an agreement between the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) and the Western Australian government.

NBCOlympics.com is covering the 2000 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials from Indiana University's Natatorium (Indianapolis, Ind.) through August 16.

Sydney's Olympic authorities have threatened to close an Aboriginal Arts centre immediately outside the main stadium if it was used as a focus for protests to highlight the plight of the country's Aborigines.

Protesters against Nike?s labour code tried to join the Olympic torch relay in Melbourne in an attempt to embarrass the sportswear giant into signing a code to protect ?outworkers? who make clothing at home.

AFL club Melbourne will play two matches in Brisbane each year for the next five years after shifting its home game to the Gabba for financial reasons.

Sportswear giant Nike has unveiled the second phase of its pre-Olympic advertising campaign in Australia ? home of this year?s Summer Olympics.