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Australia's National Rugby League (NRL) has approved the transfer of cash-strapped Auckland Warriors to new owners.

Australian Open tennis officials have announced a new scoring system aimed at boosting the television appeal of mixed doubles.

Sydney's successful Games took the spotlight away from the Olympic bribery scandal for a few weeks but the Salt Lake City affair is not over yet.

The body suit Australian running sensation Cathy Freeman wore in winning her Olympics 400 metres gold medal will be put up for sale next week, auction house Christie's has said.

A senior Olympic official paid Sydney a glowing tribute at the midway stage of the Summer Games on Friday for putting on what he said could turn out to be a "magic" Olympics.

The official website of the Sydney Games is currently in gold medal position on the information superhighway, said Nielsen NetRatings, a company which monitors internet hits.

Olympics chief Juan Antonio Samaranch says he is not worried about attacks on the organisation from international anti-graft campaigners.

The U.S. men's basketball "Dream Team" were trapped in their hotel on Monday by a demonstration against a World Economic Forum meeting in Melbourne.

China has declared that the dramatic axing of 27 athletes from its Olympic squad amid suspicions of doping has produced a leaner but meaner team that should hold its own at the Sydney Games.

Internet Pictures Corporation (iPIX), Hyro.com, and the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (SOCOG) have signed a deal to allow the use of iPIX Virtual Tours on the official Olympics web site.

Quokka Sports is expanding its strategic and financial relationship with NBC.

Sydney Games organisers and Olympic officials have clashed over whether events should be delayed if transport problems stopped spectators reaching their seats on time.

InMotion Technologies is to produce VideoFinish/SimulCam broadcast images for ZDF, the main German broadcaster for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Australia has said it was caught in the cross-fire of a row over foreign television access to news events rather than sporting competitions at the Sydney Olympic Games but would work towards a settlement. For the full story see the FEATURES section of SportBusiness.com.

Athletics Australia has appointed ActiveTV as its agent in selling international television rights of Athletics Australia events including the forthcoming Telstra Athletics Trials and next year's Grand Prix Series.

Barcelona has emerged as the favourite to host the Davis Cup final between Spain and Australia.