Oceania
DOCTOR SUES U.S. OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
U.S. Olympic officials undermined anti-doping programmes so effectively that half the U.S. athletes who have tested positive in recent years have not been sanctioned, a former official charged in a lawsuit.
STADIUM SET FOR WORLD RECORD CROWD
Australian Rugby Union (ARU) officials are predicting a world record crowd of 109,000 for Saturday's Tri-nations rugby clash between Australia and New Zealand at Sydney's Olympic Stadium.
GOLF?S 2001 WORLD CUP TO BE HELD IN JAPAN
The International Federation of PGA Tours has announced that the 2001 World Golf Championships-World Cup will be held in Shizuoka, Japan.
COMMENTATOR MAY TO RECEIVE OLYMPIC ORDER
Norman May, the man who stirred a nation with his radio commentary of Australia winning a swimming relay gold at Moscow in 1980, is to be awarded the Olympic Order by the International Olympic Committee.
SPORTS.COM SIGNS OLYMPIC TEAM DEAL
Sports.com has signed a deal to publish the official web site of the French Olympic team.
SECURITY NO PROBLEM SAY OLYMPIC ORGANISERS
Australia has showcased its biggest peacetime security operation, saying it was ready to combat any potential terrorist threat to the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
SPORTBUSINESS 2000 ? POUND DELIVERS KEYNOTE SPEECH
Richard Pound, vice president of the IOC, has emphasised the importance of keeping the Olympics on free-to-air TV, as he addressed delegates during the morning?s keynote speech at SportBusiness 2000.
SZABO ENTERS RUNNING FOR IOC
Romanian Gabriela Szabo, the world's leading women's track athlete last year, plans to stand for election to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at this year's Sydney Games.
KELLOGG?S SPONSOR NEW ATHLETICS AWARD
Cereal company Kellogg?s has put up a $160,000 prize fund for a special award organised by the British Olympic Association (BOA).
POUND BLASTS KNIGHT FOR `UNDERSELLING SUCCESS? OF GAMES
International Olympic Committee money man Dick Pound has launched an extraordinary attack on Sydney Games chief Michael Knight, accusing him of consistently underselling the success of his own Olympics.
SOCOG UNDER PRESSURE AS NSW PAYS BUDGET DEFECIT
New South Wales Opposition leader, Kerry Chikarovski, has called on the State Government to allow the Auditor General to conduct public hearings into the Sydney Olympic organising committee (SOCOG).
ANOTHER OLYMPICS BLOW AS SEVEN SUSPENDS AD CONTRACT
The beleaguered organisers of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games have suffered a second blow in two days when the official broadcaster suspended its advertising contract.
MELBOURNE WINS GAME BID
Melbourne has been officially named as the host city for the 2006 Commonwealth Games, Australian officials said.
GAMES ORGANISERS BID FOR MARKETING RIGHTS
The host city of the 2006 Commonwealth Games is set to pay A$17m in a bid to secure the marketing rights for the event.
FINAL ATTRACTS HUGE FRENCH TV AUDIENCE
This weekend?s Rugby World Cup final between France and Australia drew an audience of over 14 million French television viewers or 79.6 percent of those watching French TV at the time, TV group TF1 has said.
SYDNEY UNVEIL NEW OLYMPIC VENUE
Sydney's preparations for the 2000 Olympics have reached another milestone when the last of the permanent sporting venues was officially opened this week.
IOC SWITCHES EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING TO SYDNEY
IOC executive board meetings scheduled for the United States next month are to be switched to Sydney.
DONS SECURE FUTURE AT DOCKLANDS
Graeme McMahon, chairman of the Essendon Australian Football Club has announced that the club intends to base itself at Melbourne's Docklands Stadium.