TODAY IN AUSTRALIA

DELAY OF GAMES

Sydney is 18 hours ahead of Pacific Daylight Time, meaning it will be midday in Australia when The Times goes to press daily. The Times, with a staff of 16 in Sydney, will be uniquely positioned to report on many events on a same-day basis--and often ahead of those appearing on television. NBC, which owns U.S. broadcast rights, has decided to show all events on tape delay over its network and cable affiliates. Live coverage on the Canadian Broadcast Co. (CBC) is available only on the old, large C-band satellite-dish systems.

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Event Sydney Time L.A. Time PDT Time on TV Rowing 8:30 a.m. Thurs. 2:30 p.m. Wed. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thurs. MSNBC Equestrian 10 a.m. Thurs. 4 p.m. Wed. 7 p.m.-midnight Thurs. NBC U.S. men’s bkb. 4:30 p.m. Thurs. 10:30 p.m. Wed. 12:41 a.m.-2:11 a.m. Fri. NBC Sailing Noon Thurs. 6 p.m. Wed. 5-9 p.m. Thurs. CNBC

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ON TV

NBC

* 10 a.m.-noon: Swimming; women’s beach volleyball.

* 7 p.m.-midnight: Women’s gymnastics, individual all-around final; swimming, finals: women’s 200 breaststroke, men’s 200 backstroke, women’s 100 freestyle, men’s 200 individual medley; equestrian, three-day individual cross-country; softball, U.S. vs. Australia.

* 12:41 a.m.-2:11 a.m.: Men’s basketball, U.S. vs. Lithuania; men’s volleyball, U.S. vs. Yugoslavia.

MSNBC

* 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Softball, U.S. vs. Australia; rowing, semifinals; cycling, track finals; tennis; women’s beach volleyball.

CNBC

* 5-9 p.m.: Boxing; men’s basketball; sailing.