Two items from the sportsbiz world caught my eye this week, both coming from the UK.

From London's Olympic Delivery Authority comes the news that boats transporting passengers in the vicinity of London's Olympic Park will be exempt from advertising restrictions during the Olympic and Paralympic Games. This is despite that the fact that these waterways encroach on the "exclusion zone" for non-sponsor advertising as defined by the ODA.

20:29 This whole #tentembassy saga is too TOO weird. I have no opinion because I just don't know where to begin. #auspol #
20:27 @toddkirby @z3n_digital obviously not! #
20:17 WTF? I switch the tennis on just in time to see a horse race?? #
18:30 In the words of Ed Sullivan, "we have a wonderful shoe for you tonight..." #auspol #
17:40 The RSS -> Twitter gateway is on the ball RT @SkyNewsAust: Tendulkar eyeing ton http://t.co/fh73VVaa #
17:29 Instagram is for iPhone ONLY :( MT @CloverMoore: Try searching #sydney on @instagram - it’s like a scrolling billboard for the city #
16:14 Err, why is a rumour spread by Ray Hadley being taken seriously? #auspol #
11:48 Has the Prime Minister's shoe been returned to her? If not, why not? #auspol #
09:37 #london2012 RT @guardianeco: Meredith Alexander: Why I resigned over Bhopal http://t.co/qkf6n4Jk #
09:14 Silly question I know, but: Why do all the Australian flags get put away on January 27? #
07:02 And you thought the Flat White Australia Policy was an #australiaday joke? This from AFR.com - http://t.co/KumO57FM #

23:26 Rafa you beauty! #
22:32 Come on Rafa. I'd like to get to bed before midnight. #ausopen #fedal #
22:26 #Sochi2014 biathlon test event will be closed to the public because the venue is not finished yet - http://t.co/aO7UYlGM #
21:08 I hear the sound of gratuitous fireworks. #australiaday #
15:39 A true Australian legend leaves the stage. Good on you Archie. #yabun #australiaday #
15:27 I'm at Yabun. Archie Roach is on stage. Now *this* is #AustraliaDay :) #
14:06 Oh @delicious you're tinkering with your interface again. #
14:03 As I read more about Laurie Baymarrwangga, I'm inclined to think she should have been *The* Australian of the Year, not just Senior. #
13:40 Actually @RMHogg is still on Twitter, thought he was gone but the whole thing was Over Capacity #
13:39 @ammynition yes my mistake, twitter was overloaded for a minute. #
13:30 I'm hoping @RMHogg's mindnumbingly brainless attempt at #AustraliaDay humour gets deleted from his Twitter feed soon for his own good, #
12:16 Oh FFS. MT @HarveyNormanAU: Aussie Aussie Aussie! Win [link removed] this #AustraliaDay! Follow Harvey Norman & RT to celebrate! #HNReward #
12:10 I wrote this on #AustraliaDay 2007. - "One day, two Australias" http://t.co/IPIrsLjy #
11:24 'Cos it's #australiaday, I've storified a selection of #australianfacts - http://t.co/pbceHNjB #
10:48 Meanwhile, disturbing news from Port Moresby of a pro-Somare "mutiny". Bloggage of updates by @PNGAttitude - http://t.co/wpook3kl #
10:45 And a reminder that everything accurate and truthful about Australia can be found on the hashtag #australianfacts #
10:38 When, inevitably, Australia gets its own flag, there should be protocols: no bikini tops, no thongs, no batman capes, no foreign bucket hats #
10:33 But only one brand of ice cream allowed. RT @miamiaman: @rickeyre i c the olympic games as an ice cream shop run by the mafia #
10:20 If Australia were to have a National Author it should be @JohnBirmingham. Today: "Drop Bear denial a danger to us all." http://t.co/lO5aaaCw #
10:16 Of course, when the inevitable happens and Australia does become a republic, let it too be proclaimed on January 26. #australiaday #
09:45 Today India celebrates the anniversary of becoming a republic. Australia celebrates the anniversary of colonial settlement. #australiaday #
04:05 Everything accurate and truthful that you need to know about Australia can be found by reading #australianfacts #
03:40 The Olympic Games are less about sport than they are about building massive advertising empires. Further evidence thr Games are much too big #

To mark the 224th anniversary of the establishment of British mandatory detention on Australian soil, here - Storified - are some highlights from some accurate and truthful facts about Australia posted to Twitter:

20:20 More on Laurie Baymarrwangga, Senior Australian of the Year 2012 - http://t.co/6v8oYBq2 #aoty #australiaday #
19:38 Geoffrey Rush wasn't my prediction for Australian of the Year but he's a damn fine choice. Good on him. #aoty #australiaday #
19:32 Really, that's a pretty minor technical foul from Albo's people. Sloppy, it would have been so easy to attribute. But big deal! #auspol #
12:51 @TommyTudehope you've put the case very well, but Warne lost me once and for all when he posted the pic of his burnt hand on Twitter #
12:41 Would President Obama be so kind as to keep the #SOTU address down to 40 mins so it fits into the lunch break at the #cricket? #
12:05 I think @warne888 embodies everything that is bad about celebrities on Twitter but @TommyTudehope sees it differently - http://t.co/qH8FYjfS #
08:42 Only two nominations for best song at the Oscars. Hopefully the beginning of the end for an obsolete category. #
08:32 @chmharvey never mind a talk show, what I'd like to see is Julian Assange moderating a GOP debate. #
07:49 An Indigenous elder talking of the Dreamtime MT @sunriseon7 Tom Burlinson reading The Man From Snowy River. What could be more Aust'n? #sun7 #
07:45 Oh how I love setting foot in a bus to be greeted by the sound of Alan Jones at full throttle. #
07:06 @sunriseon7 Former owner of Dick Smith Electronics takes on current owner of Dick Smith Electronics. Hmm ok.... #sun7 #
06:22 Is it relevant to say that the author of that nonsense is the spouse of an ex-premier? When the ex-premier tweets the link (twice) it is. #
06:18 The "poker machines benefit the community" oxymoron pushed by club director and ex-premier's husband @ben_keneally - http://t.co/TATsRAZp #

22:11 Carn Rafa. #ausopen #
21:14 Mayans Demand Voice in "Doomsday Tourism" Boom - IPS http://t.co/R6RKEy29 http://t.co/G0N9pXNP #
20:18 @Sans what's the Madugalle story? I've missed something? #
20:07 Off-key kiddies covering the Black Eyed Peas. Rafa's playing at the Rod Laver. Changing channels after 7 minutes. #ytt #ausopen #
20:02 How long will I last watching the (rptd) first episode of new Young Talent Time? My time starts now... #
19:49 Uh huh. RT @tehelkadotcom: Dawkins: You can call the belief in god a computer virus #JLF #
12:22 I'd rather have a second series of Warnie. RT @dylanwelch: Assange to host global TV talk show. Not kidding. http://t.co/CMAgzNHF #
10:05 Meanwhile, in Tony Abbott's favourite people-dumping spot. RT @RAPacific: Solar to power Nauru desalination plant http://t.co/7Rw3pKyo #
08:26 @sunriseon7 I nominate Shaun Micallef as Cliff Young. #sun7 #

On 30 June 2012 Haroon Lorgat will step down as the International Cricket Council's (ICC) third Chief Executive Officer, having decided not to take up the option of extending his four-year contract. There are many possible directions from which Haroon Lorgat’s successor as ICC CEO could come.

19:04 It was new moon about 20 minutes ago, so I can now wish everyone a Happy Chinese New Year. Kung hei fat choi! #
15:51 Bye bye Serena. #ausopen #
14:43 Why have I become so apathetic towards the #NFL? #
13:45 Looks like Andy remains British for another day or so. #ausopen #
13:36 Tomorrow's Oz front page: Gillard speaks Chinese, on defensive against Rudd. #auspol MT @JuliaGillard: Kung hei fat choi! #
13:07 Of course, with Andy Murray playing the flag issue is complex. Ch7 would need a Union Jack that morphs into the Scottish Saltire as he loses #
12:57 Oh poo. Neither player has an Aussie flag next to his name. I guess that means I must switch off channel 7 then. #ausopen #flagsforall #
06:58 Kung hei fat choi! #

20:24 Will My Kitchen Rules post the state flags for each team once the series begins? #7tennis #mkr #flagsforall #
18:22 @AusWomensGame the ABC's been bloody good to the #wleague when no one else has. Todays coverage is frustrating but "ABC sucks" rants are OTT #
17:32 I wonder what the ABC would have done if there was no cricket and they'd shown the #wleague live. Crossed to an arts program at 5 probably. #
16:34 @dg79 I can live with the player profiles it's the ABC's comic interludes that are a massive #fail. #
15:57 Yes. Good. RT @lesmurraySBS: W League semi gets 1hr delayed highlights on the ABC. Live coverage of women's T20 cricket gets precedence. #
08:55 Exclusive photo reveals the Coca-Cola Company's support for the Greens. #auspol http://t.co/Qyit8KDN #
08:37 Is it true that the Sunday Telegraph's Australia Day bucket hats are Made In China? I, for one, welcome our colonial overlords... #
08:14 What's with Robbie Slater's diatribe in the Sunday Murdoch? Shouldn't he save this for the tell-all memoirs in next year's remainder bin? #
00:30 Yes it did. RT @guardiantech: Wikipedia blackout pushes traffic to mobile site http://t.co/LxRAk4ry #

23:41 Something's wrong here. Saturday night and there are still two Australians left in the Australian Open. #
16:38 @neerav found it. Melbourne Stars even set up a facebook page for it: http://t.co/cE3PBYIS #
15:27 WE DON'T CARE. RT @warne888: Is it fair that my family have banned me from wearing budgie smugglers or should they make a glourious comeback #
15:18 Andrew Wilkie painted himself into a corner. Let him now be remembered as the bloke who became an MP with 21% of the primary vote. #auspol #
14:24 When can we expect "Which 7 commentator would you like to see in a mankini"? RT @AustralianOpen: The #tennisheartthrobs poll is closed. #
11:27 I wonder how Weekend Two of the Sydney Harbour Bridge maintenance is going. #
11:22 Ok that be heavy rain. #
10:45 So the view from my southwest-facing window is innocuous cloudiness while the apocalypse is happening to my north west? #
10:23 Am I hearing thunder? Cloud cover doesn't look that sinister. #
09:09 Get ready! RT @willdurst: the 2012 barack obama state of the union drinking game. a guaranteed good time. http://t.co/kSwMyLl4 #