They might have been among organisations to complain about aspects of ICANN’s plan to introduce new top level domains, but the International Olympic Committee is part of a group that is applying for the .sport top level domain utilising services of the CORE Internet Council of Registrars.

The decision was taken as a result of a mandate taken from the members of SportAccord, which consists of 90 International Sports Federations and 15 sports organisations and with the support from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) and the Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF). SportAccord selected CORE as their partner to provide the technical and administrative platform for the registry operation with the ultimate objective to protect Sports’ values and the interests of the Sports Movement and stakeholders.

“We are extremely happy to appoint CORE to apply and operate the future .sport domain name” says Vincent Gaillard, Director General of SportAccord, “we were looking for a partner that fully understands and endorses the values, culture and principles of Sport, and we are convinced that with CORE, we have found exactly the right partner”.

Consistent with its role as the umbrella organization for Olympic and non-Olympic sports as well as organisers of sporting events, SportAccord will be the Registry Operator of the .sport top-level domain, working in consultation with all community stakeholders.

“It is a privilege to be able to contribute to a TLD led by the Sport Community.” says Amadeu Abril i Abril, Chief Policy Adviser at CORE. “The purpose of the CORE Association has always been to create TLDs in the public trust. The community-based focus of the .sport TLD is the best way to maximize its value for the cause of Sport while avoiding negative externalities.”

SportAccord has already started the process of setting up a Governing body for .sport so as to achieve effective community-based policy development. The Governing Council will be composed of representatives of Sport governing authorities (International Federations and IOC representatives) and Sport community representatives for athletes, sponsors, amateurs, fans and youth.

As a consequence it is intended the .sport TLD will truly be led by the Sports world and developed around the values, culture and principles of Sport.

Juif.com topped Sedo’s weekly sales chart at 35,000 Euro .Highlights also include Action.fr,leading the ccTLD category at 20,000 EUR and HomeSecurity.info ,leading the other category at $7,900 .

Sedo put Dudu.com on this sales list too .The sale of Dudu.com was completed for $1 million in December,2011 .

Other notable domain name sales include :

.COM

bequiet.com        15000    USD
shoutit.com        12999    USD
zahnarztpraxis.com        10000    EUR
gokite.com        9900    USD
babyou.com        9800    EUR
dailysale.com        9000    USD
ianalytics.com        8000    USD
rockbot.com        6500    USD
octa.com        6500    USD
kurhaus.com        5500    EUR
physicaleducation.com        5500    USD
lvfa.com        5100    USD
liveamateur.com        5000    EUR
sveltia.com        5000    USD
hotspotz.com        5000    USD
yja.com        4999    USD
shoptrader.com        4650    USD
sunshinetravel.com        4500    USD

ccTLD

kompany.co.uk        12000    USD
666.co        7500    USD
redakteur.eu        5000    EUR
xhamster.nl        4750    EUR
revise.co.uk        2750    USD
hawk.co        2600    USD
123webseite.de        2500    EUR
miami.es        2200    EUR
x.gy        2100    EUR
giornatadeldiabete.it        2050    EUR
eisai.ru        2000    USD
winterspelen.nl        2000    EUR
stellenangebote.tv        2000    EUR
bedbookers.co.uk        2000    GBP

Other

serrurier.pro        6000    EUR
franquicia.net        3000    USD
77777.net        2500    EUR
umfragen.net        2500    EUR
dees.info        1849    USD
carhirespain.net        1575    USD
heart.pro        1500    USD
howtobet.net        1200    USD
maisonenbois.info        1180    EUR

For more details check out Sedo.com

Juif.com topped Sedo’s weekly sales chart at 35,000 Euro .Highlights also include Action.fr,leading the ccTLD category at 20,000 EUR and HomeSecurity.info ,leading the other category at $7,900 .

Sedo put Dudu.com on this sales list too .The sale of Dudu.com was completed for $1 million in December,2011 .

Other notable domain name sales include :

.COM

bequiet.com        15000    USD
shoutit.com        12999    USD
zahnarztpraxis.com        10000    EUR
gokite.com        9900    USD
babyou.com        9800    EUR
dailysale.com        9000    USD
ianalytics.com        8000    USD
rockbot.com        6500    USD
octa.com        6500    USD
kurhaus.com        5500    EUR
physicaleducation.com        5500    USD
lvfa.com        5100    USD
liveamateur.com        5000    EUR
sveltia.com        5000    USD
hotspotz.com        5000    USD
yja.com        4999    USD
shoptrader.com        4650    USD
sunshinetravel.com        4500    USD

ccTLD

kompany.co.uk        12000    USD
666.co        7500    USD
redakteur.eu        5000    EUR
xhamster.nl        4750    EUR
revise.co.uk        2750    USD
hawk.co        2600    USD
123webseite.de        2500    EUR
miami.es        2200    EUR
x.gy        2100    EUR
giornatadeldiabete.it        2050    EUR
eisai.ru        2000    USD
winterspelen.nl        2000    EUR
stellenangebote.tv        2000    EUR
bedbookers.co.uk        2000    GBP

Other

serrurier.pro        6000    EUR
franquicia.net        3000    USD
77777.net        2500    EUR
umfragen.net        2500    EUR
dees.info        1849    USD
carhirespain.net        1575    USD
heart.pro        1500    USD
howtobet.net        1200    USD
maisonenbois.info        1180    EUR

For more details check out Sedo.com

Sedo,the leading domain name marketplace has recently announced that it has signed a two-year agreement with .CO Internet S.A.S .Sedo will broker a select set of previously unreleased .COM domain names .

Here are some of the .CO domain names to be brokered by Sedo :

clothes.co
software.co
hardware.co
body.co
france.co
profit.co
onlinemusic.co
internetmarketing.co
onlinedating.co
jobsonline.co

“Sedo has done a fabulous job helping to establish and develop the secondary market for premium .CO domain names.Given their expertise and global reach, we are confident that Sedo is the perfect partner to help us bring these valuable digital assets to end-users worldwide,” said Lori Anne Wardi, vice president of .CO Internet S.A.S.

Sedo and .CO Internet worked togethere since .CO was first introduced in 2010.Since then,Sedo managed to generate well over $1 milion in .CO domain name sales .

“.CO Internet has been very successful in setting the bar for up and coming TLDs, and we are proud to be partnering with the .CO Registry to help bring these not yet released domains to businesses worldwide.As we begin seeing new gTLDs hit the market in 2012, .CO will serve as an example to those applying for their own domain extension of the solid business model and strong partners that any registry will need to succeed,” said Tim Schumacher, CEO of Sedo.

Many brands,such as Twitter,Google and Amazon are already using the .CO extension for their businesses.

.CO became the TLD of choice for small and mid-sized businesses.More than one million .CO domains have been registered by individuals and businesses in more than 200 countries .