The World Masters Games started on Saturday in Sydney and will run through Sunday, Oct. 18. The Games, which are an Olympic style event featuring 28 sports, have reportedly attracted a record number of athletes even in these tough economic times. "The Games have attracted a record 28,292 competitors from 95 countries, with international participants accounting for 30% of the entry," Shane O'Leary, the Games CEO, said. On the lighter side, a group of New Zealand women who are competing in the over-40 age group in netball (a game similar to basketball with a hoop, but no backboard, on a post) had their team name disallowed. The name? The Master Baiters. The team changed its name to the New World Master Netters.