Africa

Spanish sports marketing company Phedra Sport has signed a deal with virtual advertising firm Epsis, to use its technology in a string of international soccer matches in the run-up to this summer's World Cup.

The Supreme Council for Sports in Africa (SCSA) has given its full support to Issa Hayatou's bid to topple Sepp Blatter as FIFA president at the end of May.

The International Cricket Council's (ICC) bid to become a more polished organisation has taken a step forward, according to officials attending a four-day seminar in South Africa.

Libya is set to make a bid to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2006 African Cup of Nations.

Zimbabwe will be allowed to compete in the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester despite strong calls for the country to be banned amid political turmoil in the African country, which has already been suspended from the Commonwealth proper.

Extended television technology to aid umpiring decisions will be tested during September's Champions Trophy tournament in Sri Lanka, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed today.

Football's governing body FIFA has confirmed its promise of awarding the TV rights to the World Cup to all African countries for free.

Sri Lanka has been confirmed as the host country for cricket's 2002 ICC Champions Trophy.

Issa Hayatou will challenge Sepp Blatter for FIFA presidency when the position comes up for renewal at the end of May.

Issa Hayatou is set to emerge as Sepp Blatter's rival in his bid to win his second term as FIFA president.

A confrontation is expected today between the International Cricket Council's (ICC) president Malcolm Gray and his predecessor Jagmohan Dalmiya.

Although South Africa's national cricket team fielded a team with four black players in its second test against Australia, the country's Super 12 rugby teams have this season struggled to fulfil an unofficial quota of two black players.

FIFA's internal ad hoc audit committee, set up to look into FIFA finances, must present its results no later than April 30 - less than a month before the FIFA presidential elections in Seoul.

South Korea's Cheju island, one of the venues for this summer's World Cup venue, wants to host Mike Tyson's heavyweight showdown with world champion Lennox Lewis.

Germany will host the Confederations Cup in 2005 as a dress rehearsal before staging the World Cup finals the following year, the German Football Association (DFB) said yesterday.

South Africa has emerged as favourite to host the Confederations Cup next year as it looks to prove to world soccer's governing body FIFA it is ready to stage the World Cup in 2010.