Africa

The PFA seek a settlement with the UK Football Leagues to avoid strike action, the Third Football Market takes place in Moscow, the IOC Coordination Commission meet in Athens and the UIPM - Modern Pentathlon Union Congress gathers in Cairo.
Business

Africa is considering a bid for the 2010 World Cup in which the tournament would be hosted by two countries, FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said.
Business

Durham's Riverside cricket ground in England has been awarded Test match status with effect from 2003.

An under-21 world rugby union championship will take place in South Africa in June of next year, the International Rugby Board has decided.
Business

UK public broadcaster BBC has won the rights to screen the African Nations Cup football tournament, due to be held in Mali in January and February next year.

Australian rugby union chief John O'Neill is to push for a Super 15 series in 2003 with the addition of a combined Pacific team from Tonga, Samoa and Fiji.
Business

Former world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis has parted company with his manager Frank Maloney after a row about money.

The Australian Cricket Board (ACB) has released the official logo for the Orange Test Series (pictured).
Business

Two of sport’s most powerful men will meet tomorrow in a bid to bring their two organisations closer together.

South African Airways (SAA) has signed a deal with cricket's world governing body the ICC to sponsor the Cricket World Cup in South Africa in 2003.

The 2003 Cricket World Cup has been officially launched in Soweto, with unity put forward as the main theme of the event to be hosted by South Africa.

All UK staff - excluding the sales team - of Sportal have been told they will be made redundant following the sale of Sportal.com and Sportal.co.uk's URLs and trademarks.
Business

Hockey’s inaugural Men’s Champions Challenge has been relocated to take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on December 8-16.
Stadia

Sir Paul Condon, head of the International Cricket Council's Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU), has called off his proposed visit to the Sharjah Champions Trophy tournament on health grounds.
Media

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has signed a joint venture agreement with internet sports content publisher Sportev.

Around 1.3 billion people will watch the 2003 cricket World Cup, the tournament organisers claimed as the fixtures were unveiled this weekend.

Canadian city Montreal has been chosen as the venue for the 2006 Gay Games.

An international hockey event set for New Delhi in December has been moved out of India because of security concerns.