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Australia rejected on Tuesday a newspaper report that Australia and New Zealand might lose the 2003 World Cup to France because of arguments with the International Rugby Board (IRB) over TV rights and profits.

UK broadcaster, BBC Radio has secured the commentary rights for the cricket World Cup until 2007 for its Radio Five Live station.

India have withdrawn from a three-match, one-day cricket series against world champions Australia scheduled for September, the Australian Cricket Board (ACB) said on Thursday.

Law enforcement officials are investigating allegations that disgraced former cricket captain Hansie Cronje had 19 secret bank accounts, which held more than 10million rand ($1.2m).

United Arab Emirates cricket authorities demanded yesterday that all of their team's matches in the ICC Trophy be replayed because two of their top players were refused entry into Canada.

The four clubs at the centre of two major stadium disasters in Africa in the last two months are to play in a tournament in South Africa later this month.

Former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis's lawsuit to force champion Hasim Rahman to make his first title defense against the Briton has begun in the U.S. Federal court.

South Africa are to bid to stage soccer’s 2006 African Nations Cup finals.

Sport presentation and production company, Great Big Events (GBE), has been appointed the ‘Official Sport Presentation Partner’ of the Australian Cricket Board (ACB) for the next three years.

Australia has been successful in its bid to field a fourth Super 12 rugby union team but will have to wait until 2003.

Colombian Edwin Congo has taken his case against European soccer giants Real Madrid to the Spanish league, La Liga Profesional de Futbol (LPF).

Former South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje has rejected all allegations of secret bank accounts and deposits levelled against him in a weekend newspaper.

New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are to feature in a triangular cricket series with increased prize money, tentatively scheduled for April 10-19 next year.

Juan Antonio Samaranch has left the intensive care unit of the Swiss hospital he has been in for a week after suffering from chronic fatigue.

Suresh Kalmadi, president of the Asian Amateur Athletic Federation, has written to the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) officially withdrawing from the race for the IAAF presidency.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed the Kazakhstan Football Association has resigned from the regional body.