Africa

A unit of Johannesburg listed television and software group, MIH Holdings, has said its Greek pay television operation had invested $6.25 million in a popular Greek football club.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has recommended that Kenya and Bangladesh qualify automatically for the 2003 World Cup in South Africa.

The beleaguered organisers of the Rugby World Cup have criticised ITV's coverage of the event as a "disgrace" according to a report in the UK?s Guardian newspaper.

Guinness announced a 15 per cent sales increase in the UK for the September/October period during which they sponsored the Rugby World Cup.

The beleaguered organisers of the Rugby World Cup have criticised ITV's coverage of the event as a "disgrace" according to a report in the UK?s Guardian newspaper.

Guinness announced a 15 per cent sales increase in the UK for the September/October period during which they sponsored the Rugby World Cup.

Talk Radio plan to invest #6m to start up the UK's first 24-hour all-sports radio station.

Gambia have pulled out of next month's All-Africa Games in South Africa because of lack of money.

Organisers of the 2003 Cricket World Cup have appointed international consortium Edusport Gullinjet Travel (EGT) to handle all the travel for overseas visitors to the tournament which is to be held in South Africa.

The International Badminton Federation (IBF) has appointed Octagon CSI as its international television rights partner effective from January 2002.

FIFA will be reporting to the United Nations Conference this week in Durban, South Africa, on moves to eliminate racism in soccer.

Germany and Portugal are due to take part in a series of international friendlies in South Korea to open new stadiums for the 2002 World Cup.

Australian and South African rugby union will benefit from extra broadcasting revenue if a plan for the two countries? teams to clash offshore in Asia goes ahead.

An inquiry into South Africa?s stadium disaster in April has learned that security guards accepted money to let fans into a stadium that they knew was already full.

South African terrestrial channel e.tv has secured the exclusive TV rights to the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan.

The Malaysian Hockey Federation (MHF) is hoping to raise US$3 million (?3.29m) in sponsorship for the 2002 World Cup.