Africa
CASH SQUEEZE THREATENS WEST AFRICAN CLUB CUP
The cash-strapped West African Football Union (WAFU) may have to postpone its regional club cup tournament for the second successive year because most of its 16 member states have failed to pay their subscriptions.
BIRMINGHAM TO HOST GREAT BRITAIN DAVIS CUP TIE
The National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England, has been selected as the venue for the Davis Cup Euro/African Zone 1 second round tie between Great Britain and Portugal on 6-8 April.
PROMOTER ELIADES BLASTS LEWIS
World heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis has been criticised for being ungrateful by his former promoter Panos Eliades.
SANZAR PROBE SUPER 12 EXPANSION
An independent firm of consultants are to be appointed by the SANZAR unions (South Africa, New Zealand and Australia) to examine the possibility of expanding the Super 12 competition to include more teams.
SKY?S RUGBY VIEWERS ARE ALL EARS
Sky Sports? digital viewers will be able to listen to everything the referee says when it launches Ref-Link for England?s Six Nations rugby clash with Italy at Twickenham, London on Saturday.
SUPER 12 COULD HAVE TWO "SHADOW" TEAMS IN 2001
Two "shadow" teams could be added to the southern hemisphere's Super 12 this season, a leading South African official said on Tuesday.
LEWIS & TYSON SET FOR BOUT IN JULY
World heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis could meet Mike Tyson on July 21, Lewis's business manager Adrian Ogun said.
SOUTH AFRICAN PROMOTERS CONFIDENT OF WINNING LEWIS FIGHT
South African promoters were "quietly confident" today of staging world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis's next fight in April.
LEWIS’ U.S. PROMOTER SAYS NO SITE CHOSEN FOR NEXT FIGHT
World heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis' U.S. promoter has denied a report that Johannesburg had been selected to host the fighter's next defence in April.
SUPER 12 SET FOR EXPANSION CLAIMS REPORT
The Super 12 competition could be expanded to 16 teams and the playing seasons of South Africa, New Zealand and Australia could be synchronised, according to reports from South Africa.
AUSTRALIA WANT ENGLAND AND FRANCE IN TRI-NATIONS
Australian Rugby Union (ARU) managing director John O'Neill wants France and England to join Australia, South Africa and New Zealand in the Tri-Nations series, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.
FIFA TAKING NO ACTION ON GROBBELAAR CASE
FIFA will take no immediate action against former Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar, the player at the centre of a 1990s bribery case.
CANADA CONSIDERING 2010 WORLD CUP BID
Canada said it might submit a bid to host the 2010 World Cup as a way of sending a message to the world that it was serious about one day hosting the world's premier soccer tournament.
"ASTONISHED" GROBBELAAR LOSES LIBEL APPEAL
Former Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar suffered a devastating blow to his reputation on Thursday when a British court overturned an 85,000 pounds ($125,300) libel award made over allegations of match-fixing.
FERGUSON SET FOR AMBASSADOR ROLE AT UNITED
Manchester United's Alex Ferguson has revealed his "roving ambassador" plans after retiring from the manager's job at the end of next season.
SOUTH AFRICANS EXAMINE CRICKET FIXING REPORT
The United Cricket Board of South Africa (UCB) on Wednesday appointed a four-member committee to examine the King Commission's recommendations on combating match-fixing.
SOUTH AFRICA SWITCHES VENUE FOR BLATTER VISIT
South Africa has changed the venue of a World Cup qualifier next week because the designated stadium does not have a VIP suite to accommodate visiting FIFA president Sepp Blatter.
ICC TO ANNOUNCE 10-MONTH TEST MATCH PLAN
The International Cricket Council will announce next month a 10-year plan for fixtures between the 10 test-playing nations.