Africa
UN RIGHTS CHIEF BACKS FRENCH MOVE AGAINST RACISM
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson has welcomed a move by the French soccer club Strasbourg to take legal action against some supporters for incitement to racial hatred.
RTE WINS RIGHTS TO SIX NATIONS RUGBY
Irish public television broadcaster RTE has seen off a rival bid from satellite giant BSkyB to clinch the television rights to the Six Nations rugby tournament.
WALLABIES TO PLAY IN PERTH FOR NEXT FIVE YEARS
Australia's world champion rugby team will stage a test match in Perth for each of the next five years under an agreement between the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) and the Western Australian government.
SPRINGBOK PURISTS GUTTED BY BEER LOGO
Beer, usually greeted with relish in rugby clubs worldwide, is causing controversy in South Africa.
INTERNATIONAL ONE-DAY CRICKET MOVES INDOORS
One-day cricket will moves indoors this week for the first of a three-match series featuring Australia and South Africa, the limited overs' game's fiercest rivals.
ARUPS TO CREATE HULL STADIUM
UK stadium architects Arup Associates have been appointed to cerate a design for Hull?s Community Super Stadium complex.
FIFA UNITY CRUMBLES OVER 2006
FIFA president Sepp Blatter emerged triumphantly from his organisation's biennial Congress on Saturday only to find the fragile unity of world soccer's governing body crumbling badly around him.
SOUTH AFRICA CONFIRM END TO 2006 RE-VOTE PLANS
South African soccer officials have confirmed they were dropping their campaign to get FIFA to vote again on the venue for the 2006 World Cup finals.
FIFA CONFIRM WORLD CUP ROTATION PLAN
FIFA is to implement a new rotation system in awarding the rights to host its premier property, the World Cup.
FIFA REJECT SOUTH AFRICA ARBITRATION CLAIM
FIFA has firmly rejected South Africa's request for arbitration over last month's vote to award the 2006 World Cup finals to Germany.
CASH CRONJE MAKES WON’T COME UNDER COMMISSION SCRUTINY
Any money made by Hansie Cronje from a book deal, reportedly being negotiated on his behalf, or from other deals stemming from the match-fixing crisis in South African cricket will not come under the scrutiny of the King commission of inquiry.
FIFA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEET TODAY
The FIFA executive committee meet today for the first time since the controversial vote on the 2006 World Cup host.
FIFA STILL WAITING FOR SOUTH AFRICA 2006 CHALLENGE
FIFA says it has still not received any official confirmation from South Africa that it wishes to take the 2006 World Cup decision to arbitration.
BACHER WANTS TO FOCUS ON WORLD CUP JOB
South Africa cricket chief Ali Bacher hopes his replacement will be appointed before the new season begins in two months - freeing him to concentrate on 2003 World Cup organisation.
MULTI-MILLION RAND SPORTS COMPLEX FOR EASTERN CAPE
A multi-million rand community sports facility, sponsored by the UK aerospace and defence company, BAE Systems has opened in KwaNobuhle, Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape.
GERMANY SAY 2006 WORLD CUP VOTE VALID
Germany said there was nothing wrong with the vote which made them the hosts of the 2006 soccer Word Cup finals.
JORDAAN TO APPEAR AT SOCCEREX
Danny Jordaan, head of South Africa?s failed bid for the 2006 World Cup is to be one of the big names at this October?s Soccerex 2000 conference and exhibition.
INDIAN POLICE EXTEND MATCH-FIXING PROBE TO LONDON
Two Indian police officers have flown to Britain to search for new evidence in their match-fixing investigation.