Africa
Business

In a move that should add significant revenues to the coffers of cricket?s poorest affiliate nation, the Bangladesh Cricket Board has confirmed that Bangladesh has been granted Test status.

Federal investigators questioned India's former cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin for three hours on Thursday over his alleged involvement in match-fixing.
Business

South Africa?s golf tour has concluded a new five-year sponsorship deal with Vodacom, which will see Vodacom remain the cellular network partner of choice in professional tournament golf.
Business

Organisers lost over $2 million when benefit cricket matches involving Indian, South African and Sri Lankan players were called off following the recent match fixing controversy.

Former South Africa cricket captain Hansie Cronje confessed on Thursday to approaching two team mates about fixing a one-day match against India this year and admitted accepting nearly $100,000 from bookmakers since 1996.
Events

UK commercial radio station talkSPORT has won the rights to broadcast exclusive coverage of the England cricket tour to the West Indies in 2004.

South African cricket boss Ali Bacher has rejected an allegation in a newspaper that he fixed a match during a rebel tour by a West Indies side in the 1980s.
Stadia

The Australian Cricket Board (ACB) is pushing on with the "world-first" indoor series against South Africa in Melbourne in August, despite concerns over the venue's playing surface.

The King commission into match-fixing faces a crucial week in which it will hear the testimony of former South African captain Hansie Cronje, the man at the centre of the storm.
Media

Nigeria will build an ultra-modern stadium in the capital Abuja for the 2003 All-African Games.
Stadia

World Cup champions Australia will host South Africa in the first-ever test match played indoors, the Australian Rugby Union has confirmed.

A South African soccer chairman was banned for life for attempted bribery and his first division club fined.
Business

The British and Irish Lions Committee has appointed Octagon as its sponsorship, merchandising and licensing representatives for the Lions Tour to Australia in 2001.

Less than a week after the International Cricket Council (ICC) vowed to root out corruption two independent inquiries into match-fixing have been delayed.
Media

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has dismissed corruption allegations against its president Jagmohan Dalmiya on the opening day of a two-day meeting to discuss a match-fixing crisis.

South African cricket supremo Ali Bacher has alleged that two matches were fixed during last year's World Cup, The Australian newspaper has reported.
Events

UK independent pay-per-view broadcaster u>direct has secured exclusive UK TV rights to two `Challenge Series? of one-day cricket internationals between Australia and South Africa.

A South African restaurant chain has terminated a multi-million rand advertising contract with disgraced cricket captain Hansie Cronje.