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Jagmohan Dalmiya, president of the International Cricket Council, has said allegations of match-fixing by four South African players would be probed once the ICC had been officially informed.

Four English county cricket clubs are to launch a new Inter-City flood-lit tournament featuring Surrey, Warwickshire, Lancashire and Yorkshire, according The Independent on Sunday newspaper.

The World Council of 119-nation Federation Internationale de l?Automobile (FIA) is to vote on whether to reduce the number of Formula 1 Grand Prix in the European Union.

Romania and South Africa have signed a bilateral co-operation agreement in Pretoria to lay the foundation for practical relationships at the level of sport federations, clubs and schools.

South Africa has again disputed the campaigning tactics of World Cup 2006 bidding rivals, England.

Glasgow Rangers have disclosed plans to float the business on the stock exchange and that talks are underway with a number of potential media investors.

Last year?s rugby union World Cup made a #47m surplus ? an increases of nearly #30million on the tournament in South Africa in 1995, The Observer newspaper reported ahead of this week?s publication of the tournament accounts.

Sports Minister Ngconde Balfour has predicted victory for South Africa in the fight to stage the 2006 World Cup finals, claiming: "We have 98 percent of the bid approval in the bag."

FIFA has praised South Africa's pitch for the 2006 World Cup as a technical team began a six-day tour find out how enthusiastic the country was about hosting the competition.

South Africa?s bid for the FIFA World Cup 2006 reaches a critical stage this week when soccer?s world governing body sends a delegation for a six-day technical inspection.

The editor of cricket bible Wisden, Matthew Engel, has announced he is quitting the job at the cricket almanack for at least a year because he was tired of having to write about England's "relentless failures".

The results of a poll of leading sports editors making England favourites to host the 2006 World Cup finals confirmed support had turned their way, Alec McGivan, director of England's bid, has said.

T&T Sports Marketing has sold the exclusive global rights outside of South America for the South American qualifying matches for the World Cup 2002 to Dream Sports International.

The three nations with clubs in the Super 12 rugby competition have agreed to test a system for television officials to assist match referees this season, the New Zealand Rugby Union has confirmed.

Bernie Ecclestone has dropped plans to seek new investors for his Formula One Administration until the European Commission gives a final ruling on grand prix broadcasting rights.

Last-minute negotiations are underway to ensure the introduction of video referees for the Super 12 rugby union competition, starting later this month.