Africa
Cricket row rumbles on
The Cricket World Cup has finally got underway in South Africa - but the shadow of rows over co-hosting continues to blight the tournament.
ECB appeals over Zimbabwe rejection
The England & Wales Cricket Board's appeal against the ICC's decision to reject their request to move the scheduled World Cup game in Zimbabwe will be heard by the ICC-appointed South African judge, Justice Albie Sachs, in Cape Town today.
ICC meets over ECB’s Zimbabwe request
The International Cricket Council's Cricket World Cup Technical Committee, chaired by ICC president Malcolm Speed (pictured), will meet in Cape Town today to consider the England & Wales Cricket Board's request to move England's match against Zimbabwe from the latter country.
RDM bowls up SMS service
Rivals Digital Media (RDM) is launching a new SMS service to tie up with the start of the Cricket World Cup.
ECB asks for Zimbabwe switch
In a dramatic u-turn, the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is to request that England's match in Zimbabwe be moved to South Africa.
Renewed calls for switch
Despite confirming Kenya and Zimbabwe would host Cricket World Cup games, the sport's governing body the ICC is set for new calls to shift games out of the politically sensitive countries.
Australia makes a move
Concerns in the Australian government are growing over the scheduled Cricket World Cup matches in Zimbabwe.
Now New Zealand pull out
New Zealand cricket chiefs have defied a ruling by the sport's world governing body the ICC and confirmed they will not play World Cup games in Kenya.
ICC confirm games go-ahead
Cricket's world governing body the ICC has confirmed matches in Zimbabwe and Kenya during next month's Cricket World Cup will go ahead.
ICC set for host grilling
The latest stage in the saga which is dominating the run up to the Cricket World Cup takes place today as the ICC braces itself for new calls to move games out of Zimbabwe.
Geldof enters Zimbabwe row
Live Aid pioneer Bob Geldof has emerged as the unlikely figure who could prompt the England cricket team to boycott playing its controversial World Cup game in Zimbabwe.
ICC faces new headache
The rows over the staging of games during this year's Cricket World Cup show no sign of abating after New Zealand called on the game's governing body, the ICC, to scrap Kenya as a venue for the tournament.
Players call for Zimbabwe switch
England's cricket team has called for its World Cup match against Zimbabwe to be moved amid growing fears over safety.
Players to reveal Zimbabwe stance
Despite the ICC confirming Cricket World Cup games will take place in Zimbabwe last week, England may yet boycott the country as its players prepare to issue a statement latter today.
ICC to meet over World Cup issues
The International Cricket Council has confirmed that the Executive Board of ICC Development International Ltd (IDI) will meet tomorrow morning to discuss the outstanding issues relating to the forthcoming ICC Cricket World Cup 2003.
ICC offers India ‘olive branch’
Media sources close to the International Cricket Council's World Cup sponsorship contract negotiations with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have suggested that the governing body has offered a 'large olive branch' in a bid to resolve the row.
Speed goes to Zimbabwe
ICC chief executive, Malcolm Speed, is travelling to Zimbabwe today with the chief executive of the ICC Cricket World Cup Organising Committee, Dr Ali Bacher, to make a final security check.
Poll: ‘Shift Zimbabwe games to South Africa’
An overwhelming majority of industry figures taking part in the latest sportbusiness.com online poll have called on the ICC to switch games from Zimbabwe to South Africa during this year's Cricket World Cup.