Caribbean

The Bahamas has become the latest country to officially enter the race to stage matches during the 2007 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.

RDA Communications has been appointed by South American agency Traffic Sports Marketing as its exclusive television agent for the UK in a three-year agreement.

Twelve countries have filed applications to host matches during the ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007 - among them the US.

The sports law group of Mishcon de Reya has been named as the legal partner to the West Indies Cricket Board in their signing of the host agreement to stage the 2007 Cricket World Cup.

New Delhi has beaten off the challenge of Canadian rival Hamilton to win the right to host the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Either Delhi or Hamilton will be chosen as the host city for the 2010 Commonwealth Games when the Commonwealth Games Federation holds its general assembly meeting in Jamaica today.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has got tough over monies owed from this year’s Cricket World Cup as it continues its compensation battle against rights partner the Global Cricket Corporation (GCC).

UK pay-TV network Sky Sports has acquired the exclusive live rights to this Sunday's soccer game between Brazil and Jamaica - to be played at the Walkers Bowl stadium in Leicester.

The Commonwealth Games evaluation commission for the 2010 event has given glowing praise to both cities bidding to host the Games.

ESPN International and the National Football League (NFL) have agreed to extend their existing worldwide TV rights distribution agreement through the 2005 season.

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has approved the membership of the board of directors of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 - the organisation that will run the competition to be hosted in the Caribbean.

Officials promoting Hamilton's bid to land the right to host the 2010 Commonwealth Games say success would bring a C$1.4bn ($0.72bn/EUR0.63bn) cash windfall to the local economy.

Singapore has withdrawn its bid to host the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Golf's European Seniors Tour will return to the Caribbean for the fourth successive year as the islands of Barbados and Tobago host the opening two events on the 2003 schedule.

India could be in line to host the Commonwealth Games for the first time after declaring that it had the full support of its government for a bid from Delhi for the 2010 Games.

India could be in line to host the Commonwealth Games for the first time after declaring that it had the full support of its government for a bid from Delhi for the 2010 Games.