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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is exploring the possibility of buying the rights for International Cricket Council's (ICC) events for the next seven years.

In the latest stage in the exploitation of its commercial and broadcast rights for 2007 – 2015 the International Cricket Council (ICC) said it would start meetings with broadcasters and agencies in Dubai today.

Indian domestic cricket will be broadcast around the world for the first time said the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp is reported to be close to buying a substantial stake, almost a third, in Nimbus Communications for upwards of Rs 400 crore.

Tokyo has been selected by the Japanese Olympic Committee to battle it out as the nation’s bid city for the 2016 Olympic Games.

The president of cricket’s world governing body has expressed his dismay at South Africa’s decision to pull-out of a tournament for security reasons – fuelling speculation a heavy fine will be imposed on the nation.

The Sharjah stadium could be set to host a Twenty20 club tournament early next year, according to organisers.

The International Cricket Council said it will shortly start the process of selling media and sponsorship rights to events taking place between the second half of 2007 and the ICC Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in 2015.

The Indian government is to meet with the country’s broadcasters later this month to discuss the broadcast of the 2010 New Delhi Commonwealth Games.

India will host the revived Afro-Asia Cup in Mohali in June 2007. The Afro-Asia Cup was launched two years ago but was held only once because of the hectic international calendar.

Indian Sports Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar stressed the need for the private sector to be involved in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Dehli.

The 2011 Cricket World Cup final will be held in a brand new stadium in the Indian capital, Delhi.

With little over a year to go ahead of the first Twenty20 World Championship, India has scheduled its first domestic tournament.

The chief executive of the Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations (FICA) has blasted the sport’s world governing body’s new international schedule.

Cricket publishing company The Wisden Group has acquired the business interests of Hawk-Eye Innovations Limited, the global pioneer in ball tracking technology for sports broadcasting and officiating.

Organisers of next year’s ICC Cricket World Cup are to use the upcoming series of one-day international games between the West Indies and India to help in a promotional push to raise awareness of the tournament in major US cities.