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A preliminary review of the Cricket World Cup will top the agenda when the sport's governing body, the ICC, meets in Johannesburg later this week.

Security around the remaining fixtures of the Cricket World Cup has been stepped up as the political crisis in the Middle East deepens.

The Cricket World Cup spectator briefly evicted from a game for opening a can of Coca-Cola has filed an assault charge.

World cricket governing body the ICC has reacted with anger over what it claims is 'ambush marketing' of the Indian cricket team by electrical giant Samsung.

The International Cricket Council's desire to stamp out ambush marketing at the Cricket World Cup has again been shown after a spectator was evicted from a stadium for opening a can of Coca-Cola.

Europe's future as the main host of Formula One Grand Prix is set to come under threat, Max Mosley, the president of the FIA has warned.

The Indian city of New Delhi has officially submitted a bid to host the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Sports Media Limited (SML) is to merge its business into the existing sponsorship division of the advertising agency M&C Saatchi.

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.

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.

Cricket's world governing body the ICC says it has received signed player contracts from the Board of Control for Cricket in India - but that the terms have been altered.

The global TV coverage of the Cricket World Cup has been boosted after News Corp. owned rights holders Global Cricket Corporation (GCC) signed new deals in India and the Americas.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is to request independent mediation in a bid to resolve its ongoing World Cup sponsorship row with the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Singapore has withdrawn its bid to host the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Wisden.com, in conjunction with technology firm Sportev, is targeting the North American market with interactive coverage of the current one-day series between Australia, England and Sri Lanka.

Indian cricketers have reportedly rejected the commercial boundaries set out by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in the players' contracts for next year's World Cup.