India
Venues changes in Sri Lanka Tri-series after cash row
Matches in a triangular one-day cricket tournament involving India, New Zealand and hosts Sri Lanka to be held in the central city of Dambulla have been shifted to Colombo due to a money dispute, the Sri Lankan cricket chief said on Thursday.
Beijing cruises towards 2008 victory
Beijing seems to be cruising towards victory in the race to stage the 2008 Olympic Games, despite human rights demonstrations on the IOC’s doorstep and Chinese stadiums that currently exist only as computer graphics.
Great big events extends ACB contract
Sport presentation and production company, Great Big Events (GBE), has been appointed the ‘Official Sport Presentation Partner’ of the Australian Cricket Board (ACB) for the next three years.
ESPN wins court battle with Indian cable firm
US sports network ESPN has won its legal battle with Indian cable operator InCablenet over the under-declaration of subscriber numbers, after the Mumbai High Court in New Delhi ordered the latter to pay the relevant compensation to ESPN.
Stewart to meet Condon over matchfixing claims
Acting England captain Alec Stewart is to organise a meeting with International Cricket Council (ICC) anti-corruption investigators early next week.
ICC will not ‘name and shame’ players
Knowing more about the extent and nature of match-fixing within the game of cricket is more important than ‘naming and shaming’ individual players, according to Sir Paul Condon, director of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Anti Corruption Unit (ACU).
ICC match-fix probe team heading for India
Anti-corruption officials from the International Cricket Council (ICC) will arrive in India on Thursday to investigate match-fixing allegations, an Indian federal police official said.
Singapore’s sponsor struggle
Singapore is struggling to keep prestigious sporting events because sponsors say the island cannot give them a good return on their investment.
Stewart questioned by ICC
Caretaker England cricket captain Alec Stewart finally had his interview with the anti-corruption unit of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Yesterday.
Tibetans protest over Beijing’s Olympic bid
About 200 Tibetans marched through the Indian capital on Wednesday in protest at Beijing's bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games and China's poor human rights record.
CRICKET CRISIS CONTINUES AFTER NEW FIX CLAIMS
A Singapore cricket official has said an apparent match-fixing attempt in last week's Singapore International Challenge final between India and West Indies was shocking and may have come from abroad.
NIKE EXPECTS ASIA-PACIFIC AND EUROPEAN EXPANSION
Nike is to open 10 new flagship stores in Asia-Pacific amid growing optimism about the economic recovery in the region, according to Financial Times registered sources.
CRICKET WORLD CUP PROFITS REVEALED
Last year's Cricket World Cup generated a #30m profit, according to a report by the England and Wales Cricket board.
STAR SPORTS CRICKET SCORES IN INDIA
STAR Sports new pay channel service delivered record viewing figures for the Sharjah Cricket final, between India and Australia, broadcast on April 24th.
CRICKET COUNCIL ACT OVER PITCH DISASTER
World cricket's governing body have acted to prevent a repeat of the pitch fiasco that caused international matches in India and West Indies to be abandoned during the 1997-98 season.
MALAYSIA WANTS 2006 ASIAN GAMES
Malaysia, despite an economic crisis back home, wants tothe 2006 Asian Games and have appealed to other nations not to bid, saying itwould be a waste of money.
INDIA ISSUES NEW CREDIT CARD TO PROMOTE CRICKET
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in association with Citibank and Visa International have announced a new credit card aimed at promoting the development of cricket in India, officials said.
IRB IS FAILING DEVELOPING NATIONS SAYS CAMPESE
World rugby's governing body has failed to promote the sport outside its traditional strongholds and is in dire need of a serious shape-up, former Australian hero David Campese has said.