India
Business

World athletics chief Primo Nebiolo has assured British Sports Minister Tony Banks that London would have a good chance of staging the 2003 world championships if proposed renovations to Wembley Stadium are completed.

Events

Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has denied charges of betting and match-fixing and accused Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief executive Majid Khan of trying to sabotage his reputation.

Events

The eighth South Asian Federation (SAF) Games, the region's biggest sports event, will be held in Kathmandu next year, organisers have said.
Business

The start of the Asian rugby union championship was thrown into disarray by the last-minute withdrawal of the Thai team on Saturday.

India's cricket team will not take part in the next Commonwealth Games, Suresh Kalmadi, president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), has announced.

Business

Right-wing Hindu leader Bal Thackeray has threatened that his Shiv Sena party will not allow Pakistani cricketers to play on Indian soil, the Press Trust of India (PTI) has reported.
Business

Canada has defeated the United States in the battle to become the first north American city to stage the world track and field championships.
Media

Indian cricket officials, reacting to the Australian scandal in the sport, has said betting on cricket was common but involvement of players in match-fixing was a serious and so far unproved offence.
Events

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is poised to appoint a commission to investigate allegations of betting and match-fixing, and it has vowed to take tough action against anyone found guilty.
Events

The president of the International Cricket Council (ICC), India's Jagmohan Dalmiya, will not attend a key meeting of the ICC's executive board in New Zealand this weekend.

Stadia

Pakistan are sending a representative to India to assess the threat to their cricket tour posed by Hindu activists, a top official has revealed.

Events

ESPN's Star Sports' - Asia's leading sports channel - launchs its new hi-tech channel identity next week.
Business

Australia will host three-test series against Pakistan and India over the summer but Melbourne could miss out as a venue because of a dispute involving the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Business

Victoria state sports minister Tom Reynolds has refused to guarantee that Melbourne would host the traditional Boxing Day test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

The Cricket World Cup in England has been singled out as the cause of a major surge in the number of colour television sold in India.

Organisers of the Sahara Cup cricket tournament have announced they are cancelling the one-day series between India and Pakistan in Canada this year because of the Kashmir conflict.
Events

The Sri Lankan cricket board has signed a $7.75 million deal with India's Sony Entertainment Television that gives the company rights to telecast all matches played on the Indian Ocean island.

At least 11 foreign teams will take part in a soccer tournament beginning in Dhaka on August 27, the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has announced.