India

An interim report by investigators into cricket match-fixing allegations is to be placed before Indian Parliament next month, according to the country?s sport minister.
Media

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has asked the country's president to order a judicial investigation into allegations of Pakistani involvement in match-fixing during last year's World Cup.

The resumption of public hearings into match fixing allegations against disgraced former South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje has been delayed until November.
Stadia

Indian internet firm Satyam Infoway has struck a deal to acquire sports portal Kheladi.com for $1.3 million, to be paid mainly through an issue of shares.

Shamila Batohi, lead advocate for South Africa's King Commission probing allegations of corruption in cricket, has had what was described as a "fruitful" meeting with India's federal police agents.

Star Sports is to launch India?s first live sports news programme this month.
Media

VTV, recently-acquired by UK-based The Television Corporation and now part of Sunset+Vine, has won a new four year contract to produce and distribute coverage of English badminton until 2005.
Business

ESPN Star Sports (ESS) has promoted Vib Sharma to senior vice president, advertising and integrated sales.
Events

The Olympic Games have become too big to be hosted by less developed nations and must be scaled back, says senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) official Jacques Rogge.
Business

About 10,000 children below the age of 14 are working in India's sports goods industry at a fraction of the minimum wage, a report on adult and child labour in the country's football (soccer) industry has said.

Test cricket's newest recruits Bangladesh will undertake their first tour of South Africa in October, the United Cricket Board (UCB) said.
Business

India's cricket board is to undergo a shake-up with the introduction of professionals to help administer an organisation previously served mainly by volunteers.
Stadia

India will host an international soccer tournament next January.

India has made a bid to stage the 15th Asian Games in 2006.
Events

Huge time-zone differences and an explosion in computer use will make Sydney's Olympics the biggest event yet on the Internet with officials predicting a staggering 6.5 billion hits for the official Games site alone.

The King commission's interim report on South African cricket corruption may be released to the public on Friday.
Stadia

Indian internet firm Satyam Infoway Ltd has said that its sports portal, www.khel.com, will be the official sponsor of India's contingent to next month's Sydney Olympics.

South African cricketers Herschelle Gibbs and Henry Williams have pleaded to accepting an offer of cash to under-perform in a one-day international match in India.