India

India's federal investigators have said they will present to the government this week an interim report into allegations of match-fixing.

The Professional Squash Association (PSA) has announced that the Men's World Open rights and title for the years 2001-2005 have been granted to Procam International.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

India will host an international soccer tournament next January.

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