New Zealand
Business

England, New Zealand and Sri Lanka are to be given some of the money withheld by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after this year's Cricket World Cup, but India are forced to wait.
Business

Global Cricket Corporation's compensation claim following the Cricket World Cup earlier this year is set to loom large on the agenda of the ICC during a week-long series of meetings taking place in London.

The New Zealand Rugby Union has signed a major sponsor deal for the All Blacks.
Stadia

ESPNsoccernet.com has launched five regional versions of its site to segment its millions of visitors and increase impact for sponsors.
Events

The GEM Group's European division has been appointed to handle the marketing, PR and communications for two teams competing in sailing's Admirals Cup.
Business

Tim Moufarrige has quit as one of Octagon's top executives as the sports marketing agency undergoes another management reorganisation.
Business

New Zealand's All Blacks are set for a legal tussle with Welsh rugby team Neath over the use of the All Blacks name.
Events

New Zealand pay-TV platform Sky Television has launched its new interactive TV sports offering including a betting service.

David Moffett, chief executive of the Welsh Rugby Union, has confirmed he was approached by head hunters seeking to recruit the head of the English Football Assocation.
Business

The Sporting Frontiers Group - formed three years ago by Simon Halden, the former chief executive of Sports & Outdoor Media International (SOMI) has changed its name as it broadens its horizons.
Business

Cricket governing body the ICC has clamped down hard on those refusing to play ball during its World Cup event - by withholding from a number of nations their share of tournament revenues.

Rugby's Hong Kong Sevens is set to go ahead as planned - despite the high-profile withdrawals of the Italian and French national teams.
Business

Cricket's world governing body the ICC is expecting to generate a $188m ($177m) profit pot from the current World Cup which concludes this weekend in Johannesburg.

The Hong Kong Sevens rugby union tournament is the latest sports event to be disrupted by the onset of the war in Iraq.
Events

Soccer Australia has further boosted its television revenue after securing a pay-TV rights deal with the Expo Channel for coverage of the National Soccer League (NSL).
Stadia

Nearly 400,000 spectators have attended Cricket World Cup matches at the end of the first group phase of this year's tournament.

Sailing's America's Cup has been put on a high state of alert amid fears the event could become a terror target.
Business

New Zealand's decision to refuse to play its Cricket World Cup match in Kenya has resulted in the ICC demanding it forfeit four points after it refused to rearrange the fixture.