New Zealand

The political row that has cast a shadow over the Cricket World Cup continues as the International Cricket Council Executive Board meets today to discuss New Zealand's application for the relocation of its match against Kenya.

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The Cricket World Cup has finally got underway in South Africa - but the shadow of rows over co-hosting continues to blight the tournament.

West Nally, the seminal sports marketing agency which saw a host of the biggest names start their careers in the industry, is staging a reunion.

MasterCard International has signed a sponsorship deal to become the official payment card of the New Zealand All Blacks rugby union team.

Despite confirming Kenya and Zimbabwe would host Cricket World Cup games, the sport's governing body the ICC is set for new calls to shift games out of the politically sensitive countries.

Concerns in the Australian government are growing over the scheduled Cricket World Cup matches in Zimbabwe.

The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) has launched its official website.

New Zealand cricket chiefs have defied a ruling by the sport's world governing body the ICC and confirmed they will not play World Cup games in Kenya.

Cricket's world governing body the ICC has confirmed matches in Zimbabwe and Kenya during next month's Cricket World Cup will go ahead.

The latest stage in the saga which is dominating the run up to the Cricket World Cup takes place today as the ICC braces itself for new calls to move games out of Zimbabwe.

Live Aid pioneer Bob Geldof has emerged as the unlikely figure who could prompt the England cricket team to boycott playing its controversial World Cup game in Zimbabwe.

The rows over the staging of games during this year's Cricket World Cup show no sign of abating after New Zealand called on the game's governing body, the ICC, to scrap Kenya as a venue for the tournament.

A safety inspection unit detailed by the International Cricket Council to report on the security situation in Kenya for next month's World Cup will publish its report today with fears growing that the matches may have to be moved to South Africa.

The global TV coverage of the Cricket World Cup has been boosted after News Corp. owned rights holders Global Cricket Corporation (GCC) signed new deals in India and the Americas.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is to send its safety and security delegation to Kenya next week to stage a two-day inspection of the security arrangements and preparations ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003.

The New Zealand Rugby Football Union (NZRFU) has looked outside of rugby circles in appointing Chris Moller as its new chief executive.

Australian rights agency and consultancy Sporting Frontiers has undergone a rebranding, becoming Frontiers Group Australasia.