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The England Cricket Board will announce a new test match sponsor tomorrow to replace Cornhill Insurance who pulled out at the end of this year's series against West Indies.

Former New Zealand cricket captain Martin Crowe has refused to talk to the International Cricket Council (ICC) about match fixing allegations.

Alexander Brown, who led ESPN and ESPN STAR Sports? efforts in Asia, has been named president and chief operating officer of web animation firm Virtual Spectator.

New Zealanders would reject tax hikes to fund more success in sport, according to a survey conducted by The New Zealand Herald.

The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron said on Thursday it had accepted the first German challenge for the America's Cup in the competition's 150 year history.

New Zealand has pulled out of an international soccer tournament scheduled for India in January, saying it had had difficulty confirming travel and competition details with organisers.

Southern hemisphere rugby union chiefs said on Tuesday that the international season should be reduced to six months to prevent burn-out.

Ad agency Saatchi & Saatchi has launched an online rugby game called Beat Rugby to keep the New Zealand All Blacks and the team?s sponsors adidas in the sporting spotlight during the international rugby off-season.

The award-winning WestpacTrust Stadium may be joined by an indoor sports venue.

New Zealand said it will continue a ban on sporting contacts with Fiji until the troubled island makes enough progress towards restoring a constitutional and democratic government to warrant a change.

Freeskiing and snowboard event the World Heli Challenge, is looking for title sponsor for next summer?s event at Mt Aspiring National Park in New Zealand.

HOK Sport has won the Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA) International Building of the Year Award.

AIM-listed sports media advisory firm Media Content is to open a new office in Hong Kong.

New Zealand Cricket says it has appointed a three-man team to look into allegations that former captain Martin Crowe took money from an Indian bookmaker.

Welsh rugby has landed a new sponsorship deal with British telecommunications firm Redstone Telecom plc. The four year deal means that the Redstone logo will appear on the red shirts of all Welsh international sides, including the A team and Sevens teams.

The 1999-2000 America's Cup Regatta generated an additional NZ$640m ($254m) of economic activity for New Zealand, according to a government-commissioned report.