South Africa
Stadia

FIFA chief Sepp Blatter says it is possible artificial pitch surfaces could be used during the 2010 World Cup.
Business

Soft drink giant Coca-Cola has extended its sponsorship of youth rugby in South Africa.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has taken a swipe at the ticketing arrangements for the current World Cup.
Business

Cricket publishing company The Wisden Group has acquired the business interests of Hawk-Eye Innovations Limited, the global pioneer in ball tracking technology for sports broadcasting and officiating.
Business

Budweiser brewer Anheuser-Busch has become the first company to sign up as a FIFA World Cup sponsor for the period spanning 2007 to 2014.
Business

Heineken International has renewed its contract with Rugby World Cup Ltd to sponsor next year's tournament in France.
Business

Infront Sports & Media will be the exclusive global marketing partner for the Chinese men’s and women’s national football teams until the end of 2010.
Events

The FINA World Cup Swimming Series has achieved a high in television exposure, reaching more than 100 countries across five continents.

Twenty travel agencies from 11 countries across the globe are the first Official Travel Agents (OTAs) approved to sell packages, inclusive of match tickets, for ICC Cricket World Cup 2007.
Business

South Africa has been warned that it needs to make a major investment in telecommunications to avoid chaos in broadcasting the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Events

NASN has secured exclusive pan-European rights to televise the inaugural World Baseball Classic.
Events

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has received bids from 15 member boards for its package of events from 2007 to 2015.

South Africa cricket captain Graeme Smith has called on the International Cricket Council to rethink its recommendation for a Twenty20 world championship.

Oregan Hoskins has been elected president of the South African Rugby Union (SARU), defeating the incumbent Brian van Rooyen.
Events

UK public broadcaster the BBC has won exclusive radio rights to all international tour matches in India for four years, including next month's England series.
Business

Television production company Nimbus Communications has bagged the global media rights to Indian cricket for the next four years in a $612million deal.
Stadia

Rugby Union's expanded Super 14 series has enjoyed record crowds for round one.
Business

Host Broadcast Services (HBS) will be host broadcaster for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa as well as the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009.