South Africa
THE WEEK THAT WAS…
Editorial Director Kevin Roberts takes a look at the events of the last seven days.
VOLVO SAILS AWAY WITH YOUTH
Volvo Ocean Race is to continue its sponsorship of the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship.
WINDIES PAIR END SPONSORSHIP ROW
West Indies cricketers Ramnaresh Sarwan and Chris Gayle have ended endorsement contracts that forced them out of the team to face South Africa.
HACK IN SAFA DRIVING SEAT
Raymond Hack, a Johannesburg-based lawyer, has been appointed the new CEO of the SA Football Association (Safa).
LARA OUT AS UNION BLAMES BOARD
The West Indies players' union has accused the cricket board of shifting the goalposts after Brian Lara was axed for the series against South Africa.
TSUNAMI GAME TAKE TOPS $3MILLION
The tsunami benefit match between the northern and southern hemispheres at Twickenham earlier this month raised $3.35million, reports the International Rugby Board (IRB).
CHANGES AT OCTAGON
Octagon Worldwide has announced two new management roles within the company.
CHANGES AT OCTAGON
Octagon Worldwide has announced two new management roles within the company.
RWC SEVENS TO REACH 300 MILLION HOMES
The International Rugby Board (IRB) has announced that the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2005 in Hong Kong from March 18 to 20 will be broadcast to a record number of countries and homes.
A GEM OF AN ARCHER
Marketing communications agency GEM Group has hired Marc Archer as manager, business development.
MANAGEMENT CHANGES AT SOUTH AFRICAN BROADCASTER
SuperSport has restructured its management as part of a strategy designed to aid expansion into sub-Saharan Africa.
WINDIES ROW THREATENS WORLD CUP
Disagreements over sponsorship of West Indies cricket have raised concerns over attracting commercial partners to the 2007 World Cup, due to be staged in the Caribbean.
EMIRATES WORLD CUP CAMPAIGN TAKES OFF
Emirates Airline recently launched its worldwide advertisement campaign to mark its Official Partner status of the 2006 World Cup.
DAVIS CUP SPREADS NET
This weekend’s World Group first round ties in the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas are set for worldwide television exposure.
SOUTH AFRICAN RUGBY LOSS
South Africa Rugby has posted a 12.8million rand ($2.2million) loss for 2004.
IRB CLARIFY JAPAN REPORTS
The IRB has sought to clarify what it describes as “misleading” media reports claiming chairman Dr Syd Millar had supported Japan’s bid to host the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
BACKING FOR RWC 2011 IN JAPAN
Yokohama would be an excellent venue for the 2011 rugby World Cup final, according to International Rugby Board (IRB) chairman Syd Millar.
VOLVO STOPOVERS NAMED
Rotterdam, Portsmouth and Gothenburg will be the last two stopover ports and the finish of the 31,250 nm Volvo Ocean Race 2005-06.