South Africa
PRABHAKAR SAYS BAN UNFAIR, AZHARUDDIN SILENT
Manoj Prabhakar, banned for five years by the Indian cricket board, said on Wednesday he had deserved better treatment for helping expose match-fixing.
WORLD CUP SEEDING PLAN TO BE PUT TO ICC
South Africa cricket chief Ali Bacher has said a proposal for a seeding system for the 2003 World Cup would be put to the International Cricket Council.
ENGLISH CHIEFS TO PROBE TICKET-SELLING ALLEGATIONS
English rugby chiefs launched an inquiry into newspaper allegations that some of the national team's players had pooled their match tickets and sold them to corporate hospitality companies on the black market.
AFRICAN WOMEN’S CUP FINAL ABANDONED AFTER RIOT
The African women championship final between hosts South Africa and Nigeria had to be abandoned in the second half after a riot broke out at the Vosloorus Stadium near Johannesburg.
EIGHT AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS FOR RUGBY 2003 WORLD CUP
The eight quarter-finalists from the 1999 World Cup will be granted automatic qualification for the 2003 tournament in Australia and New Zealand, the International Rugby Board said on Friday.
ICC HAS $4 MILLION TO PROBE CORRUPTION
The International Cricket Council (ICC) anti-corruption unit has a $4 million budget to investigate wrong-doing in the game.
ICC TO INVESTIGATE INDIAN BRIBERY ALLEGATIONS
The anti-corruption unit of cricket's ruling body, the ICC, will investigate allegations about 15 foreign players made in an official Indian report on match-fixing, the International Cricket Council said on Friday.
RADEBE SEEKS SHARE IN SOUTH AFRICAN SOCCER CLUB
Leeds United and South Africa captain Lucas Radebe is seeking to buy a 50% stake in a South African Premier League side, according to club officials.
CRONJE TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION OVER BAN
Hansie Cronje's lawyers say the United Cricket Board (UCB) offer of rehabilitation for the banned former South Africa captain will not stop him challenging the ban in court.
CRICINFO.COM RUNS UP NEW RECORD VISITOR NUMBERS
CricInfo.com has broken its page impressions record during its coverage of the India vs South Africa ICC Knockout tournament semi-final.
JO?BURG TO HOST CRICKET WORLD CUP FINAL IN 2003
The final of the 2003 World Cup in South Africa has been provisionally scheduled for Johannesburg on March 18, the United Cricket Board (UCB) has said.
INDIA TO HOST SOCCER TOURNAMENT
India will host a 16-nation soccer tournament from January 10 to 25 next year, the president of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has said.
COMMISSIONER CONFIDENT ON PRESIDENTS CUP FUTURE
US PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem believes the Presidents Cup has a bright future, whether or not the American players embrace the event.
HAT-TRICK OF AWARDS FOR OCTAGON SA
Octagon SA (Pty) Ltd., one of South Africa?s largest players in the sports and entertainment marketing business, has scored a hat-trick of successes.
CRONJE?S LAWYER ISSUES ULTIMATUM
The lawyer of Hansie Cronje, South Africa's disgraced former cricket captain, has demanded the withdrawal by 4 pm (14:00 GMT) today of the life ban that is to be imposed on the player.
MATCH-FIXING REPORT GOES TO PARLIAMENT
An interim report by investigators into cricket match-fixing allegations is to be placed before Indian Parliament next month, according to the country?s sport minister.
ICC PLANS $4m CRICKET CLEAN UP
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is planning to spend $4 million over the next three years to clean up the sport following widespread match-fixing allegations.
SUPERBIKE BATTLE RETURNS TO COURT
A Swiss court could reopen the race for the world Superbike title this week, or allow American Colin Edwards to celebrate his first world crown.