South Africa

FIFA will decide upon a definitive World Cp rotation process in November, according to Danny Jordaan the man behind South Africa?s unsuccessful bid to stage the 2006 tournament.

The New Zealand Rugby Football Union (NZRFU) and a group representing professional rugby players will enter talks next week to negotiate a collective employment contract agreement, the NZRFU said on Friday.
Stadia

Tickets for England?s forthcoming tests against Australia and South Africa have sold out faster than for any previous autumn internationals at Twickenham Stadium.
Business

IT firm Pentasoft Technologies Ltd has signed a deal with the Australian Cricket Board to sponsor the national cricket team at the ICC knock-out tournament in Kenya.

The resumption of public hearings into match fixing allegations against disgraced former South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje has been delayed until November.
Business

The Oceania Football Confederation's extraordinary congress called to elect a new president ended in disarray on Thursday without the vote being taken.
Business

The Oceania Football Confederation is expected to elect Australian Basil Scarsella as its new president on Thursday in place of New Zealand's Charlie Dempsey who controversially quit the post in July.
Events

South Africa has called for several team sports to be axed from the Olympic games because they were unnecessary and put the event beyond the financial reach of most developing countries.

Shamila Batohi, lead advocate for South Africa's King Commission probing allegations of corruption in cricket, has had what was described as a "fruitful" meeting with India's federal police agents.
Events

Octagon has acquired one of South Africa?s leading sports marketing companies.
Business

The International Cricket Council is to investigate the use of technology to determine LBW decisions.

Test cricket's newest recruits Bangladesh will undertake their first tour of South Africa in October, the United Cricket Board (UCB) said.

World champions France have abandoned plans to play friendly internationals in South America early next year and will instead play two games in Europe.

Australia, New Zealand and South Africa plan to turn their season upside down in 2002 by having domestic championships at the start of the season and the Tri-Nations at the end.
Stadia

The King Commission's interim report on cricket corruption will be released on the Internet on Friday, according to a South African government spokesman.
Business

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson has welcomed a move by the French soccer club Strasbourg to take legal action against some supporters for incitement to racial hatred.
Events

Irish public television broadcaster RTE has seen off a rival bid from satellite giant BSkyB to clinch the television rights to the Six Nations rugby tournament.
Business

Australia's world champion rugby team will stage a test match in Perth for each of the next five years under an agreement between the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) and the Western Australian government.