Sub-Saharan Africa

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.