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New Zealand Rugby Union chairman Jock Hobbs has confirmed that the Union has had talks with their Japanese counterparts about co-hosting the 2011 IRB Rugby World Cup.

Berlin will host the 2009 World Championships in Athletics after seeing off challenges from Split and Valencia.

A result in the contest to host the Australian addition to rugby’s new Super 14 set-up is likely to be announced at an Australian Rugby Union meeting on December 10.

Netball will be shown on Sky Sports for the first time next month, when England entertain South Africa in a three-match test series.

The Leader of the UK's House of Commons Peter Hain said the England cricket team's tour of Zimbabwe was a "propaganda victory" for President Robert Mugabe.

England's tour of Zimbabwe looks set to go ahead after the government lifted its ban on British journalists, reports the BBC.

Zimbabwe's government has turned down applications by British media organisations to cover England's cricket tour, a team spokesman says.

The IRB is teaming up with TWI to launch a radio news service for the IRB Sevens 2004/05 season.

Ireland's international rugby union players are reported to be heading for a clash with the Irish RFU over match fees.

Zimbabwe players in dispute with the Zimbabwe Cricket Union (ZCU) have withdrawn from the process set up to resolve issues between the two parties, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Tuesday.

WORLDSPORT South Africa, the event management and marketing company, has appointed eggymedia as its exclusive sales representative for the Benelux and non-exclusive representative for Continental Europe.

The Kenyan Cricket Association (KCA) has ruled out a "serious dispute" with rebel players who are demanding full payment of prize money from the 2003 World Cup and ICC Champions Trophy before agreeing a new deal.

Leading cricketer Graham Thorpe has hit out at the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) over its decision to go ahead with the tour to Zimbabwe.

SportBusiness Group has produced a comprehensive new analysis of one of the hottest businesses surrounding sport – Sport Tourism.

West Indies cricketers' union has instructed players not to sign new contracts in a dispute over terms.

The Singapore Tourism Board and Clipper Ventures plc, the AIM-quoted marine sports company, has entered a sponsorship agreement that will see Singapore joining line-up for the Clipper 05-06 Round the World Yacht Race.