Sub-Saharan Africa
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Sky Sports’ Rugby Union programming, including next summer's British & Irish Lions tour, will be sponsored by Diageo's Guinness brand.
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The International Cricket Council warned it would be ruthless in guarding against “ambush” marketing activities during the ICC Champions Trophy in England starting on September 10.

Eight nations will contest the ICC Trophy qualifying tournament in Malaysia next year in a bid to win a place in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007.
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Players or officials breaching the anti doping policy put in place for September’s ICC Champions Trophy will face bans of up to two years from the game, along with financial penalties.
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Sky Sports will become the UK’s first broadcaster to screen live coverage of the brand new A1 Grand Prix motor racing series, starting in autumn 2005.
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International Cricket Council CEO Malcolm Speed has warned cricket chiefs around the world to stay vigilant in light of the findings from a report into the latest corruption scandal.

Sportswear firm Puma has filed a EUR2m lawsuit against soccer world governing body FIFA in the latest twist to the row over the strip worn by the Cameroon national team during this year’s African Nations Cup.

Cricket governing body the ICC has appointed Gullivers Sports Travel as the official tour operator for the ICC Champions Trophy 2004 in England.
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Ghana has won the race to host the 2008 African Nations Cup.

CAF will today name the host of the 2008 African Nations Cup soccer tournament – a two-horse race between Ghana and Libya.
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After all the talk and hype, the ICC snubbed a bid by the US to host matches during the 2007 Cricket World, amid concerns over security.
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Australian cricket chiefs have reacted with delight after the sport’s governing body, the ICC, awarded it the right to host the inaugural ICC Super Series next year.
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Cricket’s world governing body the ICC says it is considering three options as to the location of its headquarters.
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A merger of cricket’s world governing body the ICC and the International Women’s Cricket Council this week should ensure the future of the Women’s World Cup.

A major police investigation into allegations of match-fixing in South Africa is to extend to the Premier Soccer League – the nation’s top division.

The managing director of the Zimbabwe Cricket Union (ZCU) has quit.
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South African tourism chiefs say hosting the FIFA World Cup 2010 could pump more than $3.5bn into the country’s economy.

Zimbabwe’s Test match programme has been put on hold for the rest of the year, cricket’s world governing body the ICC has confirmed.