Sub-Saharan Africa

Libya is set to make a bid to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2006 African Cup of Nations.

Zimbabwe will be allowed to compete in the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester despite strong calls for the country to be banned amid political turmoil in the African country, which has already been suspended from the Commonwealth proper.

Extended television technology to aid umpiring decisions will be tested during September's Champions Trophy tournament in Sri Lanka, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed today.

Football's governing body FIFA has confirmed its promise of awarding the TV rights to the World Cup to all African countries for free.

Sri Lanka has been confirmed as the host country for cricket's 2002 ICC Champions Trophy.

A confrontation is expected today between the International Cricket Council's (ICC) president Malcolm Gray and his predecessor Jagmohan Dalmiya.

Although South Africa's national cricket team fielded a team with four black players in its second test against Australia, the country's Super 12 rugby teams have this season struggled to fulfil an unofficial quota of two black players.

FIFA's internal ad hoc audit committee, set up to look into FIFA finances, must present its results no later than April 30 - less than a month before the FIFA presidential elections in Seoul.

South Korea's Cheju island, one of the venues for this summer's World Cup venue, wants to host Mike Tyson's heavyweight showdown with world champion Lennox Lewis.

Germany will host the Confederations Cup in 2005 as a dress rehearsal before staging the World Cup finals the following year, the German Football Association (DFB) said yesterday.

South Africa has emerged as favourite to host the Confederations Cup next year as it looks to prove to world soccer's governing body FIFA it is ready to stage the World Cup in 2010.

Today is the last day for contenders to formally indicate their intention to host the 2005 World Athletics Championships. The International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) is expected to receive bids from six cities.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has rebranded its biennial knock out tournament as the ICC Champions Trophy.

When the Super 12 rugby union competition kicks off this weekend, tensions on the pitch between the southern hemisphere teams will be nothing in comparison to continued tensions off it as Australia, South Africa and New Zealand continue to argue over possible expansion.

Rome has made a formal bid to host the World Athletics Championships in 2005, the third-biggest sporting event in the world, Italy's Athletics Federation FIDAL has confirmed.

Australia's Glenn McGrath, who has a Test batting average of seven, is expected to sign a bat sponsorship deal ahead of the first Test against South Africa in Johannesburg which starts on Friday.