Sub-Saharan Africa

German media group, KirchMedia has recorded a strong first half performance in its financial results for the six months to June 30, 2001

England’s planned cricket tour of India will be shelved if there is any threat to player safety, the chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board has confirmed.

Pakistan's Wasim Akram and Rashid Latif have come out in support of a prominent test captain's suggestion that players, umpires and administrators undergo lie-detector tests every six months.

The President's Cup, which was due to be played next year, has been postponed to November 20-23, 2003 following the new scheduling of the Ryder Cup.

FIFA has confirmed that African countries, with the exception of South Africa, will be granted free access to the next year’s World Cup.

The PGA tour has confirmed the Presidents Cup, which had originally been scheduled to be contested in November next year, will now be played from November 18-23, 2003.

Richard Caborn, the UK’s Sports Minister, has flatly denied accusations by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) that he offered it inducements to move the 2005 World Athletics Championships to his home city of Sheffield.

Australian rugby union players fearing for their safety won't be forced to go on the forthcoming tour of Europe, the head of the ARU said.

Adidas, the world's leading soccer brand, has signed with the Argentinean Football Federation (AFA) to equip the Argentinean national team on the road to the World Cup finals in 2002.

Former Australian rugby union coach Rod Macqueen will act as an advisor and consultant to the Australian Rugby Union, helping to decide on the establishment of a fourth Super 12 team.

Australia rejected on Tuesday a newspaper report that Australia and New Zealand might lose the 2003 World Cup to France because of arguments with the International Rugby Board (IRB) over TV rights and profits.

UK broadcaster, BBC Radio has secured the commentary rights for the cricket World Cup until 2007 for its Radio Five Live station.

India have withdrawn from a three-match, one-day cricket series against world champions Australia scheduled for September, the Australian Cricket Board (ACB) said on Thursday.

Law enforcement officials are investigating allegations that disgraced former cricket captain Hansie Cronje had 19 secret bank accounts, which held more than 10million rand ($1.2m).

United Arab Emirates cricket authorities demanded yesterday that all of their team's matches in the ICC Trophy be replayed because two of their top players were refused entry into Canada.

The four clubs at the centre of two major stadium disasters in Africa in the last two months are to play in a tournament in South Africa later this month.