Sub-Saharan Africa

Gambia have pulled out of next month's All-Africa Games in South Africa because of lack of money.

Organisers of the 2003 Cricket World Cup have appointed international consortium Edusport Gullinjet Travel (EGT) to handle all the travel for overseas visitors to the tournament which is to be held in South Africa.

The International Badminton Federation (IBF) has appointed Octagon CSI as its international television rights partner effective from January 2002.

FIFA will be reporting to the United Nations Conference this week in Durban, South Africa, on moves to eliminate racism in soccer.

Germany and Portugal are due to take part in a series of international friendlies in South Korea to open new stadiums for the 2002 World Cup.

Australian and South African rugby union will benefit from extra broadcasting revenue if a plan for the two countries? teams to clash offshore in Asia goes ahead.

An inquiry into South Africa?s stadium disaster in April has learned that security guards accepted money to let fans into a stadium that they knew was already full.

South African terrestrial channel e.tv has secured the exclusive TV rights to the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan.

The Malaysian Hockey Federation (MHF) is hoping to raise US$3 million (?3.29m) in sponsorship for the 2002 World Cup.

A rematch between heavyweight boxing champion Hasim Rahman and Lennis Lewis will net Rahman $10m (?11.4m), his co-manager Steve Nelson said after confirming that the title fight would be on November 10 or November 17 in Las Vegas.

The South African Rugby Football Union (SARFU) has approved the establishment of a business arm to manage all its commercial activities locally and internationally.

South African sports brand marketing company SAIL has notified the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange of discussions with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) to form a commercial partnership in line with SAIL?s strategy of expanding into international sports brands.

South Africa's Premier League kicks off its new season on Wednesday against a backdrop of legal wrangles, feuding club bosses and growing public apathy.

South Africa's premier league kicks off its new season on Wednesday against a backdrop of legal wrangles, feuding club bosses and growing public apathy.

New Zealand rugby union officials have threatened to block the addition of a fourth Australian team to an expanded Super 12 series next year.

Former South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje has rejected all allegations of secret bank accounts and deposits levelled against him in a weekend newspaper.

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.