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The ICC Board has adopted a new six-year Future Tours Program, approved a shorter format for ICC Champions Trophy tournament and agreed to introduce Twenty20 World Championship events.

Twenty travel agencies from 11 countries across the globe are the first Official Travel Agents (OTAs) approved to sell packages, inclusive of match tickets, for ICC Cricket World Cup 2007.

Gulf Air has extended its title sponsorship of Formula One's Bahrain Grand Prix until 2010, following a deal with Allsport Management.

Emirates Airline has signed on as main sponsor of Hamburger SV, one of Germany’s top-flight soccer clubs.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has received bids from 15 member boards for its package of events from 2007 to 2015.

South Africa cricket captain Graeme Smith has called on the International Cricket Council to rethink its recommendation for a Twenty20 world championship.

Plans have been approved for a Twenty20 World Championship as early as September 2007 and a revamped ICC Champions Trophy featuring just the top eight teams in world cricket from 2008 onwards.

Manchester United have decided against going to the Gulf for a friendly match the week before their Carling Cup final clash against Wigan.

The International Rugby Board (IRB) has appointed Frontier Group (UK) to oversee implementation and management of its three-year Emirates Airline deal.

Emirates has signed a three-year multi-million pound deal that will see the Dubai-based airline become the first official sponsor of the International Rugby Board's referees.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has revealed that 13 members have expressed interest in hosting a Twenty20 World Championship.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) says six countries have put themselves forward to host the ICC Champions Trophy 2008.

The International Cricket Council's chief media man Brendan McClements will resign from his post at the end of March this year.

The International Cricket Council's chief media man Brendan McClements will resign from his post at the end of March this year.

The A1 Grand Prix of Nations at the Sentul Circuit, Indonesia, will now be held on February 10-12 after the postponement of the event following the death of the Dubai Emir, Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

The unexpected death of the Dubai Emir, Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum on Tuesday, has prompted the postponement of the seventh leg of the A1 Grand Prix series.