Zimbabwe

International terrorism and the threat of war on the sub-continent will be the focus of much discussion among the governing body of world cricket in a series of key meetings this week - including a special forum tackling key business issues.

International terrorism and the threat of war on the sub-continent will be the focus of much discussion among the governing body of world cricket in a series of key meetings this week - including a special forum tackling key business issues.

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.

The International Olympic Committee has elected James L Easton as the new vice-president of its organisations.

Foreign exchange firm Travelex has become the official sponsor of the Australian cricket team for all overseas tours.

African soccer chief Issa Hayatou has called for a ban on the use of tear gas in the country's stadia after stampedes last year led to almost 200 deaths in football disasters.

Durham's Riverside cricket ground in England has been awarded Test match status with effect from 2003.

South African Airways (SAA) has signed a deal with cricket's world governing body the ICC to sponsor the Cricket World Cup in South Africa in 2003.

Sir Paul Condon, head of the International Cricket Council's Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU), has called off his proposed visit to the Sharjah Champions Trophy tournament on health grounds.

Around 1.3 billion people will watch the 2003 cricket World Cup, the tournament organisers claimed as the fixtures were unveiled this weekend.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) executive board, meeting in Kuala Lumpur this week, has approved the use of independent match venues for international cricket.

The Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka (BCCSL) has been forced to reschedule some of the national side’s forthcoming matches, including the West Indies three-day tour, to accommodate parliamentary elections taking place on December 5.

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.

New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are to feature in a triangular cricket series with increased prize money, tentatively scheduled for April 10-19 next year.

US sports network ESPN has won its legal battle with Indian cable operator InCablenet over the under-declaration of subscriber numbers, after the Mumbai High Court in New Delhi ordered the latter to pay the relevant compensation to ESPN.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has banned for a year all African club soccer at the national soccer stadium in Dar-es-Salaam after a stabbing incident in a match there in May.

CSI has extended its television rights contract with the Zimbabwe Cricket Union.

MCC, the world's most famous cricket club, is to vote again on whether to allow women members for the first time in its 211-year history.