Asia
SOUTH KOREA’S KIM DENIES IRREGULARITIES
South Korean Kim Un-yong, one of three IOC members under investigation over the Salt Lake City Winter Games bribery affair, has denied any irregularities.
ROGGE LEADS MEDIA POLL TO REPLACE SAMARANCH
Leading IOC member Jacques Rogge is poised to take over the most powerful job in world sport as IOC president in July, according to the results of a new survey.
IOC EXPECTS MOST OF PLANET TO WATCH SYDNEY GAMES
Most of the planet's inhabitants who have access to a television set will be watching the Sydney Olympics, according to viewing projections released by the IOC.
CRICKET TOUR IN DOUBT
Pakistan are sending a representative to India to assess the threat to their cricket tour posed by Hindu activists, a top official has revealed.
KENYA ASKS ICC FOR MORE CRICKET
Kenyan cricket chiefs have asked the sport's world governing body for more international matches following the recent West Indies tour of the country.
INDIA RACE TO LAUNCH AFRO-ASIAN GAMES
India is racing against time to complete the preparations for the first Afro-Asian games in November, which has been hit by delays in getting facilities ready, poor financial returns and low-key competitions.
GOVERNMENT BLOCKS TEAM AT SHARJAH TOURNAMENT
India's government has told the country's cricket board it should not send a team to the forthcoming Sharjah tournament in which Pakistan are also competing.
TEST MATCH VENUES SWITCHED
India's cricket authorities have switched the venues for the second and third tests of the forthcoming series against Australia.
INDIAN BOARD DEFERS ACTION AGAINST PLAYERS
India's cricket authorities have deferred announcement of punitive action against test players named in a federal match-fixing probe report until next Tuesday.
CRICINFO.COM RUNS UP NEW RECORD VISITOR NUMBERS
CricInfo.com has broken its page impressions record during its coverage of the India vs South Africa ICC Knockout tournament semi-final.
INDIAN CRICKET BOARD TO UNDERGO SHAKE-UP
India's cricket board is to undergo a shake-up with the introduction of professionals to help administer an organisation previously served mainly by volunteers.
SCHUMACHER UNDER FIRE FROM GERMAN POLITICIANS
Several German politicians have levelled harsh criticism at ex-world champion Michael Schumacher over his crash with David Coulthard at the Belgian Grand Prix a week ago.
ASIAN GAMES COMMITTEE VISITS HONG KONG
The four-member Olympic Council of Asia's Evaluation Committee has arrived in Hong Kong's to scrutinise Hong Kong?s bid to host the 2006 Asian Games
COLA GIANTS BATTLE FOR CHINA LEAGUE DEAL
Coca-Cola and Pepsi Cola have taken their global rivalry out of the soft drink arena and on to the football field as they battle for the right to sponsor the mainland national football league in China.
OCA CONFIRM ASIAN GAMES BIDDERS
Three capital cities and Hong Kong have presented bids to host the 2006 Asian Games, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has confirmed.
UNITED LOOK TO CHINA FOR NEW OUTLETS
English Premier Leauge soccer club Manchester United is involved in talks with three potential Chinese partners with a view to setting up more club shops in the country.
SYDNEY OLYMPIC GAMES SUED FOR $9.6M
A man is suing Sydney's Olympic Games organisers for more than A$19m ($9.6m/?11m) claiming they breached their contract allowing him to sell memberships to an Olympic loyalty programme.
TYSON V LEWIS FIGHT ? BROADCASTERS IN TALKS
Rival cable television broadcasters HBO and Showtime are negotiating to present a fight between former champions Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis.