India

Nike is to open 10 new flagship stores in Asia-Pacific amid growing optimism about the economic recovery in the region, according to Financial Times registered sources.

Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has denied charges of betting and match-fixing and accused Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief executive Majid Khan of trying to sabotage his reputation.

At least 11 foreign teams will take part in a soccer tournament beginning in Dhaka on August 27, the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has announced.

Matches in a triangular one-day cricket tournament involving India, New Zealand and hosts Sri Lanka to be held in the central city of Dambulla have been shifted to Colombo due to a money dispute, the Sri Lankan cricket chief said on Thursday.

ESPN Star Sports (ESS) will develop its broadcast feeds in Asia with the addition of the Philippines.

The Indian cricket team are temporarily dropping a cigarette logo, following the government's move to end sponsorship of sporting events by tobacco firms.

India's former captain Kapil Dev has appeared before the national cricket board's match-fixing investigator and made some changes to statements he had given earlier to a federal agency, the inquiry official said.

India's national soccer federation has called an emergency general meeting after a breakaway association was formed at the weekend, challenging its authority.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has asked the country's president to order a judicial investigation into allegations of Pakistani involvement in match-fixing during last year's World Cup.

South African cricketers Herschelle Gibbs and Henry Williams have pleaded to accepting an offer of cash to under-perform in a one-day international match in India.

India's federal cabinet has approved the staging of the 2006 Asian Games in New Delhi if the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) bid is successful.

Last year's Cricket World Cup generated a #30m profit, according to a report by the England and Wales Cricket board.

The eighth South Asian Federation (SAF) Games, the region's biggest sports event, will be held in Kathmandu next year, organisers have said.

A Pakistani high court judge is to start a new inquiry into cricket match-fixing allegations in Lahore later this month, according to reports.

The biennial South Asian soccer tournament in Dhaka has been postponed to early 2002 from late this year, Asian soccer authorities have said.

India's government has reacted sharply to a threat by the country's cricket board to boycott the World Cup until the government clarifies playing guidelines.