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India are confident that the ATP will put back the world doubles championship by two weeks to avoid a clash with the Afro-Asian Games, the secretary of the All India Tennis Association has said.

April?s one-day cricket tournament between India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Sharjah will go ahead whether India take part or not, according to the chief organiser.

Australia's three-match Test series against India starting next month will be held in Bombay,

The disciplinary committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) began a meeting on Tuesday to decide the fate of five test players named in a federal matchfixing report and an internal inquiry by the board.
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India's federal investigators have said they will present to the government this week an interim report into allegations of match-fixing.
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Huge time-zone differences and an explosion in computer use will make Sydney's Olympics the biggest event yet on the Internet with officials predicting a staggering 6.5 billion hits for the official Games site alone.

Australian test cricketer Ricky Ponting has said he was once offered money by a bookmaker to reveal information on his team and the weather.

UK sport radio station talkSPORT has won the ball-by-ball rights to the next England/Australia Ashes series Down Under.
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World rugby's governing body has failed to promote the sport outside its traditional strongholds and is in dire need of a serious shape-up, former Australian hero David Campese has said.

Organisers of the Sahara Cup cricket tournament have announced they are cancelling the one-day series between India and Pakistan in Canada this year because of the Kashmir conflict.
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US sports broadcaster ESPN is launching an Asian version of its flagship news show SportsCenter on its network in the region, ESPN Star Sports (ESS).

International Cricket Council (ICC) investigators have been invited to visit Pakistan at the end of this month, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said.
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Foxtel's Fox Sports operations in Australia is beginning to pose problems for free-to-air rivals.

The International Cricket Council's Anti-Corruption Unit has met former England captain Alec Stewart to discuss allegations made against him in a report by India's Central Bureau of Investigation.
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Cricket chiefs of three Asian nations have sought a meeting with the Indian government to request reversing its decision to cancel a tour of Pakistan.
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The Professional Squash Association (PSA) has announced that the Men's World Open rights and title for the years 2001-2005 have been granted to Procam International.

The King commission's interim report on South African cricket corruption may be released to the public on Friday.
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In a move that should add significant revenues to the coffers of cricket?s poorest affiliate nation, the Bangladesh Cricket Board has confirmed that Bangladesh has been granted Test status.