Indian Subcontinent
PCB CALLS ON PRESIDENT TO PROBE MATCH FIX CLAIMS
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.
GIBBS AND WILLIAMS ADMIT TO TAKING CASH
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 GOVERNMENT BACKS ASIAN GAMES BID
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.
WEST INDIES TOUR TO GO AHEAD WITH LARA AS CAPTAIN
Brian Lara was reinstated as West Indies captain for the delayed tour of South Africa on Monday after four days of talks ended a players' revolt over pay.
PAKISTAN PM WANTS NO TV ADS DURING CRICKET-WORLD CUP
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said he wanted state-run television to stop running commercials during its telecasts of World Cup cricket matches.
ACB `DISTURBED? BY NEWSPAPER CORRUPTION CLAIMS
The Australian Cricket Board (ACB) said on Monday it was "disturbed" by claims from a former Pakistan player that an Australian bookmaker used prostitutes to help persuade foreign players to under-perform in matches.
JUDGE HOPES CRICKET BOARD ACTS ON CORRUPTION RECOMMENDATIONS
The judge who investigated charges of corruption in Pakistan cricket has said it was not necessary that all of his recommendations be implemented.
CAF SET TO DISCUSS STADIUM SECURITY AFTER TRAGEDIES
African soccer officials will meet in Johannesburg next Wednesday to discuss the recent spate of crowd deaths at soccer stadiums on the continent.
TRUCE CALLED OVER CRICKET BOARD
Sri Lanka's sports minister and the interim committee managing the country's cricket board have called a truce, ending a three-day drama during which the committee chairman resigned over a dinner controversy.
CRICKET WORLD CUP PROFITS REVEALED
Last year's Cricket World Cup generated a #30m profit, according to a report by the England and Wales Cricket board.
NEPAL TO HOST SOUTH ASIAN GAMES NEXT YEAR
The eighth South Asian Federation (SAF) Games, the region's biggest sports event, will be held in Kathmandu next year, organisers have said.
NEW CRICKET MATCH-FIXING INQUIRY
A Pakistani high court judge is to start a new inquiry into cricket match-fixing allegations in Lahore later this month, according to reports.
DHAKA SOCCER TOURNAMENT POSTPONED ? NEW DATES CONFIRMED
The biennial South Asian soccer tournament in Dhaka has been postponed to early 2002 from late this year, Asian soccer authorities have said.
GOVERNMENT RESPONDS TO CRICKET BOYCOTT THREAT
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.
ESPN STAR ACQUIRES PREMIER LEAGUE RIGHTS
Asian sports broadcaster ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has acquired the exclusive terrestrial, cable and satellite television broadcast rights of the English Premier League for the next three seasons beginning August 2001.
BANGLADESH PLANS DEBUT OVERSEAS SERIES
Bangladesh will play their first overseas test against Zimbabwe in April, Bangladesh Cricket Board president Saber Hossain Chowdhury has said.
ICC TO INVESTIGATE INDIAN BRIBERY ALLEGATIONS
The anti-corruption unit of cricket's ruling body, the ICC, will investigate allegations about 15 foreign players made in an official Indian report on match-fixing, the International Cricket Council said on Friday.
DELAY FOR CRONJE HEARINGS
The resumption of public hearings into match fixing allegations against disgraced former South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje has been delayed until November.