Kenya

Live Aid pioneer Bob Geldof has emerged as the unlikely figure who could prompt the England cricket team to boycott playing its controversial World Cup game in Zimbabwe.

The rows over the staging of games during this year's Cricket World Cup show no sign of abating after New Zealand called on the game's governing body, the ICC, to scrap Kenya as a venue for the tournament.

The International Cricket Council has confirmed that the Executive Board of ICC Development International Ltd (IDI) will meet tomorrow morning to discuss the outstanding issues relating to the forthcoming ICC Cricket World Cup 2003.

A safety inspection unit detailed by the International Cricket Council to report on the security situation in Kenya for next month's World Cup will publish its report today with fears growing that the matches may have to be moved to South Africa.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is to send its safety and security delegation to Kenya next week to stage a two-day inspection of the security arrangements and preparations ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has rejected Kenya's application for Test status, arguing that the country's domestic set-up does not encourage players for five-day cricket.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has rejected Kenya's application for Test status, arguing that the country's domestic set-up does not encourage players for five-day cricket.

Finland's capital Helsinki has been chosen to replace London as the host city for the 2005 World Athletics Championships, the IAAF announced yesterday.

The venue for the 2005 World Athletics Championship will be unveiled on 14 April by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in Nairobi.

Sri Lanka has been confirmed as the host country for cricket's 2002 ICC Champions Trophy.

Today is the last day for contenders to formally indicate their intention to host the 2005 World Athletics Championships. The International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) is expected to receive bids from six cities.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has rebranded its biennial knock out tournament as the ICC Champions Trophy.

Rome has made a formal bid to host the World Athletics Championships in 2005, the third-biggest sporting event in the world, Italy's Athletics Federation FIDAL has confirmed.

Moscow's bid to host the 2005 World Athletics Championships has an excellent chance of success, the head of Russian athletics said.

India's hopes of hosting the ICC Knockout one-day tournament in September are fading with the government unlikely to provide financial relief for the event, a cricket board official has said.

The IAAF has received interest from eight cities to host the 2005 World Championships following the withdrawal of London at the end of last year.