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Cricket’s world governing body the International Cricket Council (ICC) has hired a recruitment agency to find its first chief financial officer in a bid to improve its business acumen.

Athletics’ world governing body the IAAF is implementing a range of measures in a boost to spark new interest in its Golden League competition.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) executive board, meeting in Kuala Lumpur this week, has approved the use of independent match venues for international cricket.

The ICC executive board meet in Kuala Lumpar, the International Powerboat Union UIM hold their general assembly in Monaco, and the IAAF have their annual calendar conference in Moscow. Find out what else lies ahead in our guide to the week ahead.

The IOC could find itself at odds with some of its European broadcast partners if it pushes ahead with a strategy to achieve expanded coverage of future Olympiads by using developing technologies.

Sportel ‘will beat the threat of terror’ to make this week’s Monaco (pictured) extravaganza one of the biggest and best yet, according to its marketing agency.

Motorsports governing body the FIA holds its General Assembly, Manchester United announces financial results and the sports industry gathers in Monaco – find out more in our guide to the coming week.

World record-breaking pole vaulter Sergei Bubka is set to clear another new height this week in his rapid rise up the ranks of world sport's administration.

French businessman Alain Afflelou says he is ready to take over ailing soccer club Toulouse provided it withdraws its complaint to France's highest court in the false passport scandal.

France's Conseil d'Etat, the country's highest administrative court, on Monday rejected a complaint by soccer club Toulouse in the false passports scandal and upheld the final official standings in the French first division.

The European Broadcasting Union has secured rights to broadcast the World Athletics Series beyond 2001.

World athletics chief Primo Nebiolo has assured British Sports Minister Tony Banks that London would have a good chance of staging the 2003 world championships if proposed renovations to Wembley Stadium are completed.

Sports lawyers have been the only people to profit this week in a bleak few days for track and field.

The BBC says it would consider pitching a rival bid against Rupert Murdoch?s Sky for the rights to heavyweight boxing?s greatest prize ? live coverage of Mike Tyson against Lennox Lewis.

France's national soccer league (LNF) has elected a new chairman in a close contest fought out over the fate of income from lucrative television rights.

London officials have formally presented their bid for the 2005 world athletics championships although no suitable venue has yet been built.