New Zealand
NATIONAL TEAM BANKS ON NEW SPONSOR DEAL
The National Bank of New Zealand has been named as the new sponsor for home international and one-day cricket series for the next five years, New Zealand Cricket has announced.
WINTER GAMES TV FIGURES EQUAL LILLEHAMMER SAYS IOC
An IOC report says preliminary results indicate that the XVIII Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan, were broadcast in more countries than ever before and that the global cumulative audience is likely to equal Lillehammer's record??.
IRB IS FAILING DEVELOPING NATIONS SAYS CAMPESE
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.
ICC POISED TO OPEN PROBE INTO MATCH-FIXING
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is poised to appoint a commission to investigate allegations of betting and match-fixing, and it has vowed to take tough action against anyone found guilty.
RWC CHAIRMAN BLASTS ITV COVERAGE
The beleaguered organisers of the Rugby World Cup have criticised ITV's coverage of the event as a "disgrace" according to a report in the UK?s Guardian newspaper.
FIFA RULES OUT OLD FIRM BORDER CROSSING
Football's world governing body FIFA has ruled out the possibility of Rangers and Celtic joining the FA Premier League.
Australia’s Ansett Airline collapses
One of sport's biggest backers, Ansett Australia, the second-largest domestic airline Down-Under, has shut down its operations with immediate effect, leaving passengers stranded at airports and the sports industry in the region in chaos.
ARU angrily dismiss venue switch speculation
The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) has angrily dismissed a rumour predicting the 2003 Rugby World Cup could be shifted from Australia and New Zealand to Europe.
Australian sport sponsorship faces crisis
Officials in Australia have warned that the country’s sport industry would be thrown into chaos if the nation’s second largest airline Ansett Australia collapses after months of financial ruin.
New Zealand cancels cricket tour
New Zealand has cancelled its forthcoming three-test tour of Pakistan because of the US terror attacks.
Amer sets sail with global sponsorship
Amer Sports - the B
Olympic decision – Beijing bid shows politics still permeates sport
International sports leaders like to pretend to others, if not themselves, that sport is blissfully removed from politics.
Australian Soccer League cut to 12 clubs
Australia will reduce their National Soccer League (NSL) from 16 clubs to 12 next season, Soccer Australia (SA) announced on Monday.
Axed Australian soccer clubs to take legal action
Australian soccer teams the Brisbane Strikers and Canberra Cosmos have vowed to take legal action over their axing from the National Soccer League.
RFU, Clubs and players ‘to live and die together’
England's top rugby union players, clubs and the Rugby Football Union (RFU) "are all going to live and die together", the RFU's chief executive Francis Baron said at Twickenham today when he outlined the terms of a new eight-year agreement for the sport.
Sacked Sri Lanka board chief bailed over fraud charge
The sacked president of Sri Lanka's cricket board was granted bail on Monday as police sought his arrest over fraud allegations that have plagued the game in the country.
Three new appointments at Attheraces
Attheraces, the new name for the Go Racing consortium backed by Arena Leisure, BSkyB and Carlton Communications, has appointed three additional members of the senior management team to supplement last month’s recruitment of marketing director Gavin Bisdee.
ECB monitor unrest in Zimbabwe
The England and Wales Cricket Board is monitoring unrest in Zimbabwe which could threaten England's tour of the country.