Sri Lanka
Business

Skyspan International has been awarded the largest single order in the company?s history ? the DM 40million roof of the Pusan Dome, South Korea, which will be engineered, fabricated and installed by the German company.
Business

Australian cricketer Shane Warne's major sponsor Nike has said it did not condone Warne's actions in accepting money from an Indian bookmaker, but added it stood by the tarnished star.
Media

A conspiracy of silence has surrounded corruption in world cricket, the first report of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) anti-corruption unit has said.
Events

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.
Business

Sri Lanka's cricket board has elected a new administration after one of the two main contenders pulled out at the 11th hour saying the vote was not fair.
Stadia

Pakistan cricket authorities, keen to try to exorcise the spectre of match-fixing allegations, have told Sharjah Cup organisers they will not come to Sharjah again if they see bookmakers approaching the team.
Media

Indian cricket officials, reacting to the Australian scandal in the sport, has said betting on cricket was common but involvement of players in match-fixing was a serious and so far unproved offence.
Business

A domestic record 5.55m rupees ($117,000) is to be paid for each cricket Test India plays in a deal agreed with international sports management firm IMG.
Stadia

The International Cricket Council has approved South Africa?s proposals for the format of the 2003 World Cup.

The English Football Association and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have put the finishing touches to a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will lead to long-term technical co-operation between the two governing bodies.
Events

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.
Business

Sri Lankan cricket is in financial limbo after a court issued an order preventing the newly appointed interim administration from operating the cricket board's bank accounts.

Sky Sports have won the rights to screen live broadcasts of the England cricket team?s tours of India and New Zealand next winter.

Sri Lanka's former cricket board chief has been summoned before a committee investigating alleged financial irregularities, a senior sports ministry official has said.
Business

Asian soccer chiefs have gaven FIFA until March to avert a regional boycott of the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea by giving Asia the chance of an extra place in the finals.
Stadia

African soccer officials will meet in Johannesburg next Wednesday to discuss the recent spate of crowd deaths at soccer stadiums on the continent.

English cricket's ruling body was left red-faced after its own website criticised several members of the squad currently touring Sri Lanka, including captain Nasser Hussain.

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.