Zimbabwe

Britain's first online tax-free betting service has launched into National Football League betting in the United States.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has chosen Tunisia as host nation for the African Nations Cup finals in 2004.

The NatWest Group will sponsor this summer's triangular one-day cricket competition between England, the West Indies and Zimbabwe.

Nigeria has named Lagos and Kano as its venues for next year's African Nations Cup which it is co-hosting with Ghana.

Benin and Togo have withdrawn their joint bid to host the 2004 African Nations' Cup hours before the final presentation by the candidate countries was to be made in Cairo.

The England and Wales Cricket Board is monitoring unrest in Zimbabwe which could threaten England's tour of the country.

The hosts of the 2004 African Nations Cup will be announced in Cairo on Monday, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has said.

Officials from the International Cricket Council's (ICC) anti-corruption unit will meet organisers of the Sharjah tournament to combat potential match-fixing at this year's tournament.

International matches have been banned from Harare's national stadium until further notice following the deaths of 13 fans during a World Cup qualifier between Zimbabwe and South Africa, FIFA said on Tuesday.

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.

Zimbabwe, where 13 people were killed following a stampede at the National Sports stadium last Sunday, are bidding along with six other countries to host the 2004 African Nations Cup, The African Football Confederation has said.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has agreed a three-year extension to its current television contracts with terrestrial broadcaster Channel 4 and pay-TV channel Sky Sports.

Zimbabwe soccer chiefs are to hold emergency talks on how a dozen soccer fans died in a stampede after police fired tear gas at a World Cup qualifier against South Africa.

South African soccer officials are introducing numbered tickets for the World Cup qualifier against Zimbabwe in Johannesburg on Saturday after 43 people died at the city?s Ellis Park stadium last month.

In a move that should add significant revenues to the coffers of cricket?s poorest affiliate nation, the Bangladesh Cricket Board has confirmed that Bangladesh has been granted Test status.

The four bids so far submitted for the sponsorship of the Indian cricket team are not satisfactory, the treasurer of the country's cricket board (BCCI) has said.