Ten Sports signs deal with Zimbabwe Cricket

Ten Sports, the Dubai-based sports channel, has entered into a sponsorship deal with the Zimbabwe board. This new agreement, which includes sale of title sponsorship and advertising boards, would also cover India's tour of Zimbabwe in October 2005.

This deal guarantees a substantial increase in the income of the board. In April this year, the Zimbabwe government had deported the Sky News TV crew out of the country citing breach of media laws. However, Peter Chingoka, the chairman of Zimbabwe Cricket, was pleased with the current deal and said, "This will allow us to continue with our development of the game in the country."

Peter Hutton, the vice-president of Ten Sports, was delighted at this latest development and added: "We have enjoyed a strong relationship with the board for many years now and are happy to assist in the development of cricket in the country."