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Stellenbosch, Feb.22 (ICC Media Release): South Africa and Pakistan secured their places at next year’s ICC Women’s World Cup in Australia after recording convincing victories in the semi-finals of the qualifier event in Stellenbosch on Friday.

Hosts South Africa defeated Ireland by seven wickets while Pakistan defeated the Netherlands by 94 runs.

Stellenbosch, Feb.17 (ICC Media Release): ICC President Ray Mali has launched the first ever global women’s cricket event to be played under the banner of the International Cricket Council.

Mr Mali appeared at the launch of the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier in Stellenbosch, South Africa last night as the event was formally opened in front of an audience of players, team officials and local dignitaries, who were entertained by vibrant and spectacular local entertainment.

Dubai, Jan 8 (ICC Media Release): The ICC today announced that the Women’s World Cup Qualifier event, scheduled to be staged in Lahore, Pakistan from 18-24 February 2008, will now take place in South Africa instead.

The decision was arrived at following independent security reports and extensive discussions by ICC management and the ICC Women’s Committee.

The event will be staged in conjunction with Cricket South Africa and the Boland Cricket Union in the Stellenbosch district of the Western Cape over the same dates.

Dubai, 6 Nov (ICC Media Release): The ICC today announced the postponement of upcoming Women’s World Cup Qualifier event, scheduled to be staged in Lahore, Pakistan from 19 – 25 November 2007.

The decision was arrived at following independent security reports and extensive discussions by ICC management and the ICC Women’s Committee.

A decision on where and when the tournament will be played will be taken in due course.

DUBAI, Dec.11 (ICC Press Release): Zimbabwe's women on Sunday made history in Nairobi, Kenya, where they won the Women's World Cup Qualifiers – Africa region, to reach next year's ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifying Tournament (WCWCQT) in Pakistan.

Zimbabwe, making its international debut, remained undefeated in the four-team competition played between 8 and 10 December. Besides Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Uganda and hosts Kenya also took part in the round-robin event.

Zimbabwe defeated Uganda by 63 runs, beat Kenya by 104 runs and then beat Tanzania by 82 runs in the last game to top the table. Tanzania finished second with two wins, Uganda had one win and home side was winless.

DUBAI, Dec.10 (ICC Media Release): The International Cricket Council's (ICC) Board today announced ESPN STAR Sports as its global media and production partner for its audio-visual rights for ICC Events from late 2007 to 2015.

The decision was a unanimous one, taken by the ICC Board in Dubai on Saturday, and the ICC will now seek to reach final agreement with ESPN STAR Sports.

While the final figure on the agreement will not be disclosed, it is significantly in excess of the ICC's previous commercial deal.

That deal, with the Global Cricket Corporation (GCC), included sponsorship rights as well as the audio-visual component and was worth US$550 million for the years 2000 to 2007.