MUMBAI: The fourth edition of the Champions League T20 will be hosted by South Africa, CL T20 CEO Sundar Raman said.

The CL T20 will be held in October after the ICC Twenty20 World Cup in Sri Lanka. The tournament will be played at Cape Town, Johannesburg, Centurion and Durban.

It is believed that Durga Puja and monsoon are being cited as the reasons for shifting as their timings will coincide with the schedule of the tournament.

"South Africa will host CLT20 this year. All other details to follow soon," Raman, who is also a member of the CLT20?s technical committee, posted on his Twitter page.

Meanwhile, seven teams have already qualified for the tournament.

IPL 2012 champions Kolkata Knight Riders will join runners-up Chennai Super Kings and third-placed Delhi Daredevils as India?s three representatives in the tournament.

Big Bash League champions Sydney Sixers and runners-up Perth Scorchers are the two Australian teams that will be a part of CLT20 2012. From South Africa the Nashua Titans and the Highveld Lions, MiWay T20 Challenge champions and runners-up respectively, will turn up for the tournament.

Apart from the above mentioned seven confirmed teams, three more teams will feature in the multi-national T20 league. A qualifying series will precede the main CLT20 tournament and it will include the domestic T20 champions from Sri Lanka, New Zealand, West Indies, Pakistan and England.

This is the second time South Africa will host the tournament. It had first hosted the tournament in 2010. The first and third editions of the tournament were held in India.

The move will not go down well with the IPL franchises who were insisting on keeping the tournament in India.

MUMBAI: The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and the South African Football Association (SAFA) have reached an agreement wherein the public service broadcaster will carry all the games for the national soccer teams for three years.

The agreement will be presented to the boards of the SABC and SAFA respectively to get their approval. The contract is expected to be signed during the second week of May.

SABC?s acting COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng said, "For the SABC this is a historic milestone for both parties, as previously we negotiated on a game to game basis. Once the contract has been signed, South Africans can be rest assured that for the next three years, they will be able to watch the national soccer teams whenever they play home games.? The pact will strengthen the relationship between the SABC and SAFA as it was perceived to be on shaky ground. Said Motsoeneng, ?The agreement has been structured in a way that all parties, but especially the South African public, wins.?

?This deal is a significant advancement for SAFA?s Commercial programme and will enable us to ensure that we achieve the international success which is our immediate, medium and long term goal,? said Dr SAFA Commercial Committee chair Dr Danny Jordaan.

In relation to away games involving Bafana Bafana, the two parties have agreed to work together, in negotiations with Sport Five.