NEUTRAL VENUE 'NO' FOR ZIMBABWE !

Australia last played Zimbabwe in a World Cup warm-up game in St Vincent. Australia Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has played down hopes the country's cricket team could play against Zimbabwe at a neutral venue.
Prime Minister John Howard ordered Australia to pull out of a scheduled one-day tour of Zimbabwe in September in protest at President Robert Mugabe.
And Downer allayed Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland's claim a game could be played on neutral ground.
"It is highly unlikely. I suspect, it'd be humiliating for them," said Downer.
"At least for the Zimbabwean government, it would be seen to be humiliating to acknowledge that they're not able to play against the top cricket team within their own country.
"My guess is that this won't come about."
It is a device, it is a method of sending a very strong signal of disapproval -Australia Prime Minister John Howard on the boycott.
Meanwhile, the Australian government has announced $15m (£7.57m) in funding for human rights groups working in Zimbabwe - a move likely to further antagonise Mr Mugabe.
He tries to portray the opposition and other critics as western puppets.
Zimbabwe's government has condemned Australia's boycott.
"This is also a racist ploy to kill our local cricket since our cricket team is now dominated by black players as we slowly transform cricket from being an elite sport," Zimbabwe's Deputy Information Minister Bright Matonga told the state-owned Herald newspaper.
Howard added his government had taken the initiative to ban the players from touring because it was unfair to leave the decision to sportsmen.
"I'm sorry it has come to this. It really does pain me as a cricket lover. But this is a terrible regime," Howard said.
CSA has not received an approach to host the series - CSA chief Gerald Majola.
"This is a weapon available to the government. It is a device, it is a method of sending a very strong signal of disapproval."
And it has emerged that several members of the Australian team had been considering their own personal boycott, had the tour gone ahead.
Opener Matthew Hayden said "I was seriously considering my position this time", while wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist added: "If we can play them elsewhere, then I'm very supportive of the idea."
Cricket South Africa, meanwhile, has denied receiving an approach to host the Zimbabwe-Australia series.
Chief executive Gerald Majola said: "CSA has not received an approach to host the series. Zimbabwe would need to decide on what to do.
"Should Zimbabwe and Australia make an official request to stage the series here, I would need to take the application to the CSA Board for consideration because this is a policy matter."

BBC NEWS REPORT.