Asia
Thai buyout for Fulham?
The billionaire Prime Minister of Thailand is considering a surprise swoop for English Premier League soccer club Fulham.
ICC meets to discuss CWC format
The International Cricket Council meets in West Indies tomorrow with the proposed format for the 2007 Cricket World Cup among the items on the agenda.
Williams trials Chinese driver
BMW Williams could be about to pull a marketing masterstroke after confirming it is to give the first Chinese racing driver a trial.
SportelAsia called off again
SportelAsia has been postponed for the second year running, amid a fear the SARS virus could reawaken over the winter months.
Japan makes Super 12 plea
Building on the platform of this year's Rugby World Cup, Japan is lobbying to be included in the Southern Hemisphere's Super 12 series from 2006.
Beijing makes $3bn park investment
Beijing is investing more than $3billion in the development of four expansive logistics parks in time for the 2008 Olympics.
Infront heads for China
Infront Sports & Media is making a significant move into Asia after signing a five-year marketing agreement for the Chinese Super League which launches next year.
SMS opens Tokyo office
Research firm Sports Marketing Surveys has officially opened its Japanese office in Tokyo.
UEFA gets Real
Digital media specialist RealNetworks has signed a new deal with UEFA for coverage of its Champions League tournament.
Blatter extends term to 2007
Sepp Blatter will remain FIFA president until 2007 after a meeting of the soccer governing body's Extraordinary Congress agreed to extend his term by an extra year.
Yao and Coke resolve image row
The image rights row between NBA star Yao Ming and soft drinks giant Coca-Cola has been resolved in an out-of-court settlement.
ITV’s 26 million viewer bonanza
UK commercial free-to-air broadcaster ITV has claimed that its line-up of sports content over the last weekend pulled in over 26 million viewers to the network.
Games race hots up
The Commonwealth Games evaluation commission for the 2010 event has given glowing praise to both cities bidding to host the Games.
BT Broadcast wins ITV rugby deal
BT Broadcast Services (BTBS) has been signed a $1million deal to transmit UK broadcaster ITV Sport's coverage of the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia.
Malaysian prize-pot boost
Reinforcing its status as one of the richest events on the Asian golf circuit, the Carlsberg Malaysian Open will offer a record $1.21m (EUR1.02m) total prize pot next year.
EMC renews Toyota F1 sponsorship
EMC has renewed its multi-year sponsorship deal to act as technical partner of the Toyota Formula One team.
Yao signs as Reebok gets its man
NBA star Yao Ming has signed his much-predicted sponsorship deal with sports goods brand Reebok.
IMG/TWI dials up MMS hit
Nokia has said its trial sport content multimedia messaging service (MMS) in conjunction with IMG/TWI has been a great success.