Asia
Events

Sports marketing company IEC in Sports has acquired the international television contract to the ATP event in Tashkent.
Business

A federal judge has dismissed the remaining charges against former Salt Lake Olympic officials Tom Welch and Dave Johnson after they were accused of using up to $1million (B
Business

Africa is considering a bid for the 2010 World Cup in which the tournament would be hosted by two countries, FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said.
Events

Soccer fans could be watching video clips of winning goals at the 2002 World Cup in South Korea on their mobile phones if Tuesday's test of a high-speed wireless system allows development of a fully operational network.
Media

The Hawk-Eye system, used extensively on UK broadcaster Channel 4’s cricket coverage, has scooped a top award.
Business

Soccer fans could be watching video clips of winning goals at the 2002 World Cup in South Korea on their mobile phones if Tuesday's test of a high-speed wireless system allows development of a fully operational network.
Events

South Korean security experts have come up with a secret weapon to beat would-be World Cup soccer hooligans - lipstick and mascara.
Events

A TV rights row in the Caribbean could mean West Indies cricket fans may miss out on watching their team’s first Test match in Sri Lanka.

An under-21 world rugby union championship will take place in South Africa in June of next year, the International Rugby Board has decided.
Business

The World Boxing Council hold their week long Boxing Convention in Jakarta, The UK's Rugby Football Union announce their annual results, the teams gaining automatic qualification to the World Cup will be decided this week and the European Sponsorship Consultants Association hold their annual congress in Stockholm.

Amateur golf players at the Mission Hills club in China are offering up to $80,000 (B
Business

ESPN has made a string of appointments at its Asian operation, ESPN Star Sports (ESS).
Stadia

Italy's soccer federation has signed Japan Sports Vision to handle the licensing of merchandising in relation to the national team throughout Japan.
Stadia

FIFA has given Japan’s stadia for the 2002 World Cup the thumbs-up – but blasted the quality of one of the pitches.

Hein Verbruggen, the president of the International Cycling Union, has been appointed as the official co-ordinator for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has written a 'forthright letter' to the Korean football chief Chung Moon-Joon on the issue of the nation's penchant for eating dogs.
Events

US broadcast networks have made contingency plans to shift live sports coverage to cable, should news developments of the war on terrorism take precedence.
Media

Australia's soccer team are threatening to pull out of the controversial friendly with France because of a row over money.