Asia
RAB urges use of World Cup radio ads
The Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) is promoting radio as the primary medium for World Cup advertisers given the time-zone difference between the UK and host nations, Japan and South Korea.
ESS signs up Premier League broadcast sponsors
Asian pay-TV platform ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has signed up Toshiba and Carlsberg Asia as broadcast sponsors for coverage of English Premier League soccer.
Kangaroo tour back on
Australian rugby league chiefs have confirmed that the Ashes tour of the United Kingdom is back on.
Samsung renews in-flight sports sponsorship
Samsung, the Korean technology company, has renewed it sponsorship of the screenings of TWI's in-flight screenings of Trans World Sport for the next three years for an undisclosed sum.
AXA confident of new FIFA deal
A solution to the soccer World Cup insurance crisis looks set to be resolved after insurance giant AXA said it anticipated reaching a new agreement with FIFA.
KirchMedia records strong interims
German media group, KirchMedia has recorded a strong first half performance in its financial results for the six months to June 30, 2001.
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German media group, KirchMedia has recorded a strong first half performance in its financial results for the six months to June 30, 2001
ECB chief hints India tour to be shelved
England’s planned cricket tour of India will be shelved if there is any threat to player safety, the chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board has confirmed.
Final probed in cricket corruption case
The former chief executive of the Pakistan Cricket Board Majid Khan has told a World Cup inquiry commission he believed some Pakistani players were involved in match-fixing.
Honda pulls out of CART
Honda has said it will stop supplying engines for the CART motor racing series at the end of the 2002 season.
Beijing wins heavyweight bout
Beijing has reclaimed the right to stage the world heavyweight title fight between John Ruiz and Evander Holyfield, the Chinese promoters have said.
Cricketers call for lie tests
Pakistan's Wasim Akram and Rashid Latif have come out in support of a prominent test captain's suggestion that players, umpires and administrators undergo lie-detector tests every six months.
China scraps soccer transfer ban
China has scrapped a ban on players under 28 moving overseas after the national soccer team qualified for the World Cup finals for the first time.
Oz Indy race in doubt
The fate of this month's Honda Indy 300 at the Gold Coast, Australia, rests with a high-powered meeting of Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) officials in Monterey, California, this weekend.
Insurers want new World Cup deal
Insurance firm AXA is seeking to renegotiate its $850m (B
Promoters adamant clash will go on
Sports promoters IEC are adamant France will fulfil their obligation to play Australia in a friendly soccer match in Melbourne despite speculation some stars may stay in Europe because of fear of terrorism.
$12,000 for top World Cup tickets
VIP ticket deals for next year's World Cup in South Korea and Japan went on sale this week with up to 21 different packages on offer.
Fans question Kangaroos’ manhood
The manhood of Australia's world champion rugby league players has been questioned by fans after the Kangaroos pulled out of a tour of Britain because of security fears over the military strikes against Afghanistan.