Asia
Singapore’s sponsor struggle
Singapore is struggling to keep prestigious sporting events because sponsors say the island cannot give them a good return on their investment.
Anti-Beijing bid protestors target Embassy
Pro-Tibetan rights activists have climbed onto a ledge above the entrance to the Chinese Embassy in Washington and unfurled a banner protesting against Beijing's bid for the 2008 Olympics.
ESPN chalks up TV ratings in Taiwan
The World Professional Pool Championships was the most watched sports programme on cable networks across Chinese Taipei during July according to host broadcaster ESPN.
Aussies may forfeit final if more trouble
The Australian cricket team are prepared to forfeit Saturday's triangular series final against Pakistan at Lord's if there are further crowd disturbances.
Rahman must fight Lewis again
World heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman is prohibited from fighting anyone else for the next 18 months unless he gives former title holder Lennox Lewis an immediate rematch, a U.S. District Court judge ruled yesterday.
MHF appoints total sports Asia
The Malaysian Hockey Federation (MHF) has appointed Total Sports Asia as the exclusive marketing agent for the upcoming World Cup of Hockey 2002 in Malaysia.
BBC blunders over cricket coverage
UK pay-TV operator BSkyB has won the support of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and commercial free-to-air broadcaster Channel 4 following a run-in with the BBC over televised rights access, sportbusiness.com has learned.
Venevision to distribute TV rights to 2002 world cup
Television distributor Venevision International has been chosen by satellite broadcaster DirecTV to sub-license the rights to the 2002 soccer World Cup in a number of Latin American nations.
US to stay neutral on China’s olympic bid
The Bush administration will remain neutral on Beijing's bid to host the 2008 Olympics, despite powerful appeals from members of Congress to oppose the proposal on human rights grounds.
Philips signs soccer World Cup sponsorship deal
Electronics giant Philips has become the fourteenth official partner of the 2002 World Cup soccer tournament in Korea and Japan.
Prize money at 2003 World Cup to rise five-fold
Prize money at the 2003 cricket World Cup in South Africa will total $5 million, five times the amount at the previous World Cup in 1999 in England.
Smoking banned in World Cup stadia
South Korea is planning to ban smoking inside soccer stadia in an effort to make next year's World Cup finals environmentally clean.
Stewart questioned by ICC
Caretaker England cricket captain Alec Stewart finally had his interview with the anti-corruption unit of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Yesterday.
Bridgestone tyres go flat
Bridgestone/Firestone, the provider of Formula One tyres, is to close its factory in Decatur, Illanois, by the end of the year because of financial difficulties, according to a press report.
Pound realistic about Toronto Olympic bid chances
Toronto, despite being one of the front-runners to stage the 2008 Summer Olympics, faces an uphill battle, according to International Olympic Committee (IOC) marketing chief Dick Pound.
Premier League to clinch mobile deal
The English Premier League is on the verge of completing a deal with Hong Kong-based telecom company Hutchinson 3G, which will allow subscribers to view video clips of soccer matches, reports the Financial Times newspaper.
Premier League confirms 3G deal
The English Premier League has confirmed that it has signed a deal with Hong Kong-based telecom company Hutchinson3G for the rights to provide Premiership soccer content to mobile phones and wireless devices. Sport and Wireless: A new report from SportBusiness Group:
Copa America postponed
The Copa America will be held in Colombia but it will be postponed until next year following last week’s kidnap of a soccer official. The event was due to start on July 11.