Asia

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has become the latest to sign up as a rights holder for the KL Commonwealth Games.

The Singapore Broadcasting Authority (SBA) has condemned the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as promoting `negative values? and ordered national network MediaCorp TV to reschedule its screening of the sport to a post-10pm time slot.

Soccer-related sponsorship and merchandising revenues could generate up to $500m in Asia over the next five years, according to a Singapore-based sports marketing executive.

Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai has announced his government has approved a 500 million baht ($13.8 million) loan from the state lottery to the cash-strapped Asian Games organising committee.

Asia has turned world soccer's favourite slogan back at governing body FIFA and asked for "Fair Play, Please."

Tiger Beer and the Vietnam Football Federation have inked a three-year agreement under which the beer company will provide the national football team with US$450,000 over three years.

Illegal gambling is siphoning an alarming amount of cash from Hong Kong horse racing, weakening the Jockey Club's grip on the sport, the club's chief executive has warned.

A decision on who should run Melbourne, Australia's 2006 Commonwealth Games, is set to be made next week.

China's banned Zhong Gong meditation group issued an appeal on Monday to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to press Beijing to release its jailed leaders, a Hong Kong`-based human rights group said.

SINA.com, an online media and services company for Chinese communities worldwide, has launched China's official Olympics web site, http://aoyun.sina.com.cn.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said that there is still a possibility that North Korea may be able to host some 2002 World Cup matches.

Hong Kong-based giant screen specialists Lighthouse Technologies has acquired Pixelite from Avesco plc, creating the world's most broadly-based giant screen sales and installation operation with offices across the globe.

Macau Cable TV has concluded a deal to carry ESPN and STAR Sports.

South Korea's influential FIFA vice-president Dr Chung Mong-joon added his weight on Wednesday to the campaign to have UEFA President Lennart Johansson elected as the new president of FIFA.

South Korea has launched a campign to host the 2010 Winter Olympics.

UK-based structural strands company Bridon International has secured a contract to supply structural cables for the roof structure of the Inchon Munhak World Cup Stadium in South Korea.