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IOC prepares to hand Olympics to China for first time
After a campaign which will be remembered for human rights demonstrations and a few ill-chosen words about cannibalism, Olympic chiefs will decide the venue of the 2008 Summer Games this week at what is expected to be an historic meeting.
Tom.com buys Chinese basketball rights
Tom.com, the media and advertising company controlled by Hong Kong businessman Li Ka-Shing, has won the broadcast and advertising rights to China’s national basketball league, adding to its portfolio of Chinese volleyball, table tennis, rowing and college soccer rights.
USOC panel says New York can be proud of 2012 bid
New York's international network, many hotels and plans to build new sports arenas amounted to a strong bid to stage the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, a United States Olympic Committee (USOC) panel said.
IOC takes Beijing’s commercial interests into its own hands
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has bought up all the outdoor advertising space in Beijing ahead of the Olympic Games which will be held there in 2008 in an attempt to limit the commercialisation of the event.
Japanese TV to develop Extreme Sports content
The Japanese unit of global communications company Pacific Century CyberWorks (PCCW) is to form a joint venture with Japan's largest entertainment television content firm Yoshimoto Kogyo Co Ltd. to develop sports and entertainment content.
Beach Volleyball-No Beach? No problem.
When Austria was chosen as the venue for this year's beach volleyball world championships there was just one hitch - the landlocked Alpine nation has no beaches.
Footballranking.com targets Chinese market
Sports rankings company Footballranking.com has formed a strategic alliance with China-based Footballcircle.com.
CHINA SPLASHES OUT ON DOPE TESTS
Top swimmers in China are being given blood tests to crack down on possible drug use before the Sydney Olympics later this year, a senior Chinese swimming official has said.
CHINA CONSIDERS 2008 OLYMPICS BID
Five years after its bitter defeat to Sydney in the race for the 2000 Olympics, China looks ready to bid for 2008.
PARIS BIDS FOR 2008 SUMMER GAMES
The French capital announced it was bidding for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
CAPE TOWN MAYOR URGES OLYMPIC BID PROCESS REVAMP
The bidding process by cities hoping to host the Olympic games has been open to abuse for years and needs a radical revamp, the mayor of Cape Town, which failed to win the 2004 Games, has said.
WHISKY GIANT RENEWS RUGBY SPONSORSHIP
Whisky firm The Famous Grouse has struck a deal to continue its sponsorship of the China national rugby team.
FOOTBALLRANKING.COM TARGETS CHINESE MARKET
Sports rankings company Footballranking.com has formed a strategic alliance with China-based Footballcircle.com.
AMNESTY CRITICISES BEIJING OLYMPIC SPONSORS
The International Olympic Committee?s (IOC) decision to award Beijing the Olympic Games in 2008 has been criticised by human rights interest group Amnesty International.
SAN FRANCISO GIANTS LOOK TO NEW STADIUM
The San Francisco Giants are preparing a proposal for a 20,000-seat sports and entertainment arena across China Basin from Pacific Bell Park, team officials say.
TORONTO GREETS SUMMER OLYMPIC OFFICIALS
While Beijing sprayed its grass green to impress Olympic Games inspectors, Toronto is about to greet the officials with a thick blanket of new snow as it makes its pitch to host the 2008 Summer Games.
BEIJING SAYS FORGET THE POLITICS, BRING ON THE IOC
Beijing declared itself ready for inspection for its bid for the 2008 Olympic Games, but urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) not to let politics influence its judgement.
ENGLAND TO HOST 2003 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2003 world badminton championships will be staged in Birmingham, English officials said after outbidding China, Hong Kong and the Netherlands.