China
TAIWAN `MAY BACK BEIJING BID?
Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian has said the island might back rival Beijing's bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games.
OLYMPIC BID CITIES ATTEND IOC SEMINAR
The 10 cities hoping to host the 2008 Summer Games left International Olympic Committee headquarters this week confident they would all clear the first hurdle in the bidding process.
ASIAN SPORT SET TO GET NEW ONLINE SERVICE
French news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Internet company China.com Corporation have announced that they have created a joint online information service devoted to Asian sports news.
GRAFT, UNPROFESSIONALISM HAUNT SE ASIA
Bribery and match-fixing hamper the development of soccer in Southeast Asia, and a farcical game in the recent Tiger Cup championship has further tarnished the sport's image, coaches and officials said.
SAMARANCH SAYS CHINA NOW LEADS ANTI-DOPING BATTLE
Olympic chief Juan Antonio Samaranch has gaven a clean bill of health to Chinese sport and said Beijing was now an example to the world of how to fight against drug cheats.
CHINA DEMANDS OVERHAUL OF IOC
China demanded on Tuesday an overhaul of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the methods by which it selected Olympic host cities.
UNITED LOOK TO CHINA FOR NEW OUTLETS
English Premier Leauge soccer club Manchester United is involved in talks with three potential Chinese partners with a view to setting up more club shops in the country.
ESPN TO OFFER ASIAN VERSION OF SPORTS NEWS SHOW
US sports broadcaster ESPN is launching an Asian version of its flagship news show SportsCenter on its network in the region, ESPN Star Sports (ESS).
BEIJING HOTELS FLOODED WITH CALLS
Beijing?s hotels were flooded with calls just minutes after the Chinese capital won their bid to host the 2008 Olympics.
BEIJING FACES TEST WITH 2008 EVALUATION REPORT
China's hopes of staging the Olympics for the first time in 2008 face a severe test on Tuesday when the IOC publishes an evaluation report on the five candidates in the race for the Games. For more on this see FEATURES section of sportbusiness.com.
CANADIAN OLYMPIANS SAY GOVERNMENT FUNDING NEEDED
Canadian athletes should expect better funding from the government to ensure a good showing if Toronto hosts the 2008 Summer Olympic games, a former Canadian Olympian has said.
BIDDING CITIES AWAIT IOC JUDGEMENT
Even the most experienced Olympic observers cannot agree on which city will win the battle to stage the 2008 Summer Games as the deciding vote draws near.
JAPAN SAYS NO PLAN TO REOPEN NAGANO BRIBERY PROBE
Japan has no plans to launch a new investigation into allegations the central Japanese city of Nagano bribed International Olympic Committee (IOC) executives to host the 1998 Winter Games.
TELSTRA COURTS CHINA AS OLYMPIC BID ADVISER
Telstra Corp Ltd, Australia's dominant telecommunications group, wants to capitalize on its success in wiring the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games by penetrating the world's biggest potential market, China.
VTV SIGN FOUR YEAR BADMINTON DEAL
VTV, recently-acquired by UK-based The Television Corporation and now part of Sunset+Vine, has won a new four year contract to produce and distribute coverage of English badminton until 2005.
ESPN STAR SPORTS APPOINTS NEW TOP MAN
EPSN Star Sports has appointed Mike Kerr to the newly created position of senior manager, integrated sales.
NBA FINALS TO REACH 200 COUNTRIES
NBA fans in more than 750 million households around the world will be able to tune into the NBA Finals 2000 featuring the Los Angeles Lakers and the Indiana Pacers.
NBA ALL-STAR GAME TO SHOW IN OVER 200 COUNTRIES
The 2000 NBA All-Star Game, taking place in the San Francisco Bay Area, February 11- 13, will be shown in 205 countries, with a potential audience of 750million households.