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Moscow has officially announced its bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games.

ESPNsoccernet.com has launched five regional versions of its site to segment its millions of visitors and increase impact for sponsors.

The IOC has launched the 'candidature acceptance procedure' for the 2012 Olympic Games.

Horse racing's Singapore Cup has been cancelled due to the continued health concerns over the spread of the deadly SARS virus.

The dates for SportelAsia have been pushed back amid fears over a health scare in the Far East.

As interest in the Far East grows amongst the sports industry, discussions are underway in the Singapore government regarding the construction of a new $371m sports complex in a bid to attract more international sporting competitions to the country.

IMG has appointed a new senior international vice president and managing director of its IMG Tokyo office.

Yao Ming, the Houston Rockets' Chinese basketball star, has signed his first individual sponsorship deal as an NBA player.

Singapore has withdrawn its bid to host the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

IEC in Sports has signed a deal to represent the TV rights to badminton's IBF World Grand Prix event, the China Open.

Italian Serie A team AC Parma says visits to its official website have more than trebled since management of the site was taken over by MP Web - the new media arm of marketing company Media Partners.

World Wrestling Entertainment has extended its TV representation partnership with Total Sports Asia Ltd (TSA) to include consumer product licensing, home video/DVD, publications and sponsorships across Asia.

The Singapore golf Open tournament, which has been staged every year since 1961, has been cancelled because its organisers have failed to raise enough money from sponsors.

Sponsorship consultancy Redmandarin has recruited Visa executive Adrian New to head up its new Asian office.

Research into World Cup 2002 viewing figures has revealed that more soccer fans watched the World Cup finals on TV in Thailand than co-host nation South Korea.

Research into World Cup 2002 viewing figures has revealed that more soccer fans watched the World Cup finals on TV in Thailand than co-host nation South Korea.

India could be in line to host the Commonwealth Games for the first time after declaring that it had the full support of its government for a bid from Delhi for the 2010 Games.

India could be in line to host the Commonwealth Games for the first time after declaring that it had the full support of its government for a bid from Delhi for the 2010 Games.