South-East Asia

Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, will host the 16th Commonwealth Games in September, 1998. Most of the sporting venues are in their final stages of completion.
Events

The technology system for the Kuala Lumpur 98 Commonwealth Games will be fully tested for two days prior to the Games to ensure there are no hitches when the eventsstart.

Events

The Organising Committee for the Olympic Football Tournaments, Sydney 2000, has reaffirmed their ruling on age limits, and announced that the Men's Olympic final will be played in Sydney's new Olympic Stadium.

Lisbon is expected to launch its second bid this year to host a major sports event.
Business

Goal celebration antics cost Malaysia's self-styled soccer 'Superman' 2,000 ringgit ($526) after a sponsor complained his display hid its company logo during a TV broadcast.

Indian hockey authorities have sacked chief coach Vasudevan Baskaran and dropped three senior players after their disappointing seventh-place finish at the Sydney Olympics.
Stadia

A four-man inspection team from the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has seen what Malaysia has to offer as potential hosts of the 2006 Asian Games.
Stadia

Tighter security is needed at "non-regular cricket venues", according to the chief investigator of the sport's Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU).
Stadia

Britain?s Liverpool Football Club is looking for an Asian affiliate for a television channel the club hopes to set up with Granada Television, a major Liverpool shareholder.
Business

ESPN Star Sports (ESS) has promoted Vib Sharma to senior vice president, advertising and integrated sales.
Business

Thailands' Finance Ministry is to offer tax exemptions to importers on goods to be used for the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok in December.
Business

Only 6,745 athletes from 42 nations have registered to take part in next month's Asian Games by the deadline this week, compared with the anticipated total of more than 8,700, the Games organising committee said.

ESPN's X Games is set to go international after it was announced it will stage an extension of the extreme sports event in Phuket, Thailand.
Business

Tiger Beer has signed for a third time as title sponsor of Asian soccer’s Tiger 5s futsal tournament.
Events

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has changed the venue of its October Executive Board meeting from Pakistan to Malaysia, in recognition of recent world events and the uncertainty over the security aspects of international travel to the region.
Business

South Korea is to create no-fly zones during next year's World Cup above its stadia amid security concerns sparked by the US attacks earlier this week.
Business

New Zealand has cancelled its forthcoming three-test tour of Pakistan because of the US terror attacks.
Business

The LPGA World Cup of Golf, scheduled to be played in Australia later this year, has been cancelled.