Thailand
Business

English Premier League giant Manchester United has signed a five-year deal with Barclaycard to promote club-branded credit cards outside of the UK.
Business

The ATP has switched two of its Asian events to different cities for 2003.

The FIFA Executive Committee has two new members for the 2002-2004 period, following the confederation congresses in Oceania and Asia.
Events

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.
Events

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.
Media

UK public broadcaster the BBC is on the verge of renewing its contract for the live TV rights to tennis' Davis Cup competition.
Media

UK public broadcaster the BBC is on the verge of renewing its contract for the live TV rights to tennis' Davis Cup competition.
Sponsorship & Marketing

English soccer club Manchester United has announced a marketing strategy to launch a chain of 90 branded cafes and restaurants in Asia.

East Asian football associations are poised to form a regional governing body in the next week in a bid to increase their influence within the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Asian sources have said.

Organisers of the Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix are to aggressively promote the event to surrounding countries in a bid to boost the track-side attendance figures.
Business

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) general secretary Peter Velappan has said the regional body will not enforce an age limit on participants in next year's Asian Games football tournament.
Business

German firm Kirch has signed a deal with Thai agency Dhospaak to market the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups.

China is to host The International Badminton Federation's (IBF) 2002 Thomas-Uber Cup Finals.
Events

Thailand’s United Broadcasting Corporation Plc (UBC) has struck a three-year deal with ESPN Star, for coverage of the UK soccer Premier League.
Stadia

The usually plentiful stocks of counterfeit shirts of English soccer club Manchester United are running low in Thailand, where thousands of fans are eagerly awaiting the English champions' arrival on Friday.

Players in Thailand's national soccer team will earn $44,000 (B
Business

A shortage of cash has forced the Philippines to pull out of the South East Asian (SEA) Games soccer tournament, the Philippines Football Federation (PFF) has stated.
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.