China

The WTA Tour has unveiled plans to expand into the growth markets of India and the Middle East.

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has sent a coaching delegation to Beijing in a bid to help fast-track China as a competitive cricket nation.

Asia's best players are set to take on the elite of Europe in a new team golf competition.

Big names have signed up to the only conference and meeting forum for the business of Formula One and motorsport, to be held in Monaco on November 16-17, 2005.

The Football League and Chinese sports content providers, Sportscn, have teamed up to give fans in China the opportunity to watch live action via broadband.

Coverage of next year’s Asian Games in Doha will be the most extensive in the event’s history, says the secretary-general of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, David Astley.

The successful bid to stage the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games will be selected next month, organisers have said.

A1 Grand Prix has confirmed its inaugural season race calendar, featuring 24 races over 12 weekends.

The NBA's marketing initiatives in Asia continue after it signed a multi-year marketing partnership with the manufacturers of Nutrilite health products in China.

The LG Action Sports World Championships are to be held in Manchester, UK - the first time the championships have been held outside the United States.

The LG Action Sports World Championships are to be held in Manchester, UK - the first time the championships have been held outside of the United States.

Jamie Davis, most recently president of STAR China, will take over from Rik Dovey as managing director of ESPN STAR Sports, the pan-regional sports venture.

Jamie Davis, most recently president of STAR China, will take over from Rik Dovey as managing director of ESPN STAR Sports, the pan-regional sports venture.

German soccer giant Bayern Munich has launched a Chinese language website.

The China Cup, the world's first extreme sailing race to China, has been announced.

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has launched the tender process of the European mobile media rights for the Olympic Games of 2006 and 2008.

Worldwide Olympic sponsor Coca-Cola has agreed a 12-year extension to its sponsorship of the Games that will run until 2020.

The International Olympic Committee says that seven cities will bid for the right to stage the 2014 Winter Olympics