China

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

The FIFA World Youth Championships have been rescheduled.

The impact of the SARS virus in Asia has prompted another English soccer team to scrap plans to tour the Far East.

English Premier League club Everton has cancelled its end-of-season tour of China amid concerns about the outbreak of the deadly SARS virus.

Anheuser-Busch, the brewing company which owns the Budweiser brand, is considering signing up as a sponsor of the 2008 Olympics to be held in Beijing.

The official logo for the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008 has been approved by the IOC - but will not be officially unveiled until May.

The Hong Kong Sevens rugby union tournament will go ahead as planned despite the outbreak of a deadly disease in South East Asia.

The Sporting Frontiers Group - formed three years ago by Simon Halden, the former chief executive of Sports & Outdoor Media International (SOMI) has changed its name as it broadens its horizons.

Martin Brundle, the chairman of the British Racing Drivers' Club that leases out UK motor racing circuit Silverstone, has voiced his concerns that the British Formula One Grand Prix's days could be numbered.

Italian soccer giants AC Milan have surprisingly won twice as many votes as Manchester United in a poll to find out the most popular team among Chinese fans.

Finance institution HSBC has signed a deal to become title sponsor at the World Match PlayChampionship providing a first prize of £1million - the richest winner's cheque in the history of US and European golf.

Chinese soccer club Beijing Guo'an has been renamed after securing a sponsorship deal with motor firm Hyundai.

Advertising and marketing giant WPP has unveiled a major new sport sponsorship tool.

In a bid to prevent any repeat of the Salt Lake City corruption scandal, the organising committee of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is to be audited on a frequent basis.

A leading member of the local organising committee for the FIFA Women's World Cup in China says the country is ready for the tournament - and confirmed security around the event will be tight.

Last year's FIH Women's Hockey World Cup, held inAustralia between November 24 and December 8, broke records for the sport in terms of TV audience reach.