China
IRB Sevens events cancelled
Following ongoing financial difficulties, the International Rugby Board (IRB) Sevens tournaments in Chile and Malaysia have been cancelled.
Mosley’s European warning
Europe's future as the main host of Formula One Grand Prix is set to come under threat, Max Mosley, the president of the FIA has warned.
Siemens scores in China
Mobile phone giant Siemens is the latest firm to target China after signing a lucrative sponsorship deal with the national soccer team.
IOC issues on the agenda
The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will meet next week where the issue of scaling back the number of sporting disciplines at the Games is one of a number of items on the agenda.
Inter set to be big in Japan
Italian soccer team Inter Milan has agreed a three-year deal with Japanese communications company Dentsu for the development of the club’s business in the Far Eastern country.
FIFA snaps up Fuji deal
FIFA has unveiled yet another sponsor for the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
Inter appoints Asian agent
Asian soccer promoter and marketing consultancy ProEvents Management has been appointed the exclusive regional marketing partner to Italian Serie A giants Inter Milan.
Austrian GP stubbed out
The Austrian Formula One Grand Prix in Spielberg has become the latest victim of a government decision to bring forward tobacco sponsorship bans, with Bernie Ecclestone confirming the 2003 race would be its last.
IEC score twice in China
IEC has signed deals to distribute two major soccer events in China.
Beijing 2008 boosts investment
Foreign investment in China has increased by 70 percent ahead of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, according to local reports.
IOC signs major freight deal
The IOC has signed a major supplier deal with a leading freight firm.
ATP switches Asian venues
The ATP has switched two of its Asian events to different cities for 2003.
China set for marketing push
The IOC will begin a major marketing push into China later this year as it looks to firm-up local commercial support for the 2008 Beijing Games.
The future is red for ATP
The ATP is in talks to establish an annual major tournament in China, sportbusiness.com can confirm.
Figures head to Summit
Executives from across the globe will be making their way to New York this week as the sport industry's longest running business forum stages its 25th annual event.
It’s still Lord of the Rings
The power of the Olympic Games brand is beating off the commercial threat posed by the global economic slump, the IOC's top marketing official has told sportbusiness.com.
Yao Ming wins first sponsor
Yao Ming, the Houston Rockets' Chinese basketball star, has signed his first individual sponsorship deal as an NBA player.
ESS targets Chinese soccer fans
Pan-regional pay-TV network ESPN Star Sports (ESS) has pinpointed football coverage as the key to growing its business in China.