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Cubic to snap up MUTV Caribbean rights?
Media reports claim Irish millionaires John Magnier and JP McManus are seeking to snap up the rights to broadcast the official Manchester United soccer club channel - MUTV - in the Caribbean.
China Broadband’s Olympic connection
The chairman of China Broadband has met with Beijing 2008 Olympic officials to discuss the company’s role in the local broadband cable distribution of Olympic broadcasts.
Airline boost in China World Cup placing
South Korean airline and retail shares were up in late morning trade today after international soccer's governing body FIFA said China's preliminary matches in next year's World Cup finals would be played in South Korea.
No age limit for Asian Games footballers
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.
World Sport expects year-end boost
World Sport Group, the Alternative Investment Market (AIM)-listed sports rights company, which emerged from the cash shell Orchard Furniture in August this year, expects its financial performance for the year to December 31 to meet market expectations.
Star deals for ESPN in Asia
Asia sport network ESPN Star Sports has signed its first-ever terrestrial carriage deals in Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar.
Under-21 rugby world championship planned
An under-21 world rugby union championship will take place in South Africa in June of next year, the International Rugby Board has decided.
£80,000 to play with Tiger Woods
Amateur golf players at the Mission Hills club in China are offering up to $80,000 (B
Verbruggen appointed Beijing Olympic chief
Hein Verbruggen, the president of the International Cycling Union, has been appointed as the official co-ordinator for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
Beijing bans commercial use of Olympic symbols
The mayor of Beijing, Liu Qi, has signed an order protecting intellectual property rights for the 2008 Olympic Games.
China to host badminton event
China is to host The International Badminton Federation's (IBF) 2002 Thomas-Uber Cup Finals.
Club World Championship under spotlight
World soccer's governing body FIFA has lined up a series of key committee meetings to be staged at its Zurich headquarters – among them a planning meeting for the 2003 Club World Championship.
Holyfield–Ruiz fight on the ropes
The heavyweight title clash between American Evander Holyfield and Puerto Rican John Ruiz will not take place in Beijing, and may not happen at all, according to a report in the Boston Globe which claimed promoter Don King is trying to reschedule the fight for December 15 at an alternative venue in the US.
NBC to air Games in Spanish
US broadcaster NBC is aiming to broadcast some events at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games on Spanish-language TV stations owned by its recent acquisition Telemundo.
ATP’s Miles praised
ATP chief executive Mark Miles has been commended by the Shanghai Municipal Government at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum for his leadership of men's professional tennis.
World Cup competition drives Chinese SMS use
Chinese online media company Sohu.com and Beijing Mobile Communication Corporation (BMCC) have generated over 236,000 paid wireless transactions through an incentive marketing campaign called the “World Cup Asian Qualifier Competition”.
Korean President fears World Cup attacks
South Korean President Kim Dae Jung has voiced concerns that terrorists might target next year’s World Cup, arguing that no country is secure in the wake of the September 11 attacks.
Beijing wins heavyweight bout
Beijing has reclaimed the right to stage the world heavyweight title fight between John Ruiz and Evander Holyfield, the Chinese promoters have said.