China
SOUTH KOREA SEEKS JOINT TEAMS WITH NORTH KOREA
South Korean President Kim Dae-jung has said he hoped an International Olympic Committee initiative to host sports ties between North and South Korea would eventually lead to joint Korean teams for international competitions.
THREE CHINESE CITIES WANT 2008 OLYMPICS
China is considering rival bids by three of its largest cities - Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou - to host the 2008 Olympic Games, state media said on Monday.
SPONSOR SEARCH BY CHINESE CHAMPIONS
China's soccer champions are seeking a new corporate sponsor because Dalian Wanda Group Co plans to withdraw support before the end of 1998, officials said on Wednesday.
FORMULA ONE CHOOSES CHINA AND MALAYSIA FOR 1999 SEASON
The provisional 17-race schedule for next season was released Thursday by the FIA, auto racing's world governing body, at a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council.
THAILAND PULL OUT OF ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP
The start of the Asian rugby union championship was thrown into disarray by the last-minute withdrawal of the Thai team on Saturday.
CHINESE CUP MATCH LIVE ON THE INTERNET
A Chinese domestic soccer match is to be transmitted live on the internet for the first time, an official of Shanghai Webtv Co Ltd said on Wednesday.
MALAYSIA?S OLYMPICS FACILITIES `EXCELLENT CONDITION?
Malaysia's Deputy Sports Minister Datuk Loke Yuen Yow has said that Malaysia will bid to host subsequent Olympics even if it fails in its bid to hold the 2008 Games.
CHINA MARTIAL ART FIGHTS FOR OLYMPIC RECOGNITION
China's ancient martial art of wushu is fighting its way into the Olympic arena by seeking official recognition for the popular sport, state media has reported.
IRAN SAYS WEIGHING U.S. SOCCER INVITATION
Iran's soccer federation is weighing an invitation to play friendly matches in the United States, a federation official has said.
SYDNEY BID CHIEF QUITS ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Businessman Rod McGeoch, who spearheaded Sydney's bid to host the 2000 Olympic Games, has resigned from the board of the Games' organising committee.
CHINA’S CAPITAL BEIJING TO BID FOR 2008 OLYMPICS
China's capital city of Beijing has announced it will bid for the 2008 Summer Olympics, the official Xinhua news agency has said.
MALAYSIA CONFIRMS BID FOR 2008 GAMES, SAYS IOC
Malaysia has confirmed it will be bidding to host the 2008 Olympic Games.
IOC CHIEF LAVISHES PRAISE ON BANGKOK ORGANISERS
Olympic boss Juan Antonio Samaranch has lavished praise on Thailand's much-maligned organisers of the 13th Asian Games, describing Sunday's opening ceremony as one of the best he had ever seen.
SAMARANCH SAYS CHINA NOW LEADS ANTI-DOPING BATTLE
Olympic chief Juan Antonio Samaranch has gaven a clean bill of health to Chinese sport and said Beijing was now an example to the world of how to fight against drug cheats.
PARIS BIDS FOR 2008 SUMMER GAMES
The French capital announced it was bidding for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
ASIA FOOTBALL CHIEFS TO MULL WORLD CUP BOYCOTT
Asian soccer chiefs will decide on Tuesday whether to heed a call to boycott the 2002 World Cup in emergency talks on the region's representation in the finals.
HODLER SAYS AGENTS ARE VILLAINS, NOT BIDDING CITIES
Leading Olympic official Marc Hodler said he had gone public with his allegations that agents tried to rig votes on the hosting of Games because he did not want Salt Lake City to be seen as "villains".
OCA CHIEF SAYS ASIA BOYCOTT CALL WELL BACKED
A top Asian sports official has said there was growing support within the region for a boycott of the 2002 World Cup in protest at Asia's representation in the finals.