China
OSAKA VOW ‘CLEAN’ FIGHT IN BID FOR 2008 GAMES
Osaka, Japan's second largest city, has formally launched its bid to host the 2008 Summer Olympics saying its campaign would mark the rebirth of "clean" Games.
SALT LAKE REPORT SHAKES SYDNEY ORGANISERS
Sydney 2000 Games organisers announced a full, independent review of the city's Olympic bid, only to be upstaged by a Salt Lake City ethics report questioning the actions of an Australian IOC member.
SPONSOR ACCUSES SYDNEY OF BRIBERY
A U.S. insurance giant and major Olympic sponsor has said the committee responsible for Sydney's successful bid for the 2000 Games appeared to have been involved in bribery.
MEDIA HEADS BLAST SYDNEY ALLEGATIONS
Leading Australian media figures have denied they had agreed to keep quiet about Sydney's tactics in wooing International Olympic Committee (IOC) votes for the city's bid to host the 2000 Games.
EXILE GROUPS PREPARE FOR BASEBALL PROTESTS
Hundreds of Cuban exiles will protest when the Baltimore Orioles host a Cuban national team May 3 in a historic baseball series between teams from longtime political foes the United States and Cuba.
COLE CALLED BEFORE IOC PANEL
The International Olympic Committee has summoned Australian IOC member Phil Coles to appear before an inquiry panel to explain allegations of misconduct.
NIKE STEP UP PRODUCTION
Nike is to increase its manufacturing capacity in Thailand to between 2.5 to 2.9 million pairs of sports footwear a month as a step to achieve "balanced production" in its global network.
MAN UNITED STORES PLANNED FOR MIDDLE EAST
Manchester United will take another step towards global brand status by opening a chain of retail shops in the Middle East.
US TEAM GOES FOR WOMEN’S WORLD CUP RECORD
A sell-out crowd and record viewing figures have all but been ensured by the presence of the US team in next Saturday's Women's World Cup Final at the Pasadena Rose Bowl.
UNITED LOOK TO CHINA FOR NEW OUTLETS
English Premier Leauge soccer club Manchester United is involved in talks with three potential Chinese partners with a view to setting up more club shops in the country.
WHISKY GIANT RENEWS RUGBY SPONSORSHIP
Whisky firm The Famous Grouse has struck a deal to continue its sponsorship of the China national rugby team.
BRUNEI UNDER SPOTLIGHT AS SEA GAMES HOST
The 20th Southeast Asian games begin on Saturday with attention focused as much on the tiny sultanate of Brunei as the actual competition itself.
LISBON LIKELY BIDDERS FOR 2008 OLYMPICS
Lisbon is expected to launch its second bid this year to host a major sports event.
CHINA TO CLAMP DOWN ON DRUG CHEATS
China will take tough action against athletes who test positive for performance enhancing drugs as part of efforts to intensify a crackdown on doping, the official Xinhua news agency said on Tueaday.
CSI CLINCH MARKETING DEAL WITH SPORTA
CSI has signed a deal with German sports marketing agency SportA to represent, with immediate effect, its programming catalogue.
ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR ATHENS GAMES
Preparations for the Athens 2004 Olympic Games are in full swing after the initial delays that worried the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Games broadcasting supremo Manolo Romero said on Thursday.
ROGGE ON CHINA 2008: `WE CAN?T SOLVE INTERNAL PROBLEMS?
The IOC cannot be expected to help China with any internal issues or foreign disputes during the build-up to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, IOC president Jacques Rogge has said.
NET FALLS ON BADMINTON WORLD GRAND PRIX
Badminton's prestigious World Grand Prix finals are to be scrapped in their present format.