China

Jan Zelezny, winner of three Olympic javelin gold medals and one of a dozen active athletes who are members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has warned against awarding the 2008 Games to Beijing.

China's capital Beijing has spent billions of dollars this year widening and extending roads to pave the way for its bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games, the Xinhua news agency has reported.

The disappointing ratings for Olympic coverage on NBC in the US have been offset by more encouraging figures around the world.

Beijing has promised a fair and friendly contest to host the 2008 Olympics after China's capital was chosen as one of the five official candidates for the summer games.

The Chinese national volleyball association has decided to loosen its grip on China?s volleyball clubs by offering them the opportunity to run their own league matches.

French customs officials have seized more than 77,800 pairs of counterfeit Adidas, Fila and Sprandi sports shoes in a shipment from China at the French port of Le Havre.

With Hong Kong's economy contracting, the territory's popular horseracing industry has found that fewer bettors are willing to try their luck.

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.

The Chinese Olympic Committee (COC) today approved an application by Beijing to bid for the 2008 Olympic Games.

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.

Moscow's annual Kremlin Cup tournament could be leased to China, Russia's tennis chief has said.

The Chinese government will welcome bids from international investors to take part in the design, construction and operation of competition venues for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing via a public bidding process.

India is racing against time to complete the preparations for the first Afro-Asian games in November, which has been hit by delays in getting facilities ready, poor financial returns and low-key competitions.

A broadcast war is developing in China between the country?s national broadcaster and ESPN over the right to televise China?s top soccer league.

China has sentenced an activist to two years in a labour camp for urging the International Olympic Committee to use Beijing's bid for the 2008 Games to press Chinese authorities to free jailed democracy activists.

A human rights group said Chinese police detained four dissidents on Monday for urging the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to use Beijing's bid for the 2008 Games to press China to free jailed democracy activists.