China
CHINA TO LOOK IN-HOUSE FOR 2008 OLYMPIC INSURANCE
Chinese Olympic officials are likely to appoint a home-grown insurance broker to cover the 2008 Olympics rather than an international intermediary experienced in big event, sports related insurance.
MAYOR BACKS LONDON?S OLYMPIC BID
The mayor of London Ken Livingstone said he would do everything within his powers to help the British Olympic Association (BOA) win a bid for the capital city to host the 2012 Olympic Games.
OFFICIALS OOZE OPTIMISM AFTER OLYMPIC VISIT
Toronto claimed a perfect 10 from a visiting team of inspectors from the International Olympic Committee, but said the city's rivals to host the 2008 Summer Olympic Games might match that score.
CHINA GROUP ASKS IOC TO PRESS FOR LEADERS? RELEASE
China's banned Zhong Gong meditation group issued an appeal on Monday to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to press Beijing to release its jailed leaders, a Hong Kong`-based human rights group said.
CHINA NETCOM SPONSORS BEIJING OLYMPIC BID COMMITTEE
State owned telecommunications company China Netcom has been named the official telecom sponsor of the Beijing Olympic Bid Committee.
FAST TRACK RENEWS DEAL WITH FISU
Fast Track, the sports consultancy founded by Alan Pascoe, has won its first major international consultancy contract.
TORONTO BID TEAM PROMISES "UTOPIA" FOR ATHLETES
Promising a "utopia" for competitors, Toronto Olympic bid organisers have sought to rally athletes behind their campaign for the 2008 Games.
MARCH IN SYDNEY MAY LEAD TO JOINT KOREAN TEAMS
North and South Korea may march together under the Olympic flag at the Sydney Olympics, and that could lead to powerful joint teams in international sporting arenas.
FINA REVEAL WORLD CUP RACE REDUCTION
The World Cup short-course swimming series has been cut from 12 meetings to 10 and will offer more prize money.
TICKETS.COM SIGNS TENNIS TICKETING AGREEMENTS
Tickets.com to is to provide online ticketing for Ericsson Open in Miami and the Worldwide Senior Tennis Circuit.
CHINA DENIES PRISONERS MAKING ADIDAS FOOTBALLS
A Chinese prison official has dismissed allegations that prison labour was used to manufacture footballs in Shanghai for the Adidas sports label.
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.
SYDNEY SEEKS TO LIMIT GAMES FALLOUT
Australian officials have vowed to polish the tarnished image of the Olympics, seeking to convince sponsors and potential spectators that Sydney's successful bid for the 2000 Games was clean.
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.
CHINESE CONSORTIUM WINS HANOI STADIUM CONTRACT
A Chinese-led consortium has won the contract to build a new stadium in Hanoi, Vietnam, as the venue for the 2003 Southeast Asia Games.
ROGGE: `AFRICAN CONTINENT CAN?T AFFORD TO STAGE GAMES?
Neither South America nor Africa can afford to stage the Olympic Games says new Olympic chief Jacques Rogge.
IOC PRAISES BEIJING?S 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES BID
The International Olympic Committee said today that Beijing has assembled a high quality bid for the 2008 Olympic Games.
BRITAIN PLANNING BID FOR 2012 GAMES
British Olympic chiefs are planning a bid for London to stage the 2012 Summer Games, the Daily Mail newspaper has reported.