China

The International Olympic Committee said today that Beijing has assembled a high quality bid for the 2008 Olympic Games.

British Olympic chiefs are planning a bid for London to stage the 2012 Summer Games, the Daily Mail newspaper has reported.

China urged International Olympic Committee (IOC) delegates arriving on Monday to assess Beijing's bid for the 2008 Games to focus on its credentials as a "sports superpower of 1.2 billion people", not its human rights record.

The fizz wars in China are set to bubble into life again with reports suggesting ISL is trying to secure Coca-Cola as a major sponsor of the China national soccer team.

Chairman Mao Zedong will share the spotlight with beach volleyball if the 2008 Olympics come to Beijing.

Olympics sailing organisers today were forced into a costly postponement of Tuesday's racing in the new 49er skiff class after a paint job began causing tears in the colourful skiffs' sailcloth.

The ISMM Group (International Sports Media & Marketing) headquarters is on the move after 18 years in Lucerne.

A representative of Taiwan?s Olympic Committee is to meet mainland China?s sports officials to discuss the feasibility of Taipei co-sponsoring the 2008 Olympics with Beijing.

Cheung Kong group's Internet portal tom.com has entered into a partnership with the Chinese Football Association (CFA) and TWIinteractive to develop CFA's official website.

China has set up a 76-member committee to organise Beijing's bid for the 2008 Olympic Games.

American wrestlers will attend an international tournament in Iran in September, months after a groundbreaking visit by a U.S. team which launched exchanges between the two hostile countries.

Malaysia has confirmed it will be bidding to host the 2008 Olympic Games.

Sydney and Salt Lake City Olympic officials have sought to reassure potential sponsors and spectators that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was dealing effectively with the biggest scandal in its 104-year history.

Manchester United will take another step towards global brand status by opening a chain of retail shops in the Middle East.

China?s growing basketball fervour turned to fury in Beijing over the weekend when police blocked an appearance by American NBA player Kobe Bryant after a large crowd turned out to see him.

Ninety percent of the population of Beijing tuned into the broadcast of the Olympic vote on the host city for the 2008 Games which saw the Chinese capital emerge victorious.