China
Chinese factory steps up vuvuzela production
Soaring demand is powering an increase in the production of vuvuzela horns at Chinese factories.
China’s Qingdao added to World Match Racing Tour
Qingdao, China, has been added to the ISAF World Match Racing Tour series schedule in a five-year deal starting this year.
Peak-WTA deal targets China
Sportswear maker Peak has become the first Chinese company to sign a major sponsor of the WTA Tour, agreeing a five-year deal to become official shoe and apparel partner in Asia-Pacific from this summer.
Olympic Council angry as India snubs Asian Games cricket
The Olympic Council of Asia has reacted angrily to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)’s decision not to send a team to this year's Asian Games in China. Olympic Council of Asia secretary general Randhir Singh said it is a "setback" for the future of cricket in the region.
Seven-city Chinese baseball league to launch this year
A professional baseball league will launch in China this year which is intended by its founders to grow into an Asia-wide league taking in teams from Japan, Taiwan and Korea.
ATP says tennis in China is ready for take-off
ATP international group chief executive Brad Drewett has said that “the sky is the limit” for the potential of tennis in China, as he launched the country's first Challenger Tour event in Beijing.
Chinese spokesman hints at face-to-face Liverpool sale talks
A spokesman for the Chinese businessman thought to be interested in buying Premier League club Liverpool gave a mysterious response to a Reuters request for information the matter, that seems to suggest a face-to-face meeting between the two parties could be about to happen.
Chinese golf courses continue despite development ban
A Chinese government ban has failed to stop construction of golf courses according to Li Jianqin, head of the law enforcement and supervision department at China’s Ministry of Land and Resources.
Korea says players’ boycott will not put brakes on OneAsia
The Korean Golf Association has said tournaments at this year's OneAsia Tour will go ahead as planned despite a boycott by South Korean golfers.
Indian GP takes Formula One to 20 races
The 2011 Formula One calendar will be the biggest ever, with 20 races, after Bernie Ecclestone confirmed the addition of an Indian Grand Prix, and the continuing participation of the Turkish and Chinese Grands Prix.
Bolt and Xiang at Shanghai Diamond League meet
Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt will return to China for the first time since the 2008 Olympics for the Shanghai meeting on May 23 of the new Diamond League athletics series.
Puma re-enters Volvo Ocean Race
German sportswear company Puma will enter a team in the next Volvo Ocean Race, in 2011-12, after finishing second in the 2008-09 competition.
World’s best back Badminton Sans Frontieres
Some of the world’s top badminton players are backing a new charity aiming to raise funds within the sport’s community for small-scale projects for worthy causes around the globe.
Chinese firm hits back at FIFA over working conditions row
Shanghai Fashion Plastic Products, the Chinese company ordered by world football’s governing body FIFA yesterday to stop making World Cup mascots because of poor factory working conditions, says it is a victim of ‘South African politicking’.
Only one Beijing golf course is legal, says law committee
Only one golf course in Beijing has been developed legally, a member of the law committee in China's parliament said yesterday.
Two Chinese clubs relegated for match-fixing
Two top-flight Chinese football clubs have been relegated to the second division after club officials were found guilty of matchfixing and gambling.
Nanjing awarded 2014 Youth Olympics
Nanjing in China was yesterday awarded the right to host the Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2014.
NHL’s Islanders to start season in China
National Hockey League team the New York Islanders will visit China at the beginning of next season for a training camp and exhibition matches