China
REAL SIGNS WITH CHINESE INVESTMENT GIANT
Real Madrid has signed an agreement with Chinese state company Citic Investment Corp. to become involved in the development of soccer team Beijing Guoan.
INTERNET PORTAL BACKS BEIJING 2008
Sohu.com, one of China's major Internet portals, will be the official Internet Content Service sponsor for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
PSM LANDS ASIAN INDOOR GAMES RIGHTS
Promoseven Sports Marketing (PSM) will be the worldwide marketing and TV rights agents for the second Asian Indoor Games to be held in Macau, China, in 2007.
NEW RECORD FOR SPORTEL
A record 868 companies from 65 countries worldwide took part in SPORTELMonaco 2005, making it one of the largest markets ever.
THE WEEK THAT WAS…
Editorial director Kevin Roberts reviews some of the issues from the past seven days.
MERCEDES-BENZ EXTENDS ATP PARTNERSHIP
Mercedes-Benz and ATP, the governing body of the men’s professional tennis circuit, have agreed a three-year extension of their partnership.
KOREAS UNITE FOR BEIJING OLYMPICS
North and South Korea will compete as a united team at the Beijing Olympics and at next year’s Asian Games in Qatar.
ADIDAS KITS OUT TEAM GB
Global sportswear brand adidas will be official sponsor and supplier of Great Britain's Olympic Team in Beijing in 2008.
WOMEN IN BUT BOXING OUT FOR BEIJING
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved new events for the 2008 Olympics that will include about 80 more women, but rejected women's boxing.
GAMES IN CREDIT WITH VISA
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has renewed a partnership keeping Visa as the official payments sponsor through the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.
USTA INVESTS IN IMG STAKE
The board of directors of the US Tennis Association (USTA) have confirmed they will be among investors snapping up IMG’s 50 percent stake in the Pacific Life Open tournament in Indian Wells.
PUMA SIGNS WITH ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION
Sportswear firm Puma has signed a sponsorship deal with the Ghana Athletics Association.
IEC DRINK TO STELLA
IEC in Sports have signed up to distribute the Stella Artois Championships for a further four-year period from 2006-09.
BERNIE DOUBTS BREAK AWAY THREATS
Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone says he doubts the seriousness of the teams threatening to break away from the sport.
NEW COMPANY EYES EMERGING MARKETS
A new UK-based sports marketing company will focus on the promotion of blue chip clients within China and emerging markets around the world.
NEW DIRECTORS JOIN CRICKET WORLD CUP BOARD
The West Indies Cricket Board has appointed four new directors to its wholly-owned subsidiary ICC Cricket World Cup WI 2007.
TSE CONSULTING EXPANSION
TSE Consulting, whose headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland, is expanding its operations into Asia and the Middle East.
TSE CONSULTING EXPANSION
TSE Consulting, whose headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland, is expanding its operations into Asia and the Middle East.