Hong Kong
SARS virus scuppers tour
The impact of the SARS virus in Asia has prompted another English soccer team to scrap plans to tour the Far East.
Everton pull out of China tour
English Premier League club Everton has cancelled its end-of-season tour of China amid concerns about the outbreak of the deadly SARS virus.
SportelAsia 2003 – CANCELLED
Organisers of this month's SportelAsia have cancelled the inaugural 2003 event in Hong Kong due to the deteriorating health situation caused by the outbreak of a deadly virus.
Hong Kong Sevens goes ahead
The Hong Kong Sevens rugby union tournament will go ahead as planned despite the outbreak of a deadly disease in South East Asia.
SportelAsia carries on regardless
Planning to attend the inaugural SportelAsia? The event is still scheduled to take place in Hong Kong next month, despite the health scare which has already prompted the dates to be changed.
Sevens stays despite stayaways
Rugby's Hong Kong Sevens is set to go ahead as planned - despite the high-profile withdrawals of the Italian and French national teams.
Sportel hit by health scare
The dates for SportelAsia have been pushed back amid fears over a health scare in the Far East.
Hong Kong Sevens hit by war
The Hong Kong Sevens rugby union tournament is the latest sports event to be disrupted by the onset of the war in Iraq.
Exhibitors flock to SportelAsia
A number of high-level firms in the world of sports broadcasting have confirmed their participation in the upcoming SportelAsia market.
War shadow covers sport
A number of major sport events face an uncertain future as the crisis in the Middle East continues its relentless march towards warfare.
IEC score twice in China
IEC has signed deals to distribute two major soccer events in China.
Sportelasia’s vote of confidence
The decision to switch Sportel's US market to Asia has been warmly received by the industry taking part in the sportbusiness.com online poll - with organisers reporting an equally positive response.
ATP switches Asian venues
The ATP has switched two of its Asian events to different cities for 2003.
Yao Ming wins first sponsor
Yao Ming, the Houston Rockets' Chinese basketball star, has signed his first individual sponsorship deal as an NBA player.
NBA.com hits user high
NBA.com broke its record for monthly traffic in November - the first month of the new season.
Clubs surf the Chinese web
Granada Sport and Interactive - the new media partner of English Premier League soccer sides Arsenal and Liverpool - has struck a deal to market the clubs' websites in China.
Bauer set for grass acquisition
The Bauer Partnership has signed a binding letter of intent to acquire the issued and outstanding shares of Wimbledon Unreal Grass Pty. Ltd - the Australian private company which specialises in synthetic grass.
Sportel moves to Hong Kong
Organisers of TV sport marketplace Sportel have confirmed it is to stage the event in Hong Kong, for the first time in its history.