Indonesia

The Indonesian state oil company, Pertamina, has agreed a 20 billion rupiah ($2.3 million)
to sponsor the Asian Beach Games (ABG), this will run from October 18-26 in Bali, Indonesia.

The Bali Classic tennis tournament will be transformed next year into one of the most prestigious events on the WTA Tour calendar, offering a $1 million (554,000 pounds) bonus, Reuters reports.

Indonesian satellite and cable broadcaster, PT Indonusa Telemedia, also known as as TELKOMVision, has acquired the exclusive pay-television broadcasting rights for Serie A, Italian football’s top-tier domestic competition, in a one-year deal with international sports marketing agency, MP & Silva (MPS).

The Bali Asian Beach Games Organising Committee (BABGOC) is preparing to play host to 45 countries in the first Asian Beach Games from October 18 to October 26, 2008.

The International Badminton Federation announced the launch of the Super Series starting 2007.

UEFA today launched a tender for the non-European broadcast rights for UEFA EURO 2008.

UEFA, European football’s governing body, said it would launch the tender process for the marketing of ex-European broadcasting rights for Euro 2008 on 10 August 2006.

Motor racing series A1 Grand Prix unveiled a provisional calendar of 13 races for its second season, 2006-07. The season kicks off on October 1, 2006 at Circuit Park Zandvoort in the Netherlands and concludes at Brands Hatch in the UK, on April 29, 2007. A New Zealand race, although still to be confirmed, is new to the calendar, while races at the EuroSpeedway and Estoril have disappeared from the calendar.

Indonesia has pulled out of a planned Fed Cup tennis match in Israel in protest against to actions in the Gaza Strip, a foreign ministry spokesman said.

Indonesia has pulled out of a planned Fed Cup tennis match in Israel in protest against to actions in the Gaza Strip, a foreign ministry spokesman said.

Golf's European Tour has put up $100,000 to boost prize money for next month's inaugural Aamby Valley Masters in India.

The Olympic Council of Asia and the Doha Asian Games Organising Committee have signed a partnership deal with Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co.of Japan, makers of sports drink Pocari Sweat.

FIFA's Tsunami Task Force has approved six projects in Indonesia, Maldives and Sri Lanka worth $1.48million.

The European Tour will visit Bali for the first time when the tourist haven hosts the 2008 Indonesia Open.

Banking giant HSBC has taken over as the Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Open title sponsor for the next two years.

The Qatar Football Association (QFA) wants to host the 2015 Asian Cup finals, with many facilities in place after being built for this year's Asian Games.