Japan

The International Rugby Board appointed Toshiba as an Official Sponsor for Rugby World Cup 2007.

Video highlights and extensive live coverage of the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2006 will be available on FIFA.com.

Sanyo Electric Co said that it has decided to terminate its sponsorship of the annual All-Star games in Japanese Professional Baseball.

The National Basketball Association added 24 broadcasters, including 19 in Greater China, for the 2006-07 season, marking the largest season to season growth in league history.

The IEC in Sports agency and Nippon Television (NTV) renewed their cooperation on FIVB World Grand Champions Cup (WGCC).

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

Japan's Suzuka motor racing circuit will push for a place on the Formula One calendar for 2008, after a request to host a Grand Prix next year was rejected.

Tokyo has been selected by the Japanese Olympic Committee to battle it out as the nation’s bid city for the 2016 Olympic Games.

Bob Elphinston has been elected as the new president of basketball world governing body FIBA.

With more than 2 months to go before the opening of SPORTELMonaco 2006, exhibitors have committed to more than 85% of the expanded floor space in the Grimaldi Forum.

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

There is growing concern among broadcasters worldwide that the International Olympic Committee will give in to the demands of US network NBC to change the scheduling of the 2008 Beijing Olympics to suit US prime-time viewing it is exclusively reported in TV Sports Markets.

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.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) recognised the Athletic Federation of Serbia and the Athletic Federation of Montenegro as two separate Members after Montenegro withdrew from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.

Germany and Italy have been warned that they may each lose one of their two Formula One grand prix races from 2007.

Spanish Primera Liga club Barcelona signed deals with three Chinese media companies and one Japanese company to help promote the European and Spanish champions in the Far East.