Maldives
ESPN STAR ACQUIRES PREMIER LEAGUE RIGHTS
Asian sports broadcaster ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has acquired the exclusive terrestrial, cable and satellite television broadcast rights of the English Premier League for the next three seasons beginning August 2001.
DHAKA SOCCER TOURNAMENT POSTPONED ? NEW DATES CONFIRMED
The biennial South Asian soccer tournament in Dhaka has been postponed to early 2002 from late this year, Asian soccer authorities have said.
NEPAL TO HOST SOUTH ASIAN GAMES NEXT YEAR
The eighth South Asian Federation (SAF) Games, the region's biggest sports event, will be held in Kathmandu next year, organisers have said.