South-East Asia

Moscow and Singapore will fight it out for the right to host the inaugural 2010 Summer Youth Olympics after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board shortlisted them from its original list of five candidates.

The Singapore government has selected the Singapore Sports Hub Consortium (SSHC) led by Dragages Singapore Pte Ltd as the preferred bidder for the $800m Singapore Sports Hub project.

ESPN Star Sports, Asia’s leading sports broadcaster, will organise a $150,000 futsal tournament in Kuala Lumpar, attracting top teams to Malaysia’s indoor Stadium Negara from January 29 - February 3, 2008.

The International Olympic Committee short listed five cities as Candidate Cities to host the first Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2010 - with Moscow seemingly heading the race.

A1 GP World Cup of Motorsport’s Team Malaysia agreed a deal with Sime Darby Berhad as a new sponsor of the team for this weekend’s home event at the Sepang International Circuit in Kuala Lumpur.

The Congress of the International Federation of Netball Associations has voted to award the hosting of the 13th World Netball Championships to Singapore in 2011.

Asian sports broadcaster ESPN STAR Sports has renewed a multi-year exclusive agreement with England’s Football Association for the broadcast rights to the FA Cup, England internationals and the FA Community Shield on multimedia platforms for three seasons from 2008/9.

Singapore GP Pte Ltd has appointed OmniTicket Network, a provider of admission and venue management systems, as exclusive ticket distributor for the 2008 Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix.

The Singapore Government aims to build the city state’s motor sports industry by working with the private sector to build a permanent race track.

Formula One officials confirmed that the streets of Singapore will host the series’ first ever night race in 2008.

Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) and IEC in Sports have signed a long-term agreement to maximize the international broadcast of the $200,000 Malaysian Open Super Series Badminton event.

Havas Media will open a new sports marketing office in Malaysia with Kuhan Foo, previously head of operations at Total Sports Asia, as its general manager.

The Indian Hockey Federation has proposed the 2007 Champions Trophy be held in the city of Chennai, if the tournament is moved from Pakistan on security grounds.

The organising committee of the 24th Southeast Asian Games agreed to make the TV rights for the event available on a free-to-air basis to broadcasters in the region.

Fulford Public Relations has been brought onboard as the PR agency to handle the F1 Singapore Grand Prix, set to take place on September 28, 2008.

Authorities in Thailand have issued new warrants for the arrest of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, now owner of Premier League Manchester City.