South-East Asia

Dutch global financial services company ING has signed a deal to become an Official Sponsor of the AFC Asian Cup 2007.

A1 Grand Prix has confirmed its inaugural season race calendar, featuring 24 races over 12 weekends.

English Premier League champions Chelsea have signed a new sponsorship deal with Tourism Malaysia.

This year's US Open tennis tournament marks the first time in 10 years that the event is distributed on a country-by-country basis in Asia.

Jamie Davis, most recently president of STAR China, will take over from Rik Dovey as managing director of ESPN STAR Sports, the pan-regional sports venture.

Jamie Davis, most recently president of STAR China, will take over from Rik Dovey as managing director of ESPN STAR Sports, the pan-regional sports venture.

The Asian Cricket Council and Africa Cricket Association have announced Nimbus Sports International of Singapore as its sole commercial partner for the Afro-Asia Cup.

New York City will be a host of the Clipper 05-06 Round the World Yacht Race during its port visit in May 2006.

Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe has accused British Prime Minister Tony Blair and London bid leader Sebastien Coe of breaking the rules in their bid to stage the 2012 Olympic Games.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge says the two sports axed from the Olympics and the five new sports rejected for 2012 should look towards 2009, the next time a programme change will be considered.

In a first for the Commonwealth Games, parts of central and south-east Asia will enjoy both television and radio coverage of the event, increasing the reach by 10 countries and some 500 million television viewers compared to Manchester.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has voted to axe baseball and softball from the 2012 Olympics in London.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge has appealed to the four cities that lost out in the 2012 Olympics race to not quit and try again.

New York’s bid to stage the 2012 Olympic Games has been officially approved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), removing fears its revised stadium plans could lead to its withdrawal.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is enjoying record levels of sponsorship with revenues expected to rise by nearly a third for the latest four-year cycle up to Beijing 2008.

Paris 2012 bid leaders say they won’t make an official complaint over criticism of their Olympic Stadium by sometime advisors to the London bid.