South-East Asia

England soccer captain and Manchester United icon David Beckham is set to build on his massive Asian following with a promotional tour of the region next month.

The IOC has launched the 'candidature acceptance procedure' for the 2012 Olympic Games.

Horse racing's Singapore Cup has been cancelled due to the continued health concerns over the spread of the deadly SARS virus.

Sailing's Clipper Race is the latest sports event to be hit by the deadly SARS virus that has caused chaos in Asia.

English Premier League giant Manchester United has signed a five-year deal with Barclaycard to promote club-branded credit cards outside of the UK.

The impact of the SARS virus in Asia has prompted another English soccer team to scrap plans to tour the Far East.

The dates for SportelAsia have been pushed back amid fears over a health scare in the Far East.

As interest in the Far East grows amongst the sports industry, discussions are underway in the Singapore government regarding the construction of a new $371m sports complex in a bid to attract more international sporting competitions to the country.

Following ongoing financial difficulties, the International Rugby Board (IRB) Sevens tournaments in Chile and Malaysia have been cancelled.

The ATP has switched two of its Asian events to different cities for 2003.

IMG has appointed a new senior international vice president and managing director of its IMG Tokyo office.

Yao Ming, the Houston Rockets' Chinese basketball star, has signed his first individual sponsorship deal as an NBA player.

Singapore has withdrawn its bid to host the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

IEC in Sports has signed a deal to represent the TV rights to badminton's IBF World Grand Prix event, the China Open.

Istanbul has been awarded a Formula One race in 2005 according to Turkey's motor sports federation.

The NBA has confirmed it has renewed a string of international television agreements with a number of long-time partners.