South-East Asia

Hockey’s inaugural Men’s Champions Challenge has been relocated to take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on December 8-16.

Kim Un-Yong, president of the General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) has warned that security costs for major events will soar in the wake of the September 11 attacks.

The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) is nearing agreement with the International Rugby Board (IRB) for revenue-sharing terms for the 2003 World Cup.

The Malaysian Amateur Athletic Union (MAAU) will start a five-year development programme from 2002 targeted for the 2006, when the Asian Games will be held in Qatar.

China is to host The International Badminton Federation's (IBF) 2002 Thomas-Uber Cup Finals.

The Sepang Formula One circuit is poised to become the hub of Asian motor sports if plans to make it an F1 test circuit are approved.

An international hockey event set for New Delhi in December has been moved out of India because of security concerns.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) executive board, meeting in Kuala Lumpur this week, has approved the use of independent match venues for international cricket.

World Wrestling Federation Entertainment (WWFE) has signed a series of agreements that will deliver more than 2,200 hours of its programming across three continents.

World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Inc (WWFE) today announced a series of agreements that will deliver more than 2,200 hours of its programming across three continents.

England's cricket tour to India will go ahead after top-level discussions concluded there were "no visible signs of trouble in India".

Asian pay-TV platform ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has signed up Toshiba and Carlsberg Asia as broadcast sponsors for coverage of English Premier League soccer.

Samsung, the Korean technology company, has renewed it sponsorship of the screenings of TWI's in-flight screenings of Trans World Sport for the next three years for an undisclosed sum.

The manhood of Australia's world champion rugby league players has been questioned by fans after the Kangaroos pulled out of a tour of Britain because of security fears over the military strikes against Afghanistan.

World Wrestling Federation Entertainment has signed a series of agreements delivering more than 2,200 hours of WWFE programming across three continents.

Thailand’s United Broadcasting Corporation Plc (UBC) has struck a three-year deal with ESPN Star, for coverage of the UK soccer Premier League.