Thailand
KELLY CHAOS WILL NOT HURT 2006 BID SAY OFFICIALS
A formidable army of supporters lined up to back England's World Cup 2006 bid, are claiming that the resignation of F.A. chief executive Graham Kelly would not hurt the nation's chances.
U.S. AGENTS CRACK COUNTERFEIT GOLF CLUB RING
U.S. agents have arrested three Taiwanese and a U.S. citizen on charges of smuggling millions of dollars worth of counterfeit golf equipment into the United States, the U.S. Customs Service has said.
PEPSI LAUNCH THAI UNITED CAMPAIGN
Pepsi-Cola International has launched the first TV commercial featuring English soccer giants Manchester United in Thailand - where there is a fanatical following for the Premiership winning team.
THAI PROTEST AT YOUNG BOXING BAN
About 700 young Thai boxers aged from 10 to 15 years have staged a noisy protest against a boxing bill that would ban children from Thailand's national sport.
NIKE STEP UP PRODUCTION
Nike is to increase its manufacturing capacity in Thailand to between 2.5 to 2.9 million pairs of sports footwear a month as a step to achieve "balanced production" in its global network.
SOCCER GIANTS SIGN ASIAN MERCHANDISE DEAL
Retailer FJ Benjamin has scored an exclusive deal with English soccer champions Manchester United to sell club merchandise and set up a chain of theme stores and cafes across soccer-crazy South-east Asia.
ESPN TAKES X GAMES INTERNATIONAL
ESPN's X Games is set to go international after it was announced it will stage an extension of the extreme sports event in Phuket, Thailand.
BRUNEI UNDER SPOTLIGHT AS SEA GAMES HOST
The 20th Southeast Asian games begin on Saturday with attention focused as much on the tiny sultanate of Brunei as the actual competition itself.
SOCCER CHIEFS ANNOUNCE TOURNAMENT TEAMS
At least 11 foreign teams will take part in a soccer tournament beginning in Dhaka on August 27, the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has announced.
ESPN STAR SPORTS REPORTS $21M DEBT
News Corp's latest financial results for the second quarter 2001 have shown that Asian joint venture ESPN Star Sports (ESS) is still $21million (?23.4m) in debt.
SINGAPORE & INDONESIA TO HOST TIGER CUP
The ASEAN Football Federation has announced that Singapore and Indonesia will share the hosting rights for next year's Tiger Cup.
THAILAND ASKS FIFA TO MOVE IRAQ MATCH
The Thailand Football Association has written to FIFA to request a change of venue for their Asian World Cup qualifying match scheduled for Baghdad on Friday, a Thai official said on Tuesday.
PHILLIPINE SOCCER HIT BY CASH SHORTAGE
A shortage of cash has forced the Philippines to pull out of the South East Asian (SEA) Games soccer tournament, the Philippines Football Federation (PFF) has stated.
THAI SOCCER SQUAD GIVEN CASH INCENTIVE FOR WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS
Players in Thailand's national soccer team will earn $44,000 (?50,000) between them for each away game they win during the second phase of Asia's World Cup qualifying tournament.
THAIS SCRAMBLE FOR FAKE MANCHESTER UTD SHIRTS
The usually plentiful stocks of counterfeit shirts of English soccer club Manchester United are running low in Thailand, where thousands of fans are eagerly awaiting the English champions' arrival on Friday.
`PRICE TOO HIGH? FOR THAI SOCCER RIGHTS
Thai soccer fans are concerned about the possible failure of talks over rights to broadcast the English Premier League's 2001-2002 season after free-to-air TV broadcasters and cable TV operator United Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) all rejected an expensive license fee.
ADIDAS TO SPONSOR X GAMES
Sportswear manufacturer adidas will be the official footwear and apparel sponsor for the European X Games Qualifier, the European debut of ESPN's X Games franchise.
LIVERPOOL FC LOOKS FOR ASIAN AFFILIATE
Britain?s Liverpool Football Club is looking for an Asian affiliate for a television channel the club hopes to set up with Granada Television, a major Liverpool shareholder.