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TVB Wins Hong Kong Broadcasting Rights For 2014 Brazil World Cup05 / 23 / 13TVB "has won the Hong Kong broadcasting rights for the 2014 World Cup," according to Benjamin Li of CAMPAIGN ASIA-PACIFIC. The deal "covers TVB's free-to-air TV stations, radio, internet and mobile platforms." TVB Deputy Controller S.T. Tso said that "the agreement with FIFA does not allow... |
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AC Milan Partners With Chinese Team
AC Milan has struck up a commercial partnership with Chinese Super League champions Guangzhou Evergrande, according to ESPN. Representatives from Evergrande had been in discussions with AC Milan VP Adriano Galliani "in recent days." The negotiations "resulted in a deal being reached whereby both clu ...
Tags: International Football, Europe, China
China Backs Football In Five Cities
The "chronic under performance" of China on the int'l football stage "has spurred the government to implement a more hands-on approach to the game" that will be seen in five cities, according to Tang Zhe of the CHINA DAILY. To "explore new avenues to develop" Chinese football, Qingdao, Chengdu, Guan ...
Tags: International Football, China
Japan Tour Expands OneAsia Link
The Japanese Tour has expanded its involvement with the OneAsia Tour, announcing two co-sanctioned events for '13. The announcement may have significant repercussions in the ongoing rivalry between the OneAsia Tour and the Asian Tour. The Japan Golf Tour Organisation announced it will co-sanction On ...
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IOA Suspension Soon To Be Resolved
Newly elected Indian Olympic Association Joint Secretary S.M. Hashmi on Thursday expressed confidence that the issue of IOA’s suspension by the IOC "will be solved soon as the government has already taken up the issue" with the int'l governing body, according to the PTI. Hashmi, who is also th ...
Booyoung Bids For 10th Korean Team
South Korea business conglomerate Booyoung Group on Thursday "signed on to launch" the 10th professional team of the Korea Baseball Organization in the southern part of the country, according to YONHAP. Booyoung, which operates 16 affiliates, primarily in construction, announced that it has "reached ...
Tags: Leagues and Governing Bodies, Asia
Korea Baseball Gets OK For 10th Club
The Korea Baseball Organization "finally gave the green light to the creation" of a 10th club on Tuesday, giving in to "months of pressure by players, who recently resumed threatening a host of collective actions" including boycotting the upcoming World Baseball Classic, according to Moon Gwang-lip ...
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Chelsea Players Mobbed In Japan
Millionaire Chelsea players PETR CECH and PAULO FERREIRA "popped into a Starbucks for coffee after training at the Club World Cup in Japan on Tuesday and were mobbed as they waited in line," according to Alastair Himmer of REUTERS. Picking up a small size coffee, Cech asked his teammate: "Do y ...
Indonesia Sets Up FIFA Defense
The Indonesian government "set up a taskforce Tuesday to deal with possible sanctions from FIFA following its failure to merge two rival football associations" by the Monday deadline, according to the AP. Acting Youth and Sports Minister Agung Laksono said that the five-member team "will consult wit ...
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AFI Told To Hold Re-Election
India's Sports Ministry gave the Athletic Federation of India two month's time to "amend its constitution and hold re-elections" for president, secretary and treasurer, according to the PTI. In a letter to the AFI, the ministry had "drawn its attention to a few contentious clauses in its constitutio ...
Asian Tour Adds Thai Event
The inaugural Chiangmai Golf Classic in Thailand will debut in March in a development that underscores the strength of the Asian Tour as it expands professional golf throughout the country and region. The event will be held at the Alpine Golf Resort-Chiangmai, which is located in northern Thailand f ...
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