FC Barcelona has announced it will bring its summer tour of Asia to a close with matches in Bangkok on Aug. 7 and in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Aug. 10, but has ditched plans to stage a game in Shanghai (SOCCEREX, 4/25). ... Serie A administrators insisted that the Fiorentina's home match against Roma on May 4 should be rescheduled to avoid risks. Lega Calcio officials, however, have released a statement insisting that will be changed due to past incidences between fans (XINHUA, 4/24). ... The British round of motorsports governing body FIA's World Rally Championships will move to North Wales in November after being based in the south of the country since '00, organizers said on Thursday (REUTERS, 4/25). ... The Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (Cecafa) Club Championships has been moved from Ethiopia to Sudan, a top football official said on Wednesday. Cecafa Secretary General Nicholas Musonye said that "the reason for the change would be communicated over the weekend or early next week" (XINHUA, 4/25).
