ONE Fighting Championship (ONE FC) has agreed a partnership with Yahoo! with the internet company becoming the official digital partner.

The South East Asia-wide partnership, which will cover Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Vietnam, will see Yahoo hosting exclusive ONE FC editorial and video content on a dedicated MMA section on the Yahoo! Sports website. This will include regular content on fighter profiles, interviews, videos and match highlights.

“This partnership is a game changer that will redefine online content for Yahoo! and ONE FC, ” said Victor Cui, CEO of Asia’s largest MMA organisation.

“ONE FC has a 90% market share in Asia while Yahoo! is one of the most recognized digital brands in the world and this monumental partnership will elevate mixed martial arts content to another stratosphere,” he added.

Yahoo’s partnership with a mixed martial arts organization is the first of its kind in Asia and will make Yahoo! Sports the home for MMA fans across the region.

“Yahoo has always been dedicated to providing the best sports coverage and this partnership takes us to a whole new level,” said Alan Soon, Managing Editor of Yahoo! South East Asia.

“Thanks to our partnership with ONE FC, we’ll be closer to the action. We’ll have more exclusives and the best online experience for MMA fans in the region.”

Tampa, viagra 40mg Florida, arthritis has been selected to host a unique inaugural soccer tournament following a global search for the perfect host community for the 2013 Cuju Cup.

“We’re pleased to learn that officials from the Cuju Cup site selection committee have recognized our sports community’s incredible soccer tradition with this announcement, cheap ” said Rob Higgins, Executive Director of the Tampa Bay Sports Commission. “The selection as the host site for this inaugural event could not be more exciting.”

“Few cities in the world can claim a more passionate commitment to soccer than Tampa Bay,so we are very pleased to be coming to this beautiful, passionate soccer city by the bay, for our first-ever tournament,” says Cuju Cup CEO Jeff Bauer.

Pronounced “soo-jou”, Cuju means “kick the ball with foot” and was a popular sport first played by the ancient Chinese. Cuju Cup teams will be nominated over the next three months to play at the seven-day tournament, to be held August 9th to August 18th .

Officials from the Tampa Bay Sports Commission responded to a worldwide request for proposals seeking a one-time host site for the tournament, which is expected to have at least 100 teams participating.

Tournament fields and host hotels will be designated in early 2013.

Paul Chua’s 35-year association with the Singapore Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (SBBF) ended  after the body’s executive committee (exco)  removed Chua as honorary life president and adviser.

SBBF general secretary Shawn Sugendran said the resolution was passed by five of seven exco members.

The SBBF has faced a great deal of controversy since its president, Rano Izhar, was exposed as an undischarged bankrupt.

Chua reportedly said  Rano, who did not disclose insolvency status before his election, would be “kicked out” if he “didn’t resign gracefully”.

After the report, Rano offered to resign from his post. However, his exco asked him to remain until after the SBBF National Championships on July 1.

Sugendran said: “It was never true that Rano would be officially removed.As I’ve said before, Paul is not an official spokesman for SBBF. So I don’t know in what capacity he was speaking. As for the honorary life presidency, it’s an appointed position, not an elected one. The exco members reserve the right to remove anyone from that position if the reasons are valid.”

Rano said the decision to remove Chua from his position was because of the SBBF’s desire to restructure the sport.

Rano said: “We have no agenda against Paul. Our focus is to rejuvenate the sport of bodybuilding and take it forward. We feel that Paul is a hindrance towards that aim.

“This has nothing to do with power. We have to remind ourselves that, in the future, another team will have to take over the SBBF, and we have to trust and let them do that.

“As for my position as president, I will leave if the industry and its athletes want me to, but not because Paul Chua wants me to.”

Sugendran said the SBBF would invite former president, Dr Chiam Tut Fu, to act as an official adviser to replace Chua.

“Dr Chiam is someone who is of high value to us,” he said.

“In a short time, he has contributed a lot, especially with enhancing our relationships with government authorities such as the Singapore Sports Council. But, as of now, nothing is confirmed yet.”

The SBBF plans to reaffliate itself with the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) on July 1.

The United States Tennis Association (USTA) is undertaking a massive renovation of the Billy Jean King National Tennis Center, viagra sale one that will rebuild two aging show courts, anesthetist open up the practice courts for viewing, add parking and work to create a better “flow throughout the complex.” 

The $500 million in renovations announced Thursday, however, do not include plans for a roof to cover 23,000-seat Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows.

A cover for the main show court has been widely called for with the men’s final having been pushed back a day because of rain in each of the last four years.

With the French Open scheduled to debut a retractable roof by 2017, the U.S. Open will be the only one of the four majors without such shelter. USTA chief operating officer Gordon Smith admitted that a roof is a necessity, but conceded that because of the size of the stadium and the unstable land under it a feasible plan to build one has not yet been found.

“It’s five times larger than the span that covers Wimbledon,” Smith said.

Daniel Zausner, managing director of the National Tennis Center, said that architects and engineers from all over the world have come in to look for a lightweight, cost-effective technology to retro-fit the 15-year-old Ashe with a roof, but so far there has been no solution.

“It’s very important long-term to us,” Smith said, “and we will continue to look for a solution as we go forward with these plans.”

Smith said that replacing Ashe would not be cost-effective, as the stadium as at least 30 years of viability left. Instead, the plans, which the USTA hopes to have ready to go in the fall of 2013, included the 10,000-seat Louis Armstrong Stadium being torn down and replaced with a new 15,000 seat arena on the same spot. The new stadium would be built with the capability to retro-fit a roof, but one would not be added until there is one over Ashe.

The plans, which call for six to eight years of construction, also include the Grandstand court being relocated to unused land across from the main grounds. The main walkway through the field courts is set to be widened with four practice courts and three tournament courts to be linked on a two-level viewing platform.

sale helvetica, generic sans-serif;”>Manchester United’s shirt sponsor, treat Aon Corporation, has created a new and innovative global employee and client engagement initiative called Pass It On.

Pass It On combines elements of employee engagement, community service and client partnerships to demonstrate to the world how Aon’s 60,000 colleagues in over 120 countries focus every day on empowering results for their clients and in their communities.

Three Aon regional route teams – Asia Pacific; the Americas and Europe, Middle East and Asia – will compete for points as they pass United footballs along three transcontinental routes covering approximately 180,000 kilometres, nearly four-and-a-half times the Earth’s circumference.

The footballs will travel to 63 countries and stop at 195 Aon offices, as well as other global points of interest. In Africa alone, the balls will embark on a mobile vehicle tour, moving from Cape Town to Cairo, visiting 47 Aon offices and participating in various charity and client events along the way.

All parties will converge on London in June 2012, where they will be auctioned off for charity at Aon’s 25th Anniversary Gala Celebration at Lloyd’s of London.

Leading sportwear brand NIKE, Inc. have announced that Michelle A. Peluso has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors.

Peluso, 42, is Chief Executive Officer of online shopping destination Gilt. “Michelle’s leadership experience in marketing, branding, innovation and digital media for global brands makes her an outstanding addition to our board,” said Philip H. Knight, NIKE co-founder and chairman. “We look forward to her contributions to expand NIKE’s position as the world’s leading athletic brand and industry innovator.”

Peluso served on the Gilt board of directors until her appointment as Chief Executive Officer last year. Prior to joining Gilt, she served as Global Consumer Chief Marketing and Internet Officer of Citigroup Inc. from 2009 to 2013; and from 2002 to 2009, she held senior management positions at Travelocity.com LP, being appointed Chief Operating Officer in 2003, and President and Chief Executive Officer in 2004. 

Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games organisers have announced they have selected Infostrada Sports to deliver and run the official Games News Service.

The firm will supply the world’s media with accurate results, bronchi historical data and athlete biographies as well as information on previous Commonwealth Games via a Games Information System to be known as ‘GamesINFO’.

It will put more than 4,500 athlete biographies and the results and statistics of more than 80 years of Commonwealth Games history, as well as recent results on major competitions, at the fingertips of the anticipated 4,000 accredited broadcast and print media reporting on the Games.

In total Infostrada Sports will employ more than 75 media and journalism professionals during the Games and also recruit and train volunteers in support to deliver the huge volume of content that will be created during competition.

Infostrada Sports has significant experience in running such major sport Event News Services, having done so at the Delhi Commonwealth Games 2010 and Beijing Olympic Games 2008. Infostrada Sport also provided all the biographies and background data for Manchester Commonwealth Games 2002.

Ty Speer, Deputy Chief Executive of Glasgow 2014, said: “The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games will create a myriad of memorable moments, from records being broken to the highs and lows of athletes involved in world-class competition. A Games News Service is an essential tool for those reporting on the Games to have the best and most accurate information at their fingertips.

“Infostrada as a strong track record of delivering a high standard of service at previous Commonwealth and Olympic Games and I’m delighted to have them on board.” 

Danny Menken, CEO of Infostrada Sports, added: “We are proud to have been selected by Glasgow 2014, one of the premium events on the sporting calendar, and it will be our third involvement at a Commonwealth Games. We believe we have the skills, expertise and experience to deliver first class content for the Games next year and are excited for the task ahead.”