Singapore - ESPN STAR Sports has launched the US version of the SportsCenter sports news program, showing on weekdays at 1400 hrs across South East Asia, Hong Kong and China. Covering key American sports including the National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball, National Hockey League, National Football League, NASCAR racing and NCAA college sports, the US edition of SportsCenter will bring daily news, highlights and analysis to Asia-based fans of American sports. The US version of … [Read more...] about SportsCenter U.S. and Special Olympics debut in Asia on ESPN Star Sports

Singapore– ESPN Star Sports is providing coverage of the 2007 Special Olympic World Summer Games in Shanghai across Asia for the first time starting from October 2. The sporting event is being held for the first time in Asia and the second time outside the US, with 30,000 athletes and officials from 175 countries participating. ESPN STAR Sports will feature highlights on its ESPN and STAR Sports channels throughout Asia, which include the live broadcast of the opening ceremony on October 2 … [Read more...] about ESPN Star Sports airs 2007 Special Olympic World Summer Games across Asia for the first time

Singapore – Manu Sawhney has been promoted to Managing Director, ESPN STAR Sports, succeeding Jamie Davis, who has resigned. Company says Davis will continue to serve as a consultant to ensure a seamless leadership transition. Appointment was announced by Russell Wolff, Managing Director, ESPN International and Paul Aiello, Chief Executive Officer STAR. The ESPN STAR Sports board expressed confidence that under Manu’s leadership and with the company’s strong management team, … [Read more...] about Davis resigns, Sawhney upped at ESPN STAR Sports

Singapore – Manu Sawhney has been promoted to Managing Director, ESPN STAR Sports with immediate effect. He succeeds Jamie Davis who has resigned from the company. Company says Davis will continue to serve as a consultant to ensure a seamless leadership transition. Appointment was announced by Russell Wolff, Managing Director, ESPN International and Paul Aiello, Chief Executive Officer. Sawhney joined ESPN STAR Sports in 1996 as a Marketing Manager and is promoted to MD from Executive Vice … [Read more...] about Davis resigns, Sawhney succeeds at ESPN STAR Sports