SportBusiness staff, Asia

Nazara Technologies, an Indian company operating in the esports, gaming and sports media sectors, has raised $42m (€36m) from investors.

Basketball's world governing body Fiba has agreed a three-year sponsorship deal, running until 2024, with Philippines-based betting firm J9

Vietnamese property developer Hung Thinh Land has become an Official Global Supporter of the Asian Football Confederation's Asian Qualifiers for the 2022 Fifa World Cup

Gaming Matters, a two-day conference on the gaming and esports sector, will take place on October 14 and 15 at the Suntec Convention Centre in Singapore and will also be accessible online

India's Pro Kabaddi League will conduct its entire eighth season behind closed doors at a single venue in Bengaluru, due to the pandemic. Season 8 will begin on December 8

Utility vehicle brand Isuzu UTE has agreed a three-season naming rights deal for Australia's men's A-League, covering 2021-22 to 2023-24. The league's official name will be the Isuzu UTE A-League Men

Japanese telco KDDI has agreed a regional sponsorship deal for Asian Football Confederation national team competitions during the 2021-24 period. KDDI's regional rights cover the territory of Japan

This year's Men's T20 World Cup, which starts next week in Oman, will mostly take place in stadiums open to fans at around 70-per-cent capacity

Indian broadcaster Viacom18 has appointed experienced Reliance Industries media executive Jyoti Deshpande as chief executive

Telco China Mobile has been announced as an official broadcaster of the 2021 Chinese Table Tennis Super League, an annual domestic team competition featuring China's top players