SportBusiness staff, Asia

China has withdrawn from hosting the Asian Football Confederation's 2022 Under-23 Asian Cup tournament "due to scheduling conflicts, stadium completion timelines ahead of other international events and…

Asian football's governing body the AFC said player welfare was its "main priority" after criticism from the global players' union that it had been slow to provide support for players since the coronavirus…

Japanese marketing firm Dentsu played a deeper role than previously understood in helping Tokyo win the 2020 Olympics hosting rights, according to news agency Reuters, which is reporting on ongoing scrutiny…

Chinese games streaming platform Huya is buying rival platform DouYu to create a new, merged $11bn company that will be 68-per-cent owned by internet giant Tencent, an existing stakeholder in both companies…

The World Baseball Softball Confederation will stream the inaugural Taiwan Baseball5 Championships this week on its digital platform GameTime

US talent agency ICM Group has acquired UK sports agent Jonathan Barrett's Stellar Group - Reuters/CNA

Spanish football team Barcelona is cutting wages for players and staff due to losses caused by the pandemic - Reuters/CNA

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has hinted that the UK could boycott the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics over China's treatment of the Uighur Muslims

The International Olympic Committee is today reviewing proposed cuts and simplification measures for the Tokyo Olympics

Cricket South Africa released a summary of the report on the activities of former CEO Thabang Moroe which led to his sacking in August