TV Tokyo acquires World Table Tennis rights
World Table Tennis, the commercial arm of the of the International Table Tennis Federation, has signed a broadcast rights deal with Japanese terrestrial and satellite broadcaster TV Tokyo until end-2024
Latest Tokyo 2020 ‘playbook’ outlines daily Covid-19 tests for athletes
Athletes participating in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be tested daily for Covid-19 as part of a series of new measures aimed at containing the spread of the virus at the Games
Japan ‘mulls legalisation of baseball, football betting’ to create $65bn-per-year market
The Japanese government is considering the legalisation of gambling on football and baseball that could open the door to an estimated $65bn (€53.8bn) sports betting market, it has been reported.
ICC ‘considers switching’ T20 World Cup to UAE amid India Covid-19 surge
The International Cricket Council is considering moving this year’s T20 World Cup to the United Arab Emirates following the surge in deadly coronavirus cases across India.
AFC Cup Asean Zone group stage matches rescheduled
The Asian Football Confederation has rescheduled some group stage matches for the AFC Cup 2021, due to a potential fixture clash with the AFC Champions League East playoff
Lion City Sailors break ground on S$10m academy
Singapore-based football club Lion City Sailors have started construction on a S$10m ($7.5m/€6.2m) training facility set to the be a first-of-its-kind football academy in Singapore.
WRU releases fixtures for Autumn Nations Series, targets full-capacity crowds
The Welsh Rugby Union, the governing body for rugby union in Wales, has released its fixture list for the upcoming Autumn Nations Series and has said it is targeting full-capacity crowds for the series,…
IPL season under pressure as several players drop out
The Board of Control for Cricket in India told local media this year's Indian Premier League will continue 'for now', amid mounting criticism for running the event during a Covid-19 surge and the departure…
Zhibo.tv extends China League One broadcast rights
Chinese streaming platform China Sports, also known as Zhibo.tv, has renewed its deal for rights to the country’s second-tier football division, China League One, for the 2021 season.
Ex-Nine commercial head Baker ‘in talks to join NRL as COO’
Alexi Baker, former Nine Entertainment managing director of commercial, is believed to be in talks to become chief operating officer at Australia’s top-tier domestic rugby competition, the National Rugby L…