Asian Games

Athletics
Events

Tokyo 2020 organising committee CEO Toshiro Muto said he hopes outgoing Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe will remain involved with the Olympics hosting effort - Reuters/CNA A
Events

World Athletics said Olympic qualification for marathon and race walk events will restart from September 1, three months earlier than previously announced - Reuters/CNA
Athletics
Events

Fifa has welcomed a life ban on former Afghanistan Football Federation president Keramuudin Karim imposed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport for sexually abusing female players - CNA/Reuters
Badminton
Finance & Law

European football clubs are likely to lose €4bn ($4.5
Sponsorship & Marketing

Chinese sports apparel company 361sport has signed as the official sportswear supplier to the organising committee for the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China
Australian Rules Football
Events

Organisers of this year's Wuhan Open WTA Tour event, pencilled for October 19 to 25, told Agence France Presse that it will be "hugely symbolic" in terms of the city's fight against Covid-19 should it…
Esports
Events

Australian commentators hailed rule changes in the National Rugby League that led to an exciting game as the 2020 season got back underway yesterday with the Parramatta Eels beating the Brisbane Broncos…
Events

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has today (Thursday) announced that Doha and Riyadh will contest the hosting rights for the 2030 Asian Games, setting up another battleground in the ongoing enmity between…
Sponsorship & Marketing

Preparations for the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China are back underway, after being halted due to the coronavirus outbreak
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games Organising Committee announced a Prestige-level partnership agreement with Alibaba Group on Tuesday, in the sponsorship categories for information technology, cloud services…
Events

Olympic Council of Asia vice-president Wei Jizhong said he was "very impressed" by how the Philippines are hosting the ongoing SEA Games, and suggested they should consider bidding for "bigger events"…
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games Organising Committee signed a sponsorship agreement with Chinese airline Loong Air on Wednesday
Sponsorship & Marketing

The 2022 Asian Games in in Hangzhou, China has signed Industrial and Commercial Bank of China as its Official Banking Partner
Events

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has awarded the fourth edition of its Asian Youth Games in 2025 to Tashkent, with the capital of Uzbekistan, along with Doha, also expected to enter bids for the 2030…
Events

The Olympic Council of Asia has added karate, sport climbing, baseball and softball to the sports programme for the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China
Cricket
Events

Cricket is expected to be included in the 40-sport roster for the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. It was left out of the last edition of the games, in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia
Cricket
Governance

Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah has been re-elected as president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) for an eighth term, despite an ongoing forgery case in Switzerland