Asia

Volleyball
Media

Volleyball World, the commercial entity created by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and private equity firm CVC Capital Partners, has acquired international streaming rights to the Prime…
Basketball
Events

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has announced that Singapore will host the next three editions of the 3x3 Asia Cup, the three-a-side basketball tournament for national teams in Asia and…
Football
Events

The Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) has suspended Liga 1, the country’s top football division, after at least 124 people were killed in one of the deadliest stadium disasters in the sport’s his…
Ice Hockey
Events

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has continued with efforts to further promote the sport in China by agreeing a three-year hosting deal for the Women’s World Championship Division I Group A…
Motorsport
Media

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports is finalising a multi-year deal beginning in 2023 for Formula 1 rights across its Asian markets, SportBusiness understands
Badminton
Events

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has announced that China will host this season’s BWF World Tour Finals but two other events due to take place in the country have been cancelled.
Motorcycling
Events

MotoGP is to race in India for the first time after Dorna Sports, the international motorcycling championship’s commercial rights-holder, finalised a hosting rights deal with event promoter Fairstreet S…
Rugby Union
Licensing & Merchandising

Hong Kong Rugby Union has announced an agreement with non-fungible tokens (NFT) company NuArca Labs that will see the two launch a digital trading card marketplace ahead of the Hong Kong Sevens tournament
Football
Events

Italian Serie A club AS Roma is to travel to Japan for a mid-season tour later this year
Motorsport
Licensing & Merchandising

McLaren Racing is to release a series of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in partnership with open-source blockchain company Tezos to mark the forthcoming Formula 1 grands prix in Singapore and Japan
Motorsport
Media

Telecoms operator China Telecom has acquired streaming rights to the remainder of the 2022 Formula 1 season
Basketball
Events

NBA Asia managing director Ramez Sheikh tells SportBusiness why the Wizards and Warriors were the perfect choices for the league's first international event since January 2020.
Premium
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Colin Neville, a partner at investment bank The Raine Group, told the Sports Matters conference in Singapore this week that the company's long-term ambitions in the region include backing the development…
Cricket
Events

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has offered to host a test series between India and Pakistan, raising the possibility of a first red-ball contest between the teams for more than 15 years, according…
Golf
Media

Japanese streaming platform U-Next has acquired rights to the Japan Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour in an agreement facilitated by the IMG agency
Table Tennis
Sponsorship & Marketing

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has announced a sponsorship deal with China Telecom that will see the operator become a presenting partner of the forthcoming World Team Table Tennis Championships…
Golf
Sponsorship & Marketing

The PGA Tour and pharmaceutical company Kowa have agreed to a multiyear partnership that will put Kowa’s Vantelin as the official pain relief gel, cream, patch, tape, and support sleeve of the PGA Tour.