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Commonwealth Games Federation president Louise Martin will meet with his Indian Olympic Association counterpart Narinder Batra this week, and the CGF is "cautiously optimistic" that a boycott of the 2022…
Events Motorsport

The Extreme E electric vehicle racing series has announced that it has struck a deal to stage a race in Nepal’s Mustang District. 
Marketing Snooker

World Snooker has furthered its efforts to promote the sport in India by agreeing a partnership with the India Business Group (IBG), while it has also revealed details of a new “luxury experience” for…
Events Tennis

The Pakistan Tennis Federation has described as "discriminatory and unfair" a decision by the International Tennis Federation to move a Davis Cup tennis fixture between India and Pakistan from Islamabad…
Business

The SPIA Asia sports industry awards event and conference has announced its nominations shortlist for 2019 and a partnership with the Philippines' Tourism Promotions Board
Business Basketball

Team ownership, executives to travel to Japan for additional sponsor pursuit
Events Esports

Esports showpiece the League of Legends World Championship will return to China next year, with Shanghai Stadium named as host
Events All Sports

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee has announced its second, and last, lottery to sell tickets to Japanese residents, amid reports of high demand.
Events Basketball

A stream of an NBA game between Miami Heat and the LA Lakers by Chinese platform Tencent Sports was interrupted on Saturday because a man seated in the front row of the crowd was wearing a shirt with the…
Media Cricket

South African cricket competition the Mzansi Super League T20 has announced Sony Pictures Networks India as its media-rights partner in the Indian subcontinent
Industry Moves

Sanjay Gupta has left his position as managing director of pay-television broadcaster Star India and the Indian division of its parent company Disney to take up a new role at internet firm Google
Events Hockey

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has announced today (Friday) that India will host its 2023 Men’s World Cup, while Spain and the Netherlands will co-host the Women’s World Cup in 2022.
Media Tennis

Saran Media, the Turkish media-rights agency, has extended its contract for the rights to tennis Grand Slam tournament Wimbledon for a further two years in a deal covering 13 territories
Events Golf

PGA Tour Series-China has announced it will hold two qualifying tournaments in Guangzhou and Haikou, China, as well as two others in Lagoi, Indonesia and Phuket, Thailand
Events Mixed Martial Arts

The mixed martial arts series One Championship, announced its initial H1 2020 event schedule, with chief executive and chairman Chatri Sityodtong revealing plans to hold a minimum of 50 events next year
Sponsorship & Marketing Table Tennis

Chinese automotive manufacturer Dongfeng Fengshen has agreed a deal with the International Table Tennis Federation to become a major partner of three major events, two of which are being staged in China
Events Winter Sports

ESPN announced Wednesday that the first Winter X Games to be held in China will be in the district of Chongli, in Hebei province, on February 21-23, 2020
Events Football

The Asian Football Confederation has said the only Asian qualifiers for the revamped Fifa Club World Cup will be via the AFC Champions League, contradicting a claim that the Asean Football Federation's…
Media Basketball

The NBA basketball league has extended partnerships with digital services and telecommunications providers Globe Telecom, Smart Communications and PLDT to distribute its NBA League Pass subscription service…
Business Football

A new Asean Club Championship football tournament is to launch in 2020 after being endorsed by the Asian Football Confederation and Fifa
Sponsorship & Marketing Motorcycling

Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas has agreed a deal to be the official fuel supplier for the Moto2 and Moto3 motorcycle racing series for the three years from 2020 until 2022
Media Martial Arts

Sports data and content company Sportradar has agreed an OTT partnership with Max World Sport, the company behind Thailand’s largest Muay Thai promotion, Max Muay Thai, as well as joining forces with USA…
Sponsorship & Marketing Football

Indian Super League football club Bengaluru FC has agreed a one-year sponsorship deal with steel pipe manufacturer APL Apollo, in the latest of a slew of deals agreed ahead of the 2019-20 season
Events Football

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced that South Korea will host the inaugural edition of its Women’s Club Championship.