Asia

Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura has announced that the central Japanese city will rejoin Aichi Prefecture in their joint bid to host the 2026 Asian Games, after earlier threatening to withdraw from the project.

Fina, the global governing body for aquatic sports, has revealed that five bidders have come forward for the hosting rights to its World Swimming Championships (25m) in 2022 and 2024, including the Russian city of Kazan.

The International Golf Federation (IGF) has announced that Hong Kong will host the sport’s 2020 World Amateur Team Championships.

The UFC Gym division of mixed martial arts promotion the Ultimate Fighting Championship has expanded its global footprint by entering into an exclusive 10-year partnership with the Fitspiration Philippines Corporation.

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has pledged to make the Japanese capital more accessible for disabled people as she outlined her targets for the city’s staging of the 2020 summer Paralympic Games.

Guangzhou will stage its first-ever professional snooker tournament in November after World Snooker announced details of a new event in the Chinese city.

The Badminton Association of India (BAI) has signed a long-term extension to its deal with sports management and marketing agency Sportzlive for the commercial rights to its Premier Badminton League (PBL) franchise-based competition.

LaLiga, the organising body that operates the football league structure in Spain, has opened a second office in India as part of an effort to increase the appeal of its competitions in the country.

The Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) has today (Tuesday) given its approval to a proposed bid for the 2026 Asian Games multi-sport event, with Aichi Prefecture and its capital Nagoya put forward as joint hosts.

Yao Capital, a private equity firm founded by former basketball star Yao Ming, has acquired a significant stake in Glory Sports International, which operates the Glory kickboxing series.

Tokyo’s newly-elected Governor, Yuriko Koike, has reiterated her determination to slash costs for the Japanese capital’s staging of the 2020 summer Olympic Games, saying she has up to 18 months to come up with a new financial plan.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced that Malaysia will stage the inaugural edition of its Solidarity Cup, a new tournament for emerging national teams.

Bobsleigh is poised to be added to the sports programme for the 2022 winter Paralympic Games after the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) provisionally approved its inclusion for the event in Beijing, China.

Sports and betting-related services company Sportradar has partnered with the Indian Super League, the top tier of club football in the country.

Organisers of India’s Premier Futsal tournament have announced that they are to revamp the format of the league for its second season, with all new franchisees and players to be put up for bidding.

The $200m pact between OTT operator Perform Group and the J.League is the largest deal in the history of Japanese sports. John Duerden looks at how it might help to transform the country’s football infrastructure and help the sport connect with millennials.