Asia

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.

Josh Burack was unveiled as the new chief executive of golf’s Asian Tour this (Thursday) morning.

The South Asian Football Federation has awarded hosting rights for the 2017 edition of its SAFF Championship to Bangladesh, while the country is also set to stage a new club competition.

Yuriko Koike, who was last month elected as the first female governor of Tokyo, has said she will use her role to ensure that the Japanese capital city’s hosting of the 2020 summer Olympic Games is cost-efficient and environmentally friendly.

Cycling’s UCI WorldTour is set for its first Chinese team after a takeover deal was announced today (Friday) for the Italian outfit Lampre-Merida.