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Golf’s European and Asian Tours have agreed a co-sanctioning deal for the King’s Cup event, which will this year be held at Phoenix Gold Golf Club in Pattaya, Thailand.

A detailed look at South Korean sports events as part of the SportBusiness International South Korea Focus

South Korea would appear to be the perfect destination for sports industry growth, with the Winter Olympics on the horizon. But what are the challenges? SportBusiness International investigates.

The Asian Champions League has been transformed in recent years, but there is still a long way to go if the tournament is to fulfil its potential for Asian football’s stakeholders. John Duerden reports.

The third edition of the annual Sporting Nation in the Making report from agency ESP properties and publisher SportzPower analysing sports sponsorship in India in 2015. The report suggests that overall sports sponsorship in India grew by 12.3% in 2015 to Rs. 51,854 million.

The 2014 Sporting Nation in the Making report from agency ESP properties and publisher SportzPowerGrowth analyses the growth and potential of sports sponsorship in India in 2013.

The second edition of the annual Sporting Nation in the Making report from agency ESP properties and publisher SportzPower analyses trends and developments in the Indian Sports Industry in 2014. The report finds that multiple new sporting leagues including football's Indian Super League (ISL) and the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) are behind growth in the industry.

The PyeongChang Organising Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic winter Games (POCOG) has today (Tuesday) nominated Lee Hee-beom as its new president after Cho Yang-ho stepped down to concentrate on his business interests.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has announced that Shanghai has replaced Suzhou as one of eight host cities for its 2019 World Cup in China, while the global governing body has also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Chinese conglomerate Beijing Enterprises Group (BEG) to set up a basketball academy in the country.

The PyeongChang Organising Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic winter Games (POCOG) has been given a legacy boost after South Korea’s government confirmed that two ice sports venues scheduled for demolition after the Games will now remain in place.

Mark Dreyer looks at how Chinese companies are adapting their approach to the global sports sponsorship sector.

Is the saga surrounding the development of the main stadium for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games finally at an end? SportBusiness International reports.

Tokyo 2020 has today (Monday) unveiled its new official emblems for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, seven months on from scrapping the original designs amid allegations of plagiarism.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has said it is considering staging the 2017 edition of Twenty20 competition the Indian Premier League (IPL) abroad, while it plans to become the latest nation to embrace day-night Test cricket later this year.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has today (Wednesday) moved to strengthen its governance by appointing Rahul Johri as its first chief executive.

The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has confirmed that its Taiwan Open event will be staged in the East Asian country’s capital of Taipei from next year, with organisers hoping the move will lead to increased investment from the local government and sponsors.

Tokyo 2020 is closing in on finalising its venue masterplan for the Paralympic Games after the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) approved the facilities that will stage powerlifting and track cycling.

The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) is set to grant membership to sports accepted as additions to the Olympic programme for the 2020 summer Games in Tokyo.