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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.

A Chinese consortium in talks over a potential takeover of Italian Serie A football club AC Milan is hoping to finalise the deal by June this year, according to Bloomberg.

Singapore-based social networking company YuuZoo and Chinese conglomerate Alibaba have expanded their recently formed esports partnership into six Southeast Asian territories.

The Australian Football League (AFL) Aussie rules competition is set to stage a regular-season game in China after a Memorandum of Understanding was signed with a view to holding a match in the country.

US college sports conference the Pac-12 has announced plans to stage a volleyball tour in China as part of its wider ‘Globalisation Initiative’ programme.

Sailing’s Volvo Ocean Race will travel to Hong Kong for the first time in 2018, it has been confirmed.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has continued its overhaul of the domestic game by introducing a revamped one-day tournament, entitled the Pakistan Cup, to the calendar.