Asia

World Archery has announced that the Dutch city of s-Hertogenbosch – better known as Den Bosch – will host the 2019 edition of its World Archery Championships and World Archery Para Championships.

The possibility of North Korea hosting its first international sports event in almost four decades remains open after International Judo Federation president Marius Vizer spoke positively of the nation’s bid to stage the 2017 Junior World Judo Championships.

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Sebastian Coe has praised the support of national associations after confirming that the world governing body has received seven letters of interest in staging two events that were stripped from Russia.

Track cycling and mountain bike events at the 2020 Olympic Games will be staged around 120 kilometres from Tokyo after the venue masterplan for cycling events was confirmed today (Wednesday).

The Professional Squash Association (PSA) has called off its 2015 Women’s World Championship, which was due to commence in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur later this week.

The New Rising consortium and mobile phone manufacturer Intex have today (Tuesday) secured the rights to the two new franchises that will replace the Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals from next year’s edition of Twenty20 cricket competition the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Golf’s Asian Tour has confirmed the resignation of chief executive Mike Kerr amid uncertainty surrounding a proposed merger with the European Tour.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has auctioned off the five franchises for its inaugural Pakistan Super League (PSL), with the bidding process for the Twenty20 tournament netting $93m (€87.7m).

International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) franchise the Singapore Slammers has unveiled Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan as its new co-owner.

The World Squash governing body has insisted that the upcoming 2015 World Men’s Squash Team Championships will go ahead as planned in Cairo, Egypt despite the withdrawal of several of the competition’s leading nations due to security fears.

A funding plan has today (Tuesday) been agreed for Tokyo’s new National Stadium after months of dispute over the development of the centrepiece for the Japanese capital’s staging of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has reported strong interest in a tender floated for two new Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises, with over 10 companies said to have put their names forward to acquire rights to the teams.

President of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, has received full backing from his executive committee as he bids to replace Sepp Blatter at the head of Fifa, football’s world governing body.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has launched a satellite centre in the Indian capital of New Delhi as part of a wider effort to transform the country into a leading cycling nation and enhance the development of the sport across South Asia.

The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has awarded its 2016 Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships to the South Korean city of Incheon.

The Ladies Professional Golf Association has unveiled a new tournament near Green Bay, Wisconsin for its 2017 season and is targeting a second event in China for a 2016 calendar that is set to see prize money on the LPGA Tour rise to a new high of more than $63m (€58.5m).