Asia

The German Touring Car Championship (DTM) has added China back onto its racing calendar for the 2014 season.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) executive committee will form an ethics committee in a bid to tackle corruption at all levels of the game.

The Singapore Sports Council has appointed sports management consulting firm, TSE Consulting, to conduct a comprehensive organisational excellence review of its 65 national sports associations.

Sportel has named Shanghai as its location for its 2014 spring convention, beating off bids from Abu Dhabi and Miami.

Gwangju mayor Kang Un-tae has tried to diffuse reports that the South Korean city will not receive funding for its hosting of the 2019 International Swimming Federation (FINA) world championships.

The International Swimming Federation (FINA) has named Gwangju as host of its 2019 world championships, despite the South Korean city’s mayor allegedly forging signatures on bidding documents.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Indian sports channel Sony Six have announced the launch of NBA Jam in India.

Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) cricket has decided not to go ahead with its Twenty20 tournament after franchise owners defaulted on payments and failed to guarantee payments to players.

Bangkok’s Rajamangala Stadium will host the 2013 Race of Champions (ROC) on December 14-15.

India will stage its first World Snooker ranking event in October.

The Indian Badminton League (IBL) has awarded its Pune Pistons franchise to bidders the Burman family, promoters of Dabur Group.

Indian business conglomerate Sahara India Pariwar has bought the Indian Badminton League (IBL) Lucknow franchise ahead of the league’s inaugural season.

Australian National Rugby League (NRL) club Manly Sea Eagles has lodged plans with the Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) to play a fixture in Shenzhen next year.

The Chinese Football Association is reportedly to be sued by its former national team coach, following a breakdown of compensation negotiations after his firing.

Tokyo’s bidding organisation for the 2020 Olympics has today pledged in its presentation to International Olympic Committee (IOC) members that the city is the "right partner at the right time".

The Philippines has been added to Cycle Asia’s calendar from November this year.

The Asian Athletics Association (AAA) has announced Qatar’s Dahlan Jumaan Al-Hamad as its new president, replacing the controversial Suresh Kalmadi of India.

Sports sponsorship and strategy firm MediaCom Sport has launched its first Asian office based in Singapore, which will be headed up by managing director Jin Wei Toh.