Asia

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.

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has retracted its decision to implement a conference model in the I-League, and has returned to home-and-away fixtures following a united resistance from league clubs.

FIFA executive committee member Worawi Makudi has refused to give up presidency of the Thailand Football Association (FAT) despite his term officially lapsing.

Adrian Staiti, World Sport Group's senior vice-president of global partnerships and stadiums and arenas, has announced that the refurbished Singapore national stadium will include premium seating memberships.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has informed the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) of an unauthorised Interim Committee, and has advised them to address the situation.

Indian grand prix organisers have rejected reports that Formula One is to drop their Greater Noida race, after the end of its contract in 2015.

PyeongChang, hosts of the winter Olympic Games in 2018, has been praised by IOC inspectors after the conclusion of the second IOC coordination commission visit.

Diego Maradona has been awarded compensation from two Chinese firms after his name featured in an online game, Hot-Blooded Soccer, without the former footballing star’s permission.

Japanese manufacturer Suzuki has announced that it will return to MotoGP in 2015.

The government of Thailand has shifted its focus from capital Bangkok to the island of Phuket as the location of a proposed Thai Formula One grand prix from 2015.