Asia

Canon is to become the official imaging partner of the Asian Tour after agreeing a three-year deal with the golf organisation to run until the end of 2015.

Kim Jung-haeng has been elected as the new president of the Korean Olympic Committee (KOC), with his four-year term set to coincide with PyeongChang’s preparations for the 2018 Winter Olympics.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has appointed former Nimbus Sport chief operating officer Yannick Colaco as managing director of the league’s Indian arm.

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has hailed the signing of a new four-year partnership with Hero MotoCorp as a landmark deal for the sport.

Former 2010 Commonwealth Games chief Suresh Kalmadi was among 10 senior officials put on trial on Monday in a corruption case relating to a controversial contract awarded during New Delhi’s preparations for the major event.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge is confident PyeongChang will deliver a successful 2018 Winter Olympics despite financial challenges surrounding one of its main venues, while the Russian government has announced that Sochi’s 2014 Games will cost in excess of US$50 billion.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the PyeongChang 2018 Organising Committee (POCOG) have signed the Marketing Plan Agreement (MPA) for the Korean city’s staging of the Winter Olympics, with local organisers setting a target of raising US$1 billion from its commercial program.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has added Cuttack as a second venue for the 2013 Women’s World Cup, ending concerns over India’s staging of the forthcoming tournament.

Tokyo 2020 has further enhanced the commercial backing for its bid for the Olympic and Paralympic Games by announcing five new partnerships, while Madrid has strengthened its proposition by appointing Felipe, Prince of Asturias, as honorary president of its bid.

Indian cricket officials have maintained that the forthcoming 2013 Women’s World Cup will remain in the country amid security concerns over Pakistan’s participation in the tournament in Mumbai.

The World Curling Federation (WCF) has announced that its 2014 World Men’s Championship will take place in the Chinese capital of Beijing – the first time the event has ever been held in the Asia-Pacific region.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has taken the first step towards lifting its suspension of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) by inviting officials from the Indian government and the country’s National Olympic Committee (NOC) to Lausanne for talks.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed that its own domestic Twenty20 league will launch in March with the hope of encouraging the return of international cricket to the country.

Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo on Monday submitted their candidature files to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the race to host the 2020 Summer Games moved into a decisive phase ahead of September’s final vote.

Golf is set to become the latest sport to be afforded the Indian Premier League (IPL) treatment through the launch of a new competition modelled on the Twenty20 cricket tournament.

Bangladeshi financial institution Prime Bank has signed up as title sponsor of the second season of the country’s Twenty20 cricket competition the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).

Tokyo 2020 has unveiled Yomiuri Shimbun as its 11th official bid partner for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, while Tokyo Metropolitan Governor Naoki Inose has been announced as the organisation’s new chairman.

The Hockey India League (HIL) has agreed a multi-year deal that will allow Hero MotoCorp to assume title sponsorship of the competition ahead of its debut later this month.