China

The World Athletics Council has selected Beijing to host the 2027 World Athletics Championships

The World Aquatics Championships are heading to Beijing in 2029 it was announced today (Monday)

Chinese state broadcaster CCTV will continue showing the Australian Open until 2026, a significant deal for the grand slam given it is the only one of tennis’s four majors which is shown in a convenient t…

Clubs from the Chinese Super League will be able to sell team naming rights to commercial entities in a bid to shore up ailing finances

Dominic Lytwyn, senior business director at Mailman, takes a retrospective look at a year in which sports events returned to China after years spent dormant due to the pandemic.

Every race from the 2024 Formula E season is to be shown live in China for the first time after the series organiser signed a significant media rights agreement with the state-owned China Media Group (CMG)

The China National Sports Group (CNSG) has announced an agreement with Singapore-based investment firm White Group to “acquire the intellectual property of leading international sports events” and inv…

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has announced today (Wednesday) that Shanghai will host a Fight Night event on December 9, in what will be the mixed martial arts promotion’s first visit to the country since before the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Public-service broadcaster France Télévisions has been given the green light to provide ultra-high definition (UHD) broadcasts of the country’s home Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games next year.

Inter Miami CF has made its first international marketing move since the signing of Lionel Messi, announcing a two-game tour of China next month

Moves to centralise the Olympics qualification process have been advanced with the dual hosting appointment of Budapest and Shanghai, as the International Olympic Committee continues its push to better…

Ganten, the Chinese mineral water brand, is to stay on as a top-tier Global Partner of the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) for another World Cup cycle, striking a new deal to 2027

Streaming platform Huya will begin showing Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) events in China after sublicensing rights to the mixed martial arts promotion from rival streaming service Migu.

Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group has appointed Deutsche Bank as advisers on a potential sale of the Infront sports marketing agency

Chinese media group Shinai Sports has announced an exclusive digital rights deal for Uefa club competitions for the 2023-24 season, bolstering its portfolio of top-tier football properties

Dairy products manufacturer Mengniu has extended its relationship with major Fifa tournaments until 2030 – underscoring the importance of Chinese sponsors to world football’s governing body in the next…

Digital marketing agency Red Lantern has been appointed by the World Snooker Tour (WST) to develop its presence in key Asian markets

The Beijing-based Watch-A-Game Sports Technology has acquired the exclusive hospitality sales rights in China to next year’s Euro 2024 tournament.