Hong Kong

Motorsport
Events

The World Rallycross Championship (World RX) will race in the Asia-Pacific region for the first time after announcing plans for Hong Kong to stage its 2023 season finale in November
Multiple Sports
Media

Hong Kong telecoms company i-Cable Communications has announced that it will shut its pay-TV operation in a move that is set to reduce competition for sports rights in the market
Basketball
Events

A new 3x3 basketball league is set to launch in Hong Kong this year, with the city’s governing body for the sport set to add ‘China’ to its name following a directive from the Olympic Committee. T
Rugby League
Media

Pay broadcaster Premier Sports Asia has acquired exclusive live rights in more than 20 markets in Asia for Australia's National Rugby League in a five-year deal from 2023 to 2027
Multiple Sports
Governance

Sports bodies in Hong Kong have been told to include ‘China’ in their official names or risk expulsion from the city’s Olympic Committee. T
Football
Media

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has renewed rights in 29 international territories to the Coupe de France club football competition
Horse Racing
Industry Moves

The Hong Kong Jockey Club has appointed Dennis Hau, formerly of Chinese digital media conglomerate Tencent, as executive director of customer strategy, insights and innovation.
Basketball
Finance & Law

American-Australian investment company Crest Sports and Entertainment will be the lead investor in a new $40m (€38m) Series C fundraising round by nascent Asian basketball league the East Asia Super L…
Motorsport
Finance & Law

Billionaire Hong Kong businessman Calvin Lo has said he is assessing forming a new Formula 1 motor racing team for the 2026 season
Basketball
Events

New pan-regional club basketball competition the East Asia Super League will run a five-day competition in Japan next March as it prepares for its first full season in 2023-24
Multiple Sports
Events

Hong Kong is expected to increase funding for the staging of major sport events in the city as officials hailed a successful return of the its World Rugby Sevens Series stage last weekend
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

A group of British politicians have called on English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur to terminate its sponsorship agreement with Hong Kong-based insurance firm AIA
Multi-sport
Media

Telecoms operator i-Cable has secured exclusive media rights in Hong Kong to the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games
Rugby Union
Licensing & Merchandising

Hong Kong Rugby Union has announced an agreement with non-fungible tokens (NFT) company NuArca Labs that will see the two launch a digital trading card marketplace ahead of the Hong Kong Sevens tournament
Multiple Sports
Events

Hong Kong's tough pandemic policies claimed two more high-profile sporting victims late last week as the city's marathon and the World Dragon Boat Racing Championships were moved from their original dates
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Hong Kong-based digital collectibles brand Animoca Brands has closed a strategic funding round of $110m (€109m), with new investors including Temasek, Boyu Capital and GGV Capital.
Multiple Sports
Events

Hong Kong believes the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on its ability to host major sports events will be “short-term” despite restrictions continuing to see events cancelled, its sports commissioner has…