Kazakhstan

Basketball
Media

Euroleague Basketball has agreed a media-rights deal in Ukraine and Central Asia until the 2022-23 season with pan-regional broadcaster Setanta, having previously been without coverage in the region
Football
Media

Broadcast rights to the Uefa Champions League, Europa League and new third-tier Europa Conference League for the 2021-24 cycle are set to be sold at the start of next year in Central Asia, Azerbaijan,…
Football
Media

Subscription broadcaster Setanta Sports has secured exclusive rights to Belgium’s Pro League in Ukraine and the Eurasia region in a five-year agreement.
Football
Media

Pan-regional broadcaster Setanta Sports has extended its rights deal with Bundesliga International, the league’s international commercial rights arm, in Central Asia, from 2021-22, also adding Ukraine t…
Football
Media

The Asian Football Confederation has agreed a media-rights deal in five central Asian countries with the Saran Media agency
Basketball
Events

Insurance companies are removing or ramping up the cost of pandemic insurance for sports events - CNA/Reuters South Korean football's K League hopes to have fans back in stadiums from July 10 - Yonhap
Football
Media

The Russian Premier League has announced a broadcast deal spanning 11 countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Beach Volleyball
Other

This year's Tokyo marathon is being confined to 200 elite runners due to the coronavirus outbreak, wiping out the mass participation element that would have involved 38,000 amateur runners
Multi-sport
Events

National Olympic Committees from Central Asia met in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan at the weekend and agreed to revive a regional games in 2021
Football
Events

The Asian Football Confederation has postponed 12 Champions League matches involving Chinese clubs, following a meeting in Kuala Lumpur yesterday to discuss the impact of the coronavirus outbreak
Tennis
Media

Saran Media, the Turkish media-rights agency, has extended its contract for the rights to tennis Grand Slam tournament Wimbledon for a further two years in a deal covering 13 territories
Martial Arts
Events

Nur-Sultan, the capital city of Kazakhstan, will host the 2021 World Combat Games, it has been announced at the Global Association of International Sports Federations’ (GAISF) general assembly today (…
Ice Hockey
Business

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) is to introduce a maximum term of 12 years for all Council positions within the sport’s global governing body, while the organisation has also announced the hosts for a number of its upcoming national team tournaments.

Cycling
Business

The Kazakh government has moved to seize control of Astana Presidential Club, a group of sports teams that includes a UCI WorldTour cycling outfit and the domestic Premier League football champion, amid concerns over the financing of the operation.

Triathlon
Business

The Ironman triathlon series has made its first move into the Central Asia market by scheduling a new event in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Table Tennis
Events

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has announced that this year’s edition of its World Tour Grand Finals will take place in the Kazakh capital of Astana from December 14-17.

Weightlifting
Events

The Kazakh city of Almaty and Eger in Hungary have been awarded hosting rights to the 2019 and 2021 senior and junior World Para Powerlifting Championships, respectively.
Boxing
Sponsorship & Marketing

Kazakh boxing superstar Gennady Golovkin has agreed endorsement deals with Swiss watchmaker Hublot and whisky brand Chivas Regal, contracts that are said to make him the sport’s top brand ambassador.