South-East Asia

Motorsport
Media

Malaysian pay-television broadcaster Astro will broadcast live coverage of the inaugural 'Races of Malaysia' motorsports event this December under a new media rights agreement with Eurosport Events
Badminton
Media

The Badminton World Federation has agreed media rights deals in Indonesia with free-to-air broadcaster TVRI and IPTV platform UseeTV, replacing a collapsed agreement with the Futbal Momentum Asia agency
Stadia

Malaysia's Ministry of Youth and Sports minister Steven Sim said investigations will have to be made about claims that 13 stadiums in the country have failed safety standards
Basketball
Events

Basketball officials from the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan officially took over from China the hosting duties for the 2023 Fiba World Cup at a half-time ceremony at Sunday's 2019 Fiba World Cup final…
Basketball
Governance

The new central board of basketball's world governing body Fiba had the first meeting of its 2019-2023 term in Beijing on Saturday, with various appointments being made to complete its composition
Motorsport
Events

The Vietnam Motorsports Association has begun recruiting volunteers for the 2020 Formula One Vietnam Grand Prix in Hanoi, targeting to have a thousand people to assist in tasks such as firefighting, medical…
Hockey
Events

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has opted to reopen the bidding process for the next editions of its men’s and women’s World Cups after more national associations expressed an interest in hos…
Football
Licensing & Merchandising

English Premier League football club Liverpool have opened two new retail outlets in Thailand with CRC Sports, the country's number one sports retailer and brands distribution company.
Football
Governance

On Monday, newly-appointed chairman of the Chinese Football Association Chen Yuyuan, met with the president of the National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam, Prince Sufri Bolkiah, and signed a…
Esports
Esports

Asian mixed martial arts promotion One Championship has announced Singapore, Jakarta and Tokyo as the first destinations for its new esports series, along with hiring Carlos Alimurung to lead the venture
Esports
Esports

A professional esport league for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang in Indonesia has adopted a franchise model, charging a one-time fee of $1m (€898,000) for a permanent spot in the league.
Marketing

Global marketing services group Dentsu Aegis Network is planning to drop "Aegis" from their brand name in 2020
Esports
Esports

Multiplatform media company IDN Media has acquired Indonesian esports website GGWP.ID, aiming to make it the "ESPN of e-sports"
Motorsport
Events

Electric car-racing series Formula E has said it is in “advanced” talks over a race deal for Jakarta after the Governor of the Indonesian capital, Anies Baswedan, claimed that an agreement was close.
Football
Finance & Law

Thai media are reporting a takeover bid of Muangthong by City Football Group, owners of Premier League champions Manchester City
Football
Events

Myanmar, Thailand and Indonesia have officially bid to host the Fifa U20 World Cup in 2021. In total, three of the five bids for the U20 World Cup are from Asia
Football
Finance & Law

Bali United, a football team in Liga 1 – the premiere division of Indonesia's professional league – has become Southeast Asia's first team to go public, raising $24.7m (€21.8m) o
Football
Events

Football Federation Australia (FFA) has today (Thursday) confirmed it is in talks with the Indonesia Football Association (PSSI) with a view to submitting a joint bid for the 2034 Fifa World Cup