Thailand

Athletics
Events

The Olympic flame is being removed from display in Japan as the country enters a month-long 'state of emergency' in response to the coronavirus pandemic
Football
Events

The inaugural Asean Football Federation Club Championship (ACC) has been rescheduled to 2021 due to the coronavirus outbreak. The AFF confirmed the postponement last week
Motorsport
Sponsorship & Marketing

Formula One team Scuderia AlphaTauri has extended its partnership with Thai apple cider and hot dog brand Moose to cover the 2020 season
Esports
Esports

Telecommunications companies Singtel, AIS and SK Telecom have formed a joint venture to create an esports platform targeting 800 million Asian gamers
Football
Events

Fifa and the Asian Football Confederation have moved towards postponing upcoming matches in the joint qualifying competition for the 2022 World Cup and the 2023 Asian Cup
Esports
Esports

Southeast Asia's first franchise-based mobile esports league, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League Indonesia (MPL-ID), has agreed an eight-country media-rights deal with esports pay-television…
Badminton
Events

Motorcycle racing championship MotoGP has cancelled its season-opening race in Qatar that was due for March 8
Other

The Asian Football Confederation is arranging emergency meetings with member associations and leagues from its east and west regions to discuss the ongoing effect of the coronavirus epidemic on football…
Golf
Events

New Thailand-based Asian Tour golf tournament the Royal's Cup has secured sponsorship backing from major car manufacturers including Toyota, Mitsubishi, Mazda, MG, and Isuzu
Motorsport
Events

Dorna Sports, the promoter behind the MotoGP motorcycling series, has confirmed that this year’s Thailand Grand Prix will go ahead as scheduled next month. 
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Asian online betting company V9BET has agreed a deal for retired Uruguayan footballer Diego Forlán to be its first brand ambassador.
Cricket
Media

Pay-television broadcaster beIN has agreed a one-season deal to broadcast cricket’s Pakistan Super League in Australia and across various Asia countries and territories.
Football
Media

The Football Association of Thailand yesterday re-elected Somyot Poompanmuang as its president and said its global media rights for the 2021-28 period had been awarded, although did not reveal the winners
Football
Governance

Former Football Association of Thailand president Worawi Makudi has said he will appeal the organisation's decision to disqualify him from running in its upcoming presidential election
Football
Events

The organisers of the new Asean Club Championship football tournament are preparing to launch this year without the participation of Malaysian clubs
Football
Media

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has finalised a deal for media rights for Major League Soccer in 11 markets in the Asia-Pacific region
Esports
Esports

Games publisher Riot Games and agency Redd+E have agreed a deal to distribute media rights for the inaugural 2020 Pacific Championship Series in Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
Golf
Events

A 14-tournament calendar for the sixth edition of the PGA Tour Series-China golf tour was revealed yesterday, including a tournament outside Greater China for the first time