Yao Capital, a private equity firm founded by former basketball star Yao Ming, has acquired a significant stake in Glory Sports International, which operates the Glory kickboxing series.
One Championship to launch kickboxing series
The One Championship Asia-focused mixed martial arts series has confirmed it will launch a professional kickboxing league.
Glory returns to UK with new event
The Glory kickboxing league will return to the UK for the first time in five years with an event in the English city of Birmingham this June.
Ally to sponsor inaugural Nascar Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway
Ally Financial, a leading digital financial-services company, has been named the presenting sponsor of the inaugural Nascar Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway in June
Peru withdraws hosting rights to SportAccord’s World Combat Games
SportAccord has suffered a fresh blow with the Peruvian Olympic Committee (COP) withdrawing its hosting rights to the 2017 World Combat Games in the wake of the fallout created by president Marius Vizer’s controversial comments about the International Olympic Committee (IOC).