Martial Arts

Cricket
Events

Next year's Tokyo Olympics will take place even if the Covid-19 pandemic is still underway, said Toshiro Muto, chief executive of the Games' organising committee
Badminton
Events

The Chinese Basketball Association’s first chief executive officer Wang Dawei has left his post after just 14 months in the job citing “personal reasons”. The
Boxing
Media

Fight Sports, the CSI Sports-owned linear sports channel and digital service, has agreed a distribution agreement in Sweden with telecoms and cable television operator Com Hem
Cricket
Events

Formula One motor-racing returned at the weekend after its Covid-19 suspension with a grand prix behind closed doors at Austria's Red Bull Ring
Cricket
Events

Novak Djokovic said he was "deeply sorry" after becoming the fourth tennis player to test positive for coronavirus following the exhibition tournament he hosted in the Balkans, admitting he and organisers…
Martial Arts
Sponsorship & Marketing

World Taekwondo has reached an agreement with several of its sponsors to postpone fees for 2020, and waive payments for 2021, amid financial pressures caused by Covid-19
Athletics
Events

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe told the Financial Times that the organisation is in talks with the International Olympic Committee about how much of athletics' planned share of this year's Olympic…
Martial Arts
Events

World Taekwondo has announced that it will reschedule its 2021 World Championships, following the International Olympic Committee’s confirmation that the 2020 Olympic Games will be pushed back by 12 m…
Boxing
Events

Organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Asia and Oceania boxing qualifier in Amman, Jordan next month have secured several sponsors for the event
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
Martial Arts
Events

Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, will host judo's World Senior Championships in 2021, under an agreement this week between the International Judo Federation and the Judo Federation of Uzbekistan
Martial Arts
Other

Iranian taekwondo Olympic medallist Kimia Alizadeh has said she's permanently left her home country to live in Europe
Football
Media

The Reddentes Sports agency has sublicensed from Malaysian pay-television broadcaster Astro the media rights outside Malaysia for the 2019 Sepak Takraw League Champions Cup and the inaugural 2020 Asia…
Martial Arts
Events

Five sports are set to be added to the programme for the 2022 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, after the International Olympic Committee Executive Board approved the inclusions of breakdancing, karate,…
Martial Arts
Events

The International Judo Federation (IJF) has announced that Olbia in Italy will host its Junior World Championships in 2021
Martial Arts
Media

Sports data and content company Sportradar has agreed an OTT partnership with Max World Sport, the company behind Thailand’s largest Muay Thai promotion, Max Muay Thai, as well as joining forces with USA…
Martial Arts
Governance

The International Judo Federation has imposed an indefinite ban on Iran's team until it ends a long-running boycott of matches against Israeli competitors
Martial Arts
Events

The 2019 World Judo Championships in Tokyo will not only be the showcase event of the year in the sport; it will also provide a perfect launchpad for athletes, officials and fans ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games.