VNPT becomes seventh SEA Games top-tier sponsor
Vietnamese telecoms operator Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) has been unveiled as the seventh top-tier sponsor of the forthcoming Southeast Asian Games in the Vietnamese city of Hanoi
Korean official nominated for ISU president; Russia and Belarus among event bidders
The Korea Skating Union (KSU) has nominated its former president and current Samsung Global Strategy Group president, Kim Jae-youl, to succeed Jan Dijkema as president of the International Skating Union…
DAZN to show PFL in Japan and Spain
Global sports streaming service DAZN has acquired exclusive rights to the Professional Fighters League in Japan and Spain as part of a season-long agreement with the mixed-martial arts promotion
World Athletics to introduce mandatory sustainability requirements for events
World Athletics is to introduce mandatory sustainability requirements for events owned or sanctioned by the federation as part of its goal to transition to carbon neutrality by the end of the decade
New Zealand to face Peru in Barcelona
The New Zealand men’s national team will play a friendly match against Peru in June ahead of its must-win Fifa World Cup play-off against Costa Rica later that month, New Zealand Football has announced.
Ironman 70.3 announces India return
The Ironman 70.3 series is to return to India for the first time since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The half-distance triathlon series – which sees participants undertake a 1.2-mile (1.9
Asian Games faces possibility of being postponed, says OCA director general
There is a “possibility” the forthcoming Asian Games will be postponed due to the ongoing effects of the Covid-19 pandemic in China, the director general of the Olympic Council of Asia has warned.
AFL toasts Pepperjack Wines sponsorship
The Australian Football League has announced a sponsorship agreement with Pepperjack Wines.
The deal sees the Treasury Wine Estates-owned brand become the official wine of the current AFL season
G2 Esports most influential overseas esports team in China says Mailman report
Berlin-based esports team G2 Esports is the most influential overseas esports outfit on Chinese social media platforms, according to the latest edition of the Esports Red Card Report by digital agency…
Cricket NFT platform Rario completes $120m funding round
Singapore-based non-fungible token company Rario has completed a $120m (€110.4m) funding round.