Ligue 1 signs Chinese world champion swimmer Ning Zetao as ambassador
French football league Ligue 1 has signed Chinese former world sprint swimming champion Ning Zetao as a sporting ambassador
Suning Sports to seek series B funding later this year, and list within three years
Chinese conglomerate Suning will seek series B funding later this year, and is targeting to list on a stock market in the next two to three years
MLB China hires former Fox Network Asia vice-president Tony Qi as managing director
Tony Qi, formerly the senior vice-president and China territory head at Fox Networks Group Asia, has joined Major League Baseball China as their managing director
LaLiga expands “Icon” initiative with Iniesta inclusion helping Asia social media outreach
Former Barcelona star player Andres Iniesta, who is currently playing in the J-league's Vissel Kobe, was named the latest LaLiga Icon, a global marketing initiative fronted by ex-La Liga stars with strong…
Borussia Dortmund to concentrate on Chinese & Asian markets
Borussia Dortmund chief executive officer Hans-Joachim Watzke has said that the German Bundesliga club will be increasing efforts in reaching out to the Chinese and Asian markets over the next few years
E-commerce site Mercari buys majority stake in J-League’s Kashima Antlers
Japanese e-commerce company Mercari has purchased a majority stake in J-League club Kashima Antlers.
Mercari announced they bought 61.6 per cent of the club for $14
Sanya City announces $682m esports theme park to tap Hainan government funding
The Sanya municipal government announced that Chinese sport development companies Sanya Youth City and Sealing Sports Culture Development will build an esports theme park, with a total planned investment…
Douyu to partner with Mitsui and enter Japanese gaming market
Chinese esports streaming platform DouYu, which is backed by social media and gaming giant Tencent Holdings, are planning to partner with global investment company Mitsui & Co
Infront takes stake in AI video highlights tech start-up Minute.ly
Global sports marketing group Infront has acquired a stake in Minute
China’s Wanda Sports drops US IPO target
In an amended filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Wanda Sports Group has cut the size of their US initial public offering from $500m (€449m) to $308m.