City Football Group linked with takeover of Thai League’s Muangthong United
Thai media are reporting a takeover bid of Muangthong by City Football Group, owners of Premier League champions Manchester City
MLB launches esports league in China
Major League Baseball announced an esports tournament across Chongqing, Chengdu, Xi'an, Beijing, Hangzhou and Shanghai on their Weibo account
Alipay commits $145m to boost China women’s football
Online payment platform Alipay announced it will provide 1 billion yuan (USD$145m) in funding for a 10-year project to boost China's women's football industry
Three Asean countries bid to host Fifa U20 World Cup 2021
Myanmar, Thailand and Indonesia have officially bid to host the Fifa U20 World Cup in 2021.
In total, three of the five bids for the U20 World Cup are from Asia
2016 Olympics bribery scandal: Rio de Janiero ex-governor admits paying $2m to former IAAF chief
Sergio Cabral, the former governor of Rio de Janiero, admitted in court on Thursday to giving a $2m bribe to Lamine Diack, the former president of the International Association of Athletics Federations,…
China Mobile enters esports arena with first competition after getting 5G licence
After being one of the first companies to receive 5G licences for commercial use in China last month, China Mobile announced their first foray into esports competitions in partnership with TJ Sports, Blizzard…
MLB hiphop campaign targeting millennials in China a success
A Major League Baseball (MLB) content campaign targeting youngsters and millennials in China has generated over 13 million video views on the Douyin platform in just two days
Thailand football association urges clarity on Asean 2034 World Cup bid
Football Association of Thailand president Somyot Poompunmuang believes that more clarity needs to be given about an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) 2034 World Cup bid, especially on which…
All India Football Federation to keep both I-League and India Super League for two more years
All India Football Federation president Praful Patel has promised I-League clubs he will approach the Asian Football Confederation to allow them to co-exist with the Indian Super League for the next two…
Fifa report on women’s football – AFC snapshot
Fifa's women's football survey, released yesterday, gives a snapshot of the position of the women's game worldwide