Eintracht Frankfurt to tour Japan in November
German Bundesliga football club Eintracht Frankfurt will play friendlies against Japanese J.League clubs Urawa Reds and Gamba Osaka during a tour of Japan in November
EXCLUSIVE: Foxtel acquires Rugby League World Cup rights
Pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has acquired the exclusive rights in Australia for this year's Rugby League World Cup, SportBusiness understands
Japan’s NTT forms new rugby business unit, reorganises teams
Japanese telco NTT has created a new rugby-focused business, NTT Sports X, and reorganised its two rugby union teams, renaming and putting a focus on its highest-ranked team, now called Urayasu D-Rocks
Chinese Basketball Association sues Bilibili for $60m in copyright infringement case
The Chinese Basketball Association is suing video-sharing platform Bilibili for RMB406m ($60m/€59m) in a potentially landmark copyright infringement case in China.
ONE Championship and Amazon unveil schedule targeted at US audiences
Asian mixed martial arts promotion ONE Championship has announced five upcoming events scheduled during US television primetime, being run in partnership with Amazon Prime Video, its media-rights partner…
PSG reaps the benefits of being fashionable in Japan in lucrative pre-season tour
Paris St-Germain has created a 'lifestyle brand' in Japan that goes beyond football, into fashion and culture
Abema sublicenses Premier League rights in Japan from SPOTV
Japanese streaming platform Abema will show 114 live matches from the English Premier League during the upcoming 2022-23 season under a sublicensing deal with sports streaming service SPOTV Now, the master…
E-1 Football Championships rights deals agreed in China, Japan
Chinese streaming platform Migu and Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV have acquired rights to this month's East Asian Football Federation E-1 Football Championships
SPOTV acquires Scottish Premiership rights in Japan
Streaming service SPOTV Now has acquired media rights in Japan for Scottish Premiership football in a deal beginning with the upcoming 2022-23 season
Tokyo wins race to host World Athletics Championships in 2025
World Athletics has selected Tokyo to host its World Championships in 2025, with the Japanese capital beating rival bids from Nairobi, Silesia and Singapore