AC Milan to open three academies in Kerala
Italian football club AC Milan is opening three youth training academies in the Indian state of Kerala under a three-year partnership with local company Calicut Sports City
China’s Ke Hua Sports to invest in Sporting Lokeren
Chinese football academy operator Ke Hua Sports has agreed to invest in struggling Belgian football club Sporting Lokeren
CJ ENM acquires AFC rights in South Korea
Media group CJ ENM has acquired the rights in South Korea for Asian Football Confederation properties in the 2021-24 cycle, in a deal brokered by the DDMC Fortis agency
Lex Sportel Vision launches new channel amid Discovery dispute
Indian media company Lex Sportel Vision has launched a new sports pay-television channel, 1Sports, as it continues to tussle with media group Discovery over control of the DSport channel
Olympic Channel to cover boxing Olympic qualifiers
The International Olympic Committee's Olympic Channel will provide exclusive global digital coverage of the five boxing qualification events for Tokyo 2020 taking place between February and May
Sony acquires rights to women’s T20 Tri-Nation Series
Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has acquired media rights in India to the upcoming women’s T20 Tri-Nation Series in Australia, between Australia, England and India.
Singapore Open tees off ambitious Asian women’s golf investment by Hana Financial Group
Korean finance firm Hana Financial Group is title sponsoring a new women’s golf tournament in Singapore this year, as part of an ambitious wider plan to create an Asian women’s series and ranking.
Dream11 set for $2bn-plus valuation, Tiger Global ‘interested in investing’
Indian fantasy sports platform Dream11 is set for a new round of investment that would double its valuation to more than $2bn, according to local media reports
Tokyo 2020 hails preparations at six months mark
The organisers of Tokyo 2020 celebrated their six-months-to-go mark with a fireworks display in the city and a confident statement that "preparations for a successful Games are on schedule"
Sportradar renews integrity services partnership with AFC
Sports data and media company Sportradar has renewed its integrity services partnership with the Asian Football Confederation, in an extension running from 2020 to the end of 2023