Sony-Zee merger ‘in final stages’, sports content being targeted
Indian broadcasters Sony Pictures Networks and Zee Entertainment Enterprises are close to finalising a merger to create a new giant in the market that will target sports content as part of growth plans,…
Australia’s NBL agrees media rights deal in China with Dongqiudi
Chinese digital sports platform Dongqiudi has acquired rights for Australia's National Basketball League in a two-season deal, covering 2021-22 and 2022-23
Golf’s European Tour adds first tournament in Japan
The DP World Tour, formerly the European Tour, will host a tournament in Japan for the first time next year, the ISPS Handa Championship at PGM Ishioka Golf Club in Omitama, taking place April 21-24
New professional basketball league planned in India
The Basketball Federation of India has announced plans for the country's first official professional basketball league, the Indian National Basketball League (INBL)
Peng Shuai says she is ‘safe and well’ in call with Thomas Bach
Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai assured International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach that she is "safe and well" during a 30-minute video call yesterday (Sunday)
LaLiga, Borussia Dortmund named partners of Singapore FA talent project
Spanish football's LaLiga and German club Borussia Dortmund have become 'strategic partners' of a Football Association of Singapore project aimed at improving the nation's talent development
Australian Open confirms players must be vaccinated
Players taking part in next year's Australian Open tennis grand slam must be vaccinated, Tennis Australia chief executive Craig Tiley has confirmed
US diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 ‘still under consideration’
The US government is still considering a 'diplomatic boycott' of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics to signal concern over alleged human rights abuses by China, according to news reports
Formula 1 faces watershed moment in China after securing first local driver
Formula 1 will have its first Chinese driver next season in a development that could transform the sport's standing in the giant Asian market
Malaysia’s Astro promotes John to head of sport
Nicholas John will replace the departing Lee Choong Khay as head of sport at Malaysian pay-television broadcaster Astro