Team Flash appoints experienced sports exec Chew as CEO
Southeast Asian esports organisation Team Flash has appointed as chief executive Mark Chew, an experienced sports industry executive with a background at firms including Singaporean pay-television broadcaster…
Round-Up: Women’s World Cup host cities revealed, KBO allows fans in stadiums, WTA encourages vaccinations, and more
Fifa announced the nine host cities for the 2023 Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Eden Park in Auckland will host the opening game and Sydney's Stadium Australia will host the final
Round-Up: Fiji rugby seeks investors and sponsors, Brown: at least 20 F1 races this year, IPL sponsorship deals, and more
McLaren Formula One chief Zak Brown expects the motor racing series to pull off at least 20 of its planned 23 races this year
Zhibo.tv agrees five-year deal for MotoGP rights
Chinese sports streaming platform Zhibo.tv has agreed a five-year deal for media rights for the MotoGP motorcycle racing world championship, beginning with the 2021 season.
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Western sports brands face Chinese backlash over Xinjiang stances
Sports brands including Adidas and Nike are facing a backlash in China over their stances on sourcing cotton from the country's Xinjiang province
Round-Up: Asian Qualifiers restart, Tokyo torch relay starts, Thai govt plans World Cup bid, Tencent reports $19.5bn profit, and more
Asian qualifiers for the 2022 Fifa World Cup and the 2023 AFC Asian Cup resume today after a delay of more than a year due to the pandemic
Round-Up: Sina goes private, Lions to tour in South Africa, Vietnam marathon to go ahead, and more
Chinese media company Sina, majority owner of the Weibo social media platform and owner of the Sina Sports media platform, among other assets, has went private and ceased to be a publicly-traded company…
Round-Up: Endeavor ‘revives IPO plans’, Johor crown prince weighs Man Utd stake, CBA agrees Weibo deal, and more
Entertainment and sports marketing group Endeavor is reported to be reviving its IPO plans
Round-Up: NFL agrees media rights deals ‘worth more than $100bn’, World Cup qualifier disruption expected, and more
The NFL has agreed new domestic media-rights agreements worth more than $100bn over ten years, according to media reports - CNBC, Variety, The Guardian, MarketWatch
World Athletics: Road Running Championships attract interest from 12 cities
World Athletics has said 12 cities have expressed interest in hosting its inaugural Road Running Championships in 2023, although declined to identify them