ESPN ‘seeks free broadcast rights’ to Korean baseball
ESPN's plans to acquire rights to the Korean Baseball Organisation's domestic league are reported to have stalled after the US-based sports broadcaster is said to have attempted to acquire the rights free…
Online tournaments keep Southeast Asian esports revenues flowing during pandemic
Chris Tran, head of esports in Southeast Asia for League of Legends publisher Riot Games, and Mark Chew, managing director of marketing agency Reddentes Sports, spoke to SportBusiness earlier this month…
Endeavor cutbacks to hit one-third of staff
Sports and entertainment group Endeavor is poised to make further cutbacks in response to the Covid-19 downturn
Bids for Sri Lanka Cricket international media rights due next week
Bids for international media rights and a media production contract for Sri Lanka Cricket properties for the 2020-23 period are due next Thursday, February 20
Asean countries target World Cup 2034 bid
National leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have voiced support for a multi-territory bid to host the Fifa World Cup in the region in 2034
Indian Super League to officially replace I-League as India’s top football division
The All India Football Federation will officially make the Indian Super League the country's top football competition in July this year, a mantle it will take over from the I-League
Kyrgyzstan weightlifter stripped of Rio 2016 bronze medal
Kyrgyzstan weightlifter Izzat Artykov has been stripped of the bronze medal he won during the first week of the Rio 2016 summer Olympics after testing positive for a banned substance, while Chinese swimmer Chen Xinyi and Brazilian cyclist Kleber Ramos have also been disqualified from the Games after failing doping tests.