Tom King, Asia Office

Athletics
Events

The Diamond League plans to run 13 events in 12 countries in 2021, and to reintroduce 32 disciplines after recently cutting them back
Handball
Events

The inaugural edition of the Premier Handball League in India is to launch later this month. The first season of the PHL will take place in Jaipur with 33 matches to be played in 18 days
Tennis
Events

The Women's Tennis Association is preparing to launch its 2021 season in the first week of January and plans a full calendar of more than 50 tournaments, including events in China
Multi-sport
Events

The cost of the postponed Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games is now reported to be around ¥294bn (€2.3bn/$2.8b
Tennis
Events

Tennis Australia is in negotiations with state officials in Victoria on plans to cover the cost of the delayed Australian Open
Multi-sport
Attendance

Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics organisers have received refund requests from about 18 per cent of the people in Japan who bought tickets for the Games. With about 4
Motorsport
Events

Shanghai-based racing team Absolute Racing is planning a multi-car assault for the team’s fourth consecutive season in the F3 Asian Championship.
Cricket
Industry Moves

The board of New Zealand Cricket has elected Martin Snedden as its new chairman
Multi-sport
Events

Athletes at next year’s Tokyo Olympics will be required to follow a code of conduct aimed at minimising pandemic-related risks and could face punishment for non-compliance.
Football
Media

The Asian Football Confederation has named pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus Myanmar as its rights-holding broadcaster in the territory from 2021 to 2024, in a deal brokered by the Football Marketing…