Tom King, Asia Office

Rugby Union
Events

Rugby Australia and New Zealand Rugby have confirmed that a trans-Tasman Super Rugby competition will take place 2021
Tennis
Media

Australian free-to-air broadcaster Nine and its new subscription streaming service Stan Sport have secured three-year deals to broadcast the Wimbledon and French Open Grand Slam tennis tournaments from…
Football
Media

Mongolian telco Unitel has acquired the media rights in the country to Asian Football Confederation competitions for the 2021-24 cycle
Technology

SportBusiness speaks with Asia-Pacific industry insiders about the increased urgency of sport adopting data-driven business practices in the Covid and post-Covid worlds. Tom King reports.
Rugby Union
Events

A 10-team, six-week trans-Tasman Super Rugby tournament next year is set to be approved by Rugby Australia and New Zealand Rugby, according to media reports
Motorsport
Events

Vietnam's first Formula One Grand Prix, which was due to take place in 2021 after being postponed this year because of the pandemic, has been removed from the motor-racing series' calendar
Governance

SportBusiness speaks to with industry insiders in the Asia-Pacific region for their views about the adoption of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) benchmarking measures in sports and the importance ESG will have in the future.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Singapore-based cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Bybit has announced a global, multi-year partnership with German Bundesliga football club Borussia Dortmund
Multi-sport
Events

Japan will lessen Covid-19 immigration curbs for athletes traveling to the country for competition or training in the run-up to next year’s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, government sources said.
Football
Media

English Premier League club Manchester United has officially launched a channel on the Chinese domestic social media platform Douyin