Tom King, Asia Office

Esports
Media

Southeast Asian esports channel eGG Network, owned by Malaysian pay-television broadcaster Astro, has teamed up with former Formula One driver Alex Yoong's Axle Sport to launch an online-only racing series…
Australian Rules Football
Events

Australia's upcoming Australian Rules and rugby league season finals will be significant milestones for the return of sport in the country after the pandemic, with large crowds set to attend both
Motorsport
Events

Organisers of the Vietnam Grand Prix have finally confirmed the cancellation of the country's first Formula One race due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Football
Media

Live Carabao Cup and English Football League Championship matches will be shown in Singapore and Indonesia from this month after deals were struck by the Singapore-based Reddentes Sports agency and Pitch…
Rugby Union
Events

The Rugby Championship organiser Sanzaar has announced South Africa will not travel to Australia to play in the 2020 championship
Baseball
Attendance

Japanese authorities will evaluate procedures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 at events with large numbers of spectators using a series of near-capacity professional baseball games later this month
Table Tennis
Sponsorship & Marketing

Dishang Group, one of China’s largest manufacturers and exporters of apparel and textiles, has signed on as the title sponsor of next month's 2020 International Table Tennis Federation Men's and Women's W…
Football
Marketing

English Premier League club Manchester United has unveiled the first of five planned entertainment centres in China
Gymnastics
Events

Tokyo will hold a one-off international gymnastics tournament next month that may serve as a trial event ahead of next year's Olympics
Baseball
Fan Engagement

The South Korean government is permitting a limited number of fans back into baseball and football stadiums after social distancing restrictions in the country were lifted