Tom King, Asia Office

Football
Events

South Korea's men's football team is to become the first international sports team to visit Japan since the country tightened its border restrictions in late December, for a friendly later this month
Mixed Martial Arts
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has secured a sponsorship deal with crypto casino and sportsbook company Stake.com in its first official betting partner deal in Latin America and Asia
Football
Events

South Korea's national football governing body has applied to host matches for the delayed Group H Asian 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifying games, with the aim of setting up a bio-secure bubble for the games
Rugby Union
Events

World Rugby’s Executive Committee has formally authorised a recommendation to postpone this year's Women's Rugby World Cup in New Zealand to 2022.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Serie A football club Inter Milan has announced a sponsorship deal with Italian industrial group Riello, appointing the firm as an official regional partner for mainland China
Media

Australian pay-television operator Foxtel has unveiled a new initiative to increase the visibility of women's sport on its linear channels and streaming platform Kayo Sports
Cricket
Governance

The International Cricket Council will add two more teams to the Twenty20 and One Day editions of the women’s World Cup from 2026, and a new six-team event, as part of the governing body’s plans to exp…
Golf
Events

The world’s top women golfers, including world number one Ko Jin-young, Danielle Kang and Park In-bee, have confirmed they will play in the re-scheduled HSBC Women's World Championship in Singapore next m…
Rugby Union
Events

The British and Irish Lions have turned down a bid by Rugby Australia to host this summer’s tour against South Africa.
Cricket
Industry Moves

Indian Premier League team Chennai Super Kings are set to appoint Sundar Raman in a senior commercial role with the cricket franchise