Tom King, Asia Office

Multi-sport
Events

Singapore is targeting the World Rugby Sevens Series scheduled in the city next April as its return to hosting major sports events after the Covid-19 pandemic
Rugby Union
Events

Sanzaar, the body which oversees the Rugby Championship, has announced that the 2020 edition of the tournament will be played in Australia in November and December this year
Football
Events

The Asian Football Confederation has cancelled the remainder of this year’s AFC Cup, Asia’s second-tier continental club football tournament, due to the ongoing effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Motorsport
Sponsorship & Marketing

Australian automotive engineering and retail company Repco will take over as the naming rights partner of Supercars under a new five-year agreement
Football
Finance & Law

Newcastle United has accused the English Premier League of acting "inappropriately" in rejecting a Saudi Arabian-backed takeover bid for the club
Baseball
Attendance

Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball and J-League have appealed to the country's government to increase the 5,000-spectator cap on attendances at their matches
Cricket
Events

Preparations for the start of the Indian Premier League in the United Arab Emirates continue to be troubled by a growing number of Covid-19 cases
Football
Media

The English Premier League has launched its first anti-piracy campaign in Malaysia, Hong Kong and Indonesia
Football
Governance

The owners of Australia’s A-League clubs want to push through a scheme allowing them to choose which players are to have their salaries reduced as part of a proposal submitted to the players' union.
Rugby Union
Events

This year’s southern hemisphere Rugby Championship is in danger of not going ahead as planned due to the second wave of Covid-19 cases in expected host country New Zealand, and infections in the Argentina s…