Round-Up: Longest ever Big Bash, HKFA slammed, India’s Olympic dream, and more
Cricket Australia confirmed it will stage the longest ever Big Bash League in 2020-21, despite some players calling for a reduced version of the domestic Twenty20 tournament – Reuters
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Rugby Australia finances under more pressure after cut-price TV deal
The low value of Rugby Australia's recent media-rights agreement with pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has increased the financial pressure on the union
Thai football league season in doubt amid broadcast spat
The Football Association of Thailand has written to the country's clubs to ask whether they want to play the remaining games of the 2020 season, and warned that they face a drop in funding due to sponsorship…
Formula E agrees partnership with Chinese video platform Kuaishou
Formula E and Tencent-backed Chinese short video platform Kuaishou have announced the launch of a 'strategic alliance'
Japanese Olympic Committee cuts grants to national federations
The postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Covid-19 pandemic is forcing the Japanese Olympic Committee to cut funding for Japanese sports federations
A-League season to restart with Melbourne teams in quarantine
Football Federation Australia has confirmed that the A-League 2019-20 season will resume this Friday, July 17, after a four-month suspension due to Covid-19
Kolkata and Goa emerge as Covid-19 safe football hubs
Indian football’s I-League is set to follow the top tier Indian Super League in playing its next season in one location.
Rugby Australia makes private-equity offer to smooth NZR talks
Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan has said he will offer New Zealand Rugby a bigger slice of any private equity investment in a revamped Super Rugby, as part of ongoing talks between the unions…
AFC lays out plans to complete 2020 club competitions
The AFC Champions League will restart in two regional hubs in September and October, the Asian Football Confederation said today (Thursday)
Protracted return for professional sport in China
Tom King looks at how China is getting its sporting calendar back on track, and how the global health crisis has affected some of the weaker industry players in the country.