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The US government is still considering a 'diplomatic boycott' of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics to signal concern over alleged human rights abuses by China, according to news reports

Formula 1 will have its first Chinese driver next season in a development that could transform the sport's standing in the giant Asian market

Steven Simon, the chief executive of the Women's Tennis Association, has said the organisation could walk away from its extensive business in China over the scandal involving player Peng Shuai

NBA China has reached a multi-year brand licensing agreement for men's care products with the Chinese sports and health business section of the Fung Group conglomerate

The NBA is opening the first of six 'DreamCourts Preview Centres' in China in May next year, in Suzhou. The centres will feature restaurants, shops and interactive games

World Table Tennis, the commercial arm of the International Table Tennis Federation, has today (Wednesday) announced China Mobile's streaming service Migu as its exclusive, gatekeeper media rights partner…

Chinese telco China Mobile has extended a marketing partnership with the NBA in a new, five-season deal starting with the 2021-22 season now underway

China's position on the Formula 1 calendar until 2025 has been secured under a new deal with local organisers

The China Sports Media agency has agreed a three-season deal to distribute the international media rights for the Chinese Volleyball Super League (CVL), from 2021-22 to 2023-24

The future of Chinese Super League football club Hebei FC is threatened by severe financial difficulties, according to reports in Chinese media

The G20 organisation of world leaders included a statement endorsing the upcoming Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in its most recent communiqué, saying the event "serves as a symbol of humanity’s resilience".

World Table Tennis, the commercial arm of the International Table Tennis Federation, has extended its agreement with Chinese apparel brand Li-Ning

The German Bundesliga was the first of the 'Big Five' European football leagues to secure a media-rights deal with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV for the 2021-22 season

Migu, the video streaming service run by Chinese telco China Mobile, has renewed its domestic media rights for the Chinese Volleyball Super League (CVL) for three seasons, 2021-22 to 2023-24

France’s Professional Football League (LFP) is looking to stage a Ligue 1 match between Lyon and Monaco in Shanghai as it looks to develop the product internationally.

Technology firm Alibaba Cloud launched three new systems aimed at major sports event organisers at its annual Apsara Conference, held this week in China

Social video platform Kuaishou has become the NBA's official short video platform in China under a multi-year deal

China's state-run media organisation China Media Group is launching a linear and digital channel dedicated to the Olympics