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Chinese streaming platform and internet giant Tencent has acquired media rights in China for the Chinese Super League for the next three seasons, 2021 to 2023

Mediapro Asia, an arm of the international rights agency and production group, is finalising a deal for Chinese Super League international media rights for the three seasons from 2021 to 2023, SportBusiness…

European football governing body Uefa is launching regional sponsorship packages in China and the US market for its flagship Uefa Champions League tournament

China has completed a 10-day testing programme for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics in a bid to gauge how it can prevent the spread of Covid-19 during the event

World Table Tennis, the commercial arm of the International Table Tennis Federation, has announced plans for a “China Hub” to stage the restructured WTT Series after the Tokyo Olympic Games.

The US government said it is not discussing a joint boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics with its allies, following comments Tuesday that suggested it wanted to do so

A US State Department spokesman said the country 'wished to discuss' with its allies a joint boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, although stopped short of saying whether the country would be in…

State Department seeks "coordinated" response to human rights abuses

Guy Horne, managing director and founder of specialist consultancy H&A Media, looks at viewing patterns for winter sports in China and asks how the IOC can win over new generations of fans in the country

The Chinese Football Association revealed details of this season's Chinese Super League and urged the country's professional clubs to move on from the financial problems that have dogged them in recent…

The 2021 World University Summer Games scheduled for this August in Chengdu, China, has been postponed until 2022 due to the pandemic

Chinese streaming platform and internet giant Tencent has announced its first major sports media rights deal covering territories outside its home market, with a three-year deal for Major League Baseball…

The Chinese Football Association has disqualified six clubs from taking part in professional leagues in the 2021 season, as a result of financial problems

Online betting and gaming brand Betway has extended and upgraded its sponsorship of the PSG.LGD Dota 2 team based out of Shanghai, China. In addition to the Betway agreement, PSG

Off-road electric racing series Extreme E has further boosted its coverage in China ahead of its impending debut by agreeing a rights deal with conglomerate Tencent

Chinese sports streaming platform Zhibo.tv has agreed a five-year deal for media rights for the MotoGP motorcycle racing world championship, beginning with the 2021 season. Zhibo

Sports brands including Adidas and Nike are facing a backlash in China over their stances on sourcing cotton from the country's Xinjiang province

Sports media and data firm Sportradar is to distribute international media rights for the Chinese Basketball Association League under a new multi-year deal beginning with the current season