China

Football
Media

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
Football
Media

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…
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

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

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
Table Tennis
Events

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.
Multi-sport
Governance

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
Multi-sport
Governance

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…
Governance

State Department seeks "coordinated" response to human rights abuses
Winter Sports

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
Football
Governance

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…
Events

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

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…
Football
Finance & Law

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

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
Motorsport
Media

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
Motorsport
Media

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
Marketing

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

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