China

Winter Sports
Events

The 2021 FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships have been moved from Zhangjiakou in China to Aspen in the state of Colorado due to travel restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic
Football
Governance

Chinese FA Cup winners Shandong Luneng have been expelled from this year’s AFC Champions League after the confederation removed the club’s licence.
Football
Media

The broadcast feed for matches from Italian football’s Serie A has been pulled from PP Sports, the Chinese streaming platform owned by Suning Holdings, over non-payment of rights to the IMG agency.
American Football
Business

Chinese short-form video platform Kuaishou saw its shares almost triple in its Hong Kong stock market debut after a $5.4bn (€4.5bn) initial public offering.
Multi-sport
Events

IOC president Thomas Bach said the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics would "transform the global scene for winter sports", in an address marking one year to go until the start of the Games
Football
Fan Engagement

The Sportfive agency has been mandated by LaLiga outfit Atlético de Madrid to increase its market presence internationally, most notably in China and North America.
Motorsport
Media

Nascent electric off-road racing series Extreme E has extended its reach further in China through a tie-up with Douyin, the ByteDance-owned video-sharing social networking platform
Winter Sports
Events

Guy Horne, founder of specialist consultancy H&A Media and his colleague and former Olympian Ana Jelusic examine China’s readiness to host the 2022 Winter Olympics and look at the commercial opportunities in the country’s emerging winter sports market
Motorsport
Events

Formula E and the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) have revealed details of the races to follow next month’s season opener in Saudi Arabia.
Football
Fan Engagement

China-based sports digital consultancy and marketing platform Mailman has released its digital performance index ranking European clubs, leagues and players online in the country, and has ranked Barcelona…
Industry Moves

Sam Li, the head of international business strategy at the Sina Sports division of Chinese internet giant Sina, is leaving his role to focus on his projects as an investor and adviser in the sports technology…
Multi-sport
Events

Chinese President Xi Jinping has reassured International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach that despite disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic China will present the 2022 winter Games in line…
Basketball
Finance & Law

Li Qing, partner at law firm JunHe LLP, analyses the recent Chinese court ruling on the intellectual property case involving US basketball legend Michael Jordan and Chinese sportswear firm Qiaodan Sports and considers the implications of the ruling for other brand owners looking to develop their businesses in China.
Football
Fan Engagement

English Premier League club Manchester City has announced a partnership with digital payments company Alipay to launch a digital ecommerce and experiences portal for fans in China
Football
Media

Chinese streaming platform PP Sports is following through on a threat last year to sue the English Premier League over their collapsed media rights deal, according to a report in the Financial Times
Football
Finance & Law

London-based private equity firm BC Partners is reportedly in talks over an investment in Italian Serie A football club Inter Milan
Events

The new Extreme E off-road all-electric series has pushed back its opening race in Saudi Arabia from March to April due to the Covid-19 pandemic - CNA/Reuters
Basketball
Media

Chinese streaming giant Tencent showed a live Houston Rockets game on Monday for the first time since the Daryl Morey controversy in October 2019