China

Football
Media

Chinese streaming platform China Sports, also known as Zhibo.tv, has acquired exclusive rights to China League One, the country's second-tier football division, for the 2020 season. SportsMoney
Badminton
Events

Seven-times MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi has dismissed speculation he will be retiring from the sport at the end of the season, saying he is on the verge of signing a new deal with Malaysian-based team…
Football
Media

Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has said the top division of English club football wants to make the “best decision rather than the quickest decision” when securing a new Chinese broadcast rig…
Cricket
Events

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said "important and intensive discussions" were taking place in the coming weeks about Covid-19 counter measures for the Tokyo Olympics
Basketball
Industry Moves

The Chinese Basketball Association League Sports Company has appointed Zhang Xiong as its new chief executive
Badminton
Finance & Law

The French Open tennis championship at Roland Garros later this month will allow entry to up to 11,500 fans per day - Reuters/CNA
Cricket
Events

Chinese streaming platform PP Sports is going to sue the English Premier League over the termination of their media-rights contract for the 2019-20 to 2021-22 cycle, according to Chinese news service Beijing…
Table Tennis
Events

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has announced that China will be the hub for the resumption of its major events, with this year’s men’s and women’s World Cups being relocated from Germa…
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

America's top athletes could be banned from the Olympics and other major international sporting events if the US follows through on its threat to withdraw funding from the World Anti-Doping Agency - Reuters
Football
Media

The Premier League has terminated its lucrative media-rights contract with Chinese streaming platform PPTV after the Suning Holdings-owned broadcaster failed to meet rights fee payment deadlines
Basketball
Sponsorship & Marketing

Basketball’s world governing body Fiba has agreed a major new four-year sponsorship deal with Chinese consumer appliances firm TCL, beginning immediately and running until the end of 2023.
Athletics
Events

Tokyo 2020 organising committee CEO Toshiro Muto said he hopes outgoing Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe will remain involved with the Olympics hosting effort - Reuters/CNA A
Multi-sport
Governance

Mixed martial arts organisation UFC and the Chinese Olympic Committee have announced a multiyear agreement for UFC to help prepare Chinese athletes for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and 2022 Beijing Winter…
Cricket
Events

London-based investor Lindsell Train has increased stakes in sports and entertainment companies including Manchester United, Disney and World Wrestling Entertainment - Financial Times
Australian Rules Football
Events

The English Premier League allowed 2,500 supporters to attend a friendly between Brighton and Chelsea in a test of Covid-19 measures - AFP/CNA
Events

The 2021 Hong Kong Marathon has been postponed. The race was due to take place on January 24
Events

India will host the multi-sport Brics Games next year alongside the Khelo India Games, its annual youth sports competition, India’s Sports Minister has confirmed.
Basketball
Events

The former US ambassador to Singapore Kirk Wagar has resigned from the board of Axington, a firm linked to Bellagraph Nova Group, the company claiming to be bidding for English football club Newcastle…