China
58.com invests in Chinese Super League sponsorship
The Chinese Super League (CSL) has reached a long-term agreement with online classified ads marketplace, 58.com and its secondary real estate platform Anjuke to jointly sponsor the league
ATP Tour, Diamond League cancel China legs
The Association of Tennis Professionals' remaining tournaments in China this year and the Diamond League athletics meeting in Shanghai in September have been cancelled
CFA hails ‘precious result’ as Super League returns
The Chinese Super League began its 2020 season at the weekend, with seven matches played and one more to follow this evening
Former agent and translator aims to create Asian basketball’s ‘Champions League’
SportBusiness speaks to Matt Beyer, the chief executive of the East Asia Super League about his plans for the competition and his background working as a translator for Yi Jianlian in the NBA
Round-Up: Australia rejects NZ Super Rugby proposal, IPL dates pencilled, CBA opens to spectators, and more
Rugby Australia said it will reject New Zealand Rugby's proposal for a revamped Super Rugby competition, and is speaking to the rugby unions in Argentina and Japan about alternative models - Sydney Morning…
NBA says it has pulled out of Xinjiang facility
The NBA has terminated its relationship with a Chinese basketball academy in the controversial region of Xinjiang
WTA’s China tournaments cancelled, including Shenzhen finals
The Women's Tennis Association's seven planned tournaments in China this year, including its finals in Shenzhen, have been cancelled
World Table Tennis aims to serve up additional private equity investment
World Table Tennis, the new commercial arm of the International Table Tennis Federation, is continuing conversations with a view to selling further shares to private equity investors
CCTV’s Premier League broadcasts ‘demoted’ amid diplomatic tension
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV has switched its coverage of English Premier League football matches to its less popular CCTV5 Plus sports channel in a move analysts are linking to diplomatic tensions between…
Borussia Dortmund to kick off virtual Asia tour with Tmall launch
German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund will launch an official store on Alibaba-owned Chinese ecommerce platform Tmall this Friday, ahead of the start of its virtual summer tour of Asia on Saturday
Round-Up: Chinese GP doubts and deal extension, PP Sports battles pirates, vaccine critical for Tokyo Olympics, and more
The Chinese Formula One Grand Prix is to be cancelled this year, but is also set for a five-year extension to its hosting deal, from 2021 to 2025, according to reports by specialist motorsport journalists…
PGA Tour Series China 2020 season shelved
Travel restrictions and the ongoing spread of Covid-19 have led to the cancellation of this year's PGA Tour Series China 2020
Round-Up: Inaugural China Tennis Tour, TrueVisions’ football pressure tells, Maldives hosts AFC Cup Group E, and more
The Thai football league season may restart earlier than planned due to pressure from domestic broadcast partner TrueVisions, the Football Association of Thailand has said - Bangkok Post
Beijing 2022 adds Yum China to sponsorship portfolio
The Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (BOCOG) has added food retail services company Yum China as its latest sponsor
Endeavor’s 160over90 among quartet of companies working with WTT
World Table Tennis, the new commercial arm of the International Table Tennis Federation, has recruited the support of four companies, including 160over90, the marketing services arm of sports and entertainment…
Round-Up: Ballon d’Or cancelled, Japanese athlete abuse report, slimmed-down SEA Games, and more
Football's Ballon d'Or award for the world's best player, run by French magazine France Football, will not take place this year due to Covid-19
J.League shelves planned fan increase amid virus spike
The Japanese J.League has postponed a planned increase in the number of spectators allowed into games due to an increase in Covid-19 cases in the country
Zhang replaced as Wanda Sports chairman, Ironman sale complete
Lin Zhang, chairman and board member at Wanda Sports Group, the owner of the Infront agency, among other interests in sport, has relinquished his roles and will be succeeded as chairman by Maojun Zeng,…