China
Round-Up: EPL broadcasters ask for ‘unprecedented’ access, Lancs’ India plans, new Chinese basketball museum, and more
UK government culture secretary Oliver Dowden has said he hopes the Premier League can resume by mid-June. The teams have agreed to start non-contact training in small groups today
Bach says Beijing 2022 can benefit from Tokyo postponement
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has hailed the progress of preparations for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, and said the event might benefit from the move of the Tokyo Summer…
Round-Up: Ferrari weighs Indycar, Bayern-Douyin deal, Tendulkar settles, Japan shutdown cost, and more
The shutdown of professional sport in Japan will have cost the economy ¥274.7bn ($2.6bn/€2.4b
LaLiga aligns with Mediapro and Super Sports Media in Chinese commercial JV
LaLiga, the organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football, has formed a joint venture with Spanish rights and production agency Mediapro and Super Sports Media, a subsidiary of Chinese…
Round-Up: PGA Tour measures, Asian Beach Games ploughs on, UK govt training guidelines, and more
Details have been reported of a 37-page memo from golf's PGA Tour to its players, outlining the Covid-19 measures that will be taken when the series resumes next month
CCTV maintains stance on NBA coverage
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV has moved to deny claims that it will resume its coverage of the NBA basketball league
Round-Up: Hyundai breaks with FFA, Ma Guoli leaves CBA, PGA Tour to fly golfers, European football restarts, and more
Hyundai is ending its sponsorship of the Australian A-League after this season, according to the Sydney Morning Herald
Endeavor’s Michael Ma returns to NBA to lead China operations
Michael Ma, the chief executive of Endeavor China, is returning to the National Basketball Association to head up the major league’s operations in China.
Tianjin Tianhai folds, leaves Chinese Super League
Chinese Super League side Tianjin Tianhai has folded after failing to attract any buyer
Round-Up: Endeavor loan, Japan rugby league delayed, Victorian teams resume training, and more
Sports and entertainment group Endeavor has secured a $260m loan to help it through the Covid-19 downturn, the Wall Street Journal reports. The loan supplements an existing $2
Yao Ming outlines plan to restart Chinese basketball season
Yao Ming, president of the Chinese Basketball Association, has put forward three options to resume the league's season, which has been on hold since February 1 due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Chinese Super League plans to restart in June
The Chinese Football Association has drawn up a series of plans for a return of top-flight competition in the country
Guangzhou Evergrande post hefty loss for 2019
Chinese Super League football team Guangzhou Evergrande reported a $274m (€252m) loss for 2019, according to the club’s latest annual report.
ONE agrees partnership with Douyin
Mixed martial arts promotion ONE Championship has become the latest sports property to agree a deal with Chinese video-sharing social network Douyin
Nenking Group takes over Ligue 2 club Sochaux
Chinese conglomerate Nenking Group is now officially the owner of French Ligue 2 side FC Sochaux-Montbéliard.
K League international rights sales surge ahead of restart
Korea's K League has agreed media rights deals in 10 overseas markets, with potentially more to come, as it prepares to become one of the few football leagues in the world to resume play next month
Douyin and LaLiga agree China partnership
LaLiga and Douyin have inked an agreement whereby the Chinese platform will become an Official Social Media Partner of the Spanish football league until March 2021
Evergrande planning three major stadiums in China
Chinese Super League football club Guangzhou Evergrande has started work on a landmark 100,000-seat home stadium