China
Dugout and PP Sports agree content partnership
Digital football content platform Dugout has agreed a partnership to provide content to Chinese sports streaming service PP Sports
Chinese Super League distributes revenue, chases debts
The Chinese Super League is due to pay RMB15m ($2.1m/€1.9
Beijing 2022 invites Official Suppliers
The organisers of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics have invited companies to bid for official supplier contracts in several categories
Switzerland’s most successful football club gets Asian ownership
Another Asia-based investor has bought into European football, with Hong Kong-based Champion Union HK Holdings snapping up 90 per cent of the shares in Swiss team Grasshopper Club Zurich
China’s top court gives Michael Jordan partial victory
Former basketball star Michael Jordan has scored a small win in his long-running legal tussle with Chinese sportswear firm Qiaodan Sports
CBA lands wide-ranging China Mobile rights deal
Migu, the video entertainment subsidiary of mobile telecoms operator China Mobile, has signed a wide-ranging agreement with the CBA, the top basketball league in China
China’s sports industry starts to think beyond Covid-19
Andrew Collins, chief executive at Mailman, and Shoto Zhu, founder and president of Oceans Marketing, talk to SportBusiness Asia senior analyst, Kevin McCullagh, about how the Chinese sports industry is…
Liaoning FC on brink of shutting down
China League One football club Liaoning FC is on the brink of shutting down, according to news agency Reuters
China to host 2021 Asian Youth Games in Shantou
The Olympic Council of Asia announced yesterday that China will host the third edition of the Asian Youth Games in Shantou from November 20 to 28 next year
China extends sports suspension, CBA League restart plan shelved
China's General Administration of Sport issued a statement yesterday saying sporting events that draw crowds are "not to be resumed as of yet
2021 World Taekwondo Championships moved following Olympics postponement
World Taekwondo has announced that it will reschedule its 2021 World Championships, following the International Olympic Committee’s confirmation that the 2020 Olympic Games will be pushed back by 12 m…
IWGA seek ‘urgent’ resolution for World Games after Olympics postponement
The International World Games Association (IWGA) has said it is working “very urgently” on a change of dates for its 2021 World Games in the US city of Birmingham, while the International University Spo…
Li-Ning forecasts 2020 profit increase with Chinese coronavirus lockdown nearing end
Chinese sportswear company Li-Ning revealed revenue in 2019 had grown double the pace of 2018, while net income tripled the previous year's after a one time gain, with net profit attributable to shareholders …
Chinese Athletics Association agrees sponsorship with Huami
The Chinese Athletic Association and national track and field team have agreed a sponsorship deal with wearable technology brand Huami
Tencent reports increased revenues and profits, warns on virus impact
Chinese digital media company Tencent reported large increases in revenues and profits in 2019, but warned of the impact on its business of the coronavirus epidemic
Fifa poised to reschedule revamped Club World Cup
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has proposed moving the new Club World Cup, which was scheduled to be hosted in China next year, as world football’s governing body seeks to address the competition backlog c…
Wanda Sports Group signs $240m loan facility
Wanda Sports Group, the sports unit of Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda, has agreed a $240m (€215.3m) senior term loan facility with Credit Suisse.
Diamond League latest to announce event suspensions
World Athletics’ Diamond League has become the latest event to be suspended in response to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.