China
Events

The World Health Organisation has backed the International Olympic Committee's assessment that there is no need to cancel or move the Tokyo 2020 Olympics because of the coronavirus outbreak
Basketball
Other

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the league will lose "several hundred million dollars" due to the controversy in China over Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey's tweet about Hong Kong in October
Cycling
Events

Malaysia’s UCI-certified Tour de Langkawi has long struggled with raising enough revenue to cover costs, but a path to break even may lie through China. SportBusiness’ Asia editor Kelvin Tan reports.
Basketball
Governance

The Chinese Basketball Association is close to a long-term agreement with the Basketball Federation of Serbia (KSS), covering joint work to develop basketball in China
Rugby Union
Events

SportAccord on Thursday confirmed that this year’s World Sport & Business Summit will not take place in Beijing due to the Novel Coronavirus outbreak in China, while Tokyo 2020 has reiterated that this s…
Motorsport
Events

The Formula 1 motor-racing series has confirmed today (Wednesday) that the Chinese Grand Prix scheduled for April 19 has been postponed amid concerns over the coronavirus outbreak in the country
Events

Asian Football Confederation Cup matches involving teams from East Asia have been postponed until April due to the coronavirus outbreak
Events

Formula One managing director of motorsports Ross Brawn has said it is "unlikely" this year's Shanghai Grand Prix will go ahead as scheduled on April 19 due to the coronavirus
Badminton
Events

Mixed martial arts promoter ONE Championship has cancelled its planned event in Chongqing on April 11 due to the coronavirus epidemic
Motorsport
Events

The Shanghai Sports Federation has recommended that all sports events in the Chinese city be suspended until the ongoing coronavirus epidemic is declared over, putting several sporting events at risk of…
Esports
Media

Media rights are the fastest-growing revenue stream in esports – particularly in Asia – but, according to Riot Games’ head of strategic partnerships Jamie Lewin, they’re still a secondary target for game publishers. Kelvin Tan reports.
Football
Events

The Asian Football Confederation has postponed 12 Champions League matches involving Chinese clubs, following a meeting in Kuala Lumpur yesterday to discuss the impact of the coronavirus outbreak
Esports
Events

Tokyo 2020's organisers have dismissed reports that this summer's Olympics might be cancelled or postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak
Football
Events

The Chinese Football Association is postponing the start of the 2020 season of its national football leagues at all levels, including the top-tier Super League, in response to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak…
Events

The World Indoor Athletics Championships due to be held in Nanjing, China in March has been postponed by a year due to the coronavirus outbreak
Football
Finance & Law

Chinese football academy operator Ke Hua Sports has agreed to invest in struggling Belgian football club Sporting Lokeren
Winter Sports
Events

The X Games action sports franchise has become the latest organisation affected by China’s coronavirus crisis following a decision to postpone its inaugural winter edition in the country.
Athletics
Events

Several major sporting events in China and Asia have been postponed, cancelled, or under threat due to the coronavirus outbreak