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China’s Ke Hua Sports to invest in Sporting Lokeren
Chinese football academy operator Ke Hua Sports has agreed to invest in struggling Belgian football club Sporting Lokeren
ESPN postpones maiden Chinese winter X Games event
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.
February sporting events in China cancelled or under threat due to coronavirus
Several major sporting events in China and Asia have been postponed, cancelled, or under threat due to the coronavirus outbreak
Coronavirus impacts sports events industry
The coronavirus has begun to impact the sports industry with Olympic qualifying tournaments in football, boxing and basketball, as well as cycling and tennis events, among the competitions either rescheduled …
Street League Skateboarding details 2020 schedule ahead of Olympics
Street League Skateboarding (SLS), the sport’s leading professional series, has announced its schedule for the 2020 season ahead of skateboarding’s Olympic debut in Tokyo this summer.
World Snooker Tour looks to global future with rebrand
The World Snooker Tour revealed a new corporate identity and name at the start of this year as it marked ten years of ownership by Barry Hearn's Matchroom Sport. The rebrand is intended to see it towards another decade of international growth, with China, India and the Middle East on snooker's radar.
Coronavirus puts more sports events in China under question
China's General Administration of Sport has instructed the country's sports associations to consider cancelling upcoming events as far as April in response to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak in the country,…
China winter sports tourism and domestic skier numbers surge
A report on Chinese winter sport consumption habits by the China Tourism Academy and online Chinese tour operator Ctrip has said the number of winter sports tourists during the 2018-19 season hit 224 million
NBA and Tsai ‘optimistic’ over return of CCTV coverage
Brooklyn Nets owner Joseph Tsai has expressed his desire for Chinese state broadcaster CCTV to resume its coverage of the NBA basketball league amid the continued fallout caused by a tweet sent last year…
Kakao launches golf streaming section on internet portal Daum
Korean internet services firm Kakao has launched a new golf media section, including live streaming coverage of major tours, on its online portal Daum
Chinese athletes to benefit as government heads off potential for endorsement disputes in Olympic year
Regulation has limited the extent to which China’s sporting stars can capitalise on their sporting prowess via commercial deals. But recent rule changes by the General Administration of Sports offers new possibilities. Chen Yaolin investigates.
Women’s football and boxing Olympic qualifiers moved from Wuhan
Tokyo 2020 qualifying events in boxing and women's football scheduled for next month in Wuhan, China will be moved due to the coronavirus outbreak
160over90 recruits Steere to head up Chinese business
The recently-rebranded 160over90, the marketing services arm of sports and entertainment group Endeavor, has recruited John Steere as senior vice-president and managing director of its operations in China
Barcelona partners with China Academy of Art for Chinese New Year posters
FC Barcelona has collaborated with the China Academy of Art to produce a series of posters to mark the upcoming Chinese New Year that combine the club's stars with traditional Chinese patterns and graphics
Olympic football qualifiers remain in Wuhan despite ‘growing’ coronavirus concerns
The Chinese Football Association has said it is not yet planning on moving the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games women's football qualifying tournament from Wuhan despite growing concerns about the coronavirus…
MTG share price falls as proposed Huya joint venture shelved
Esports entertainment company Modern Times Group (MTG) has seen its share price take a near 14-per-cent hit after announcing the termination of a proposed strategic joint venture with Chinese live-streaming…
China claims 15.3-per-cent growth in sports sector in 2018
China's National Bureau of Statistics and General Administration of Sport have announced that total sports sector output grew 15.3 per cent year-on-year in 2018 to hit ¥2.6tn ($376.4bn).
China’s Huya to stream League of Legends tournaments
Chinese live-streaming platform Huya has acquired rights for the League of Legends esports organisation’s North American Championship Series and European Championship.