China
Lifetime bans possible as Chinese snooker stars hit with match-fixing charges
The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) has charged all 10 Chinese players currently suspended from the World Snooker Tour (WST) with match-fixing offences, and life bans potentially a…
Tennis and snooker to boost Shanghai’s sporting calendar in 2023
Shanghai is set to host a range of major international sporting events in 2023 after almost three years of cancellations and postponements due to problems caused by the Covid-19 pandemic in China
Chinese trading card company Daka adds Belgium football team to portfolio
Daka Culture will create and distribute official trading cards in China for the Belgian national football team under a new three-year deal
Chinese GP hopes ended as F1 sticks to 23-race schedule
Formula 1 has today (Tuesday) confirmed that its 2023 season will remain at 23 races, ending hopes of the Chinese Grand Prix returning to the schedule or an alternative event being found
Shanghai returns to Archery World Cup calendar
World Archery has announced that Shanghai will return to take its regular position on the Archery World Cup calendar, with the 2023 season also set to see the Paris round act as a test event for the 2024…
Infront director of global partnerships O’Connor switches to 18K Sports
Dave O’Connor has left his role as director of global partnerships at Infront, a role in which he led a team overseeing the delivery and activation of Wanda Group’s various sports sponsorships.
F1’s Zhou signs Dior deal, extends with HSBC
Chinese Formula 1 driver Zhou Guanyu has agreed a new endorsement deal with Dior, while also extending his contract with HSBC
League of Legends Pro League signs long-term Migu rights deal
China Mobile’s streaming platform Migu has acquired rights to the League of Legends Pro League (LPL), the top-tier domestic professional league for the video game title.
Barcelona adds Chinese trading card maker Daka to portfolio
Spanish La Liga club FC Barcelona has announced a three-year sponsorship deal with Chinese trading card manufacturer Daka
US-Australian investor Crest to lead $40m funding round for EASL
American-Australian investment company Crest Sports and Entertainment will be the lead investor in a new $40m (€38m) Series C fundraising round by nascent Asian basketball league the East Asia Super L…
CCTV’s NBA viewership ‘approaching pre-2019 levels’
The NBA’s viewership figures on Chinese state broadcaster CCTV are reportedly close to returning to the levels reached prior to the league’s blackout in the country.
East Asia Super League to tee up inaugural season with ‘Champions Week’ in Japan
New pan-regional club basketball competition the East Asia Super League will run a five-day competition in Japan next March as it prepares for its first full season in 2023-24
F1 drops Chinese Grand Prix again amid ‘Covid-19 situation’
Formula 1 has today (Friday) announced that its Chinese Grand Prix will be missing from the race calendar for the fourth consecutive season
ACB widens reach in China with PP Sports, Bilibili streaming deals
The Spanish Basketball Clubs Association (ACB) has agreed rights deals in China with online streaming platforms PP Sports and Bilibili for Liga ACB, the top tier of Spanish club basketball
Belgian FA adds DeRucci as regional sponsor
The Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) has added Chinese bedding brand DeRucci International as a regional sponsor.
The deal, which covers the China region, was brokered by the Sportfive agency
Mengniu adds PSG to football sponsorship portfolio
French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain has signed a sponsorship deal with Chinese dairy brand Mengniu Group.
The deal names Mengniu as an official regional partner of PSG in China
CCTV appears to cut shots of mask-free World Cup crowds
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV appears to have cut some images of fans not wearing masks from its television coverage of the Fifa World Cup, according to various reports
Chinese Formula 1 Grand Prix in 2023 ‘to be cancelled’
The long-awaited return of Formula 1 motor racing to China next year is set to be cancelled due to the country's ongoing Covid policies, the BBC has reported