China
China amongst candidates for 2023 Asian Cup hosting rights
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced that China, Indonesia, Thailand and South Korea have all expressed an interest in hosting the 2023 edition of its showpiece Asian Cup national team tournament.
China targets football elite with new long-term plan
Authorities in China have unveiled a new strategy to establish the country as one of the world’s strongest footballing nations by 2050.
Alibaba backs World Rugby with ‘groundbreaking’ deal
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has secured its latest investment in sport by reaching a 10-year deal media rights and development deal with World Rugby, the global governing body of rugby union.
Powerhouses join forces in Chinese sports venture
The Alisports arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has entered into a partnership with the CSM Sport & Entertainment division of marketing services group Chime Communications to develop and run a range of global sport properties and mass participation events across China.
Alibaba leaps into e-sports with YuuZoo partnership
Singapore-based social networking company YuuZoo has signed an agreement with Chinese conglomerate Alibaba to launch and operate e-sports competitions in China.
Rockets and Pelicans fly to China for NBA Global Games 2016
The National Basketball Association has said it will mark the 10th edition of its NBA Global Games China series by staging two preseason games in the country later this year.
Fina, Wada to probe Russian allegations as China comes under the spotlight
Fina, the global governing body of aquatic sports, has underlined its “particularly robust approach” to anti-doping procedures in relation to Russia after allegations emerged of systemic doping in the country.
NFL games touted for China, Germany
American football league the NFL is exploring the possibility of staging a regular-season game in China as early as 2018 and Germany in 2017, according to multiple reports.
Wanda targets role in World Cup bidding process
Chinese conglomerate the Wanda Group has said its top-tier commercial partnership with world football’s governing body Fifa will leave it “better placed” to help decide where future editions of major events such as the World Cup take place.
President Xi outlines demands for Beijing’s winter Olympics
Chinese President Xi Jinping has today (Friday) insisted that the country must host a winter Olympics that is as “clean as the snow” in 2022.
Flying high
Chinese investment in sport has accelerated over the past year. Sportbusiness International looks at the reasons behind this growing trend.
IFP handed Match Poker boost with Chinese alliance
The International Federation of Poker’s (IFP) Match Poker form of the game has been handed a major boost in China through a new partnership between the Alibaba Sports division of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group and the Oceans Sports & Entertainment agency.
Chinese Football Association formally separates from government control
The Chinese Football Association (CFA) has formally separated from the control of the country’s government in a bid to give the national governing body of the sport more independence.
Winter Olympics co-host details plans for sports hub
Co-host of the 2022 winter Olympics, Zhangjiakou, has outlined plans to develop a sports hub ahead of the staging of the Games in China.
IAAF investigating Chinese doping allegations
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has said it is investigating allegations of a Chinese state-sponsored doping regime in the sport during the 1990s.
World Roller Games switches from Barcelona to Nanjing
The inaugural edition of the World Roller Games will now take place in the Chinese city of Nanjing in 2017 after Barcelona in Spain withdrew its hosting rights.
Alibaba links up with boxing’s governing body
The Alisports division of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has expanded its influence in sport by signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Boxing Association (Aiba).
Mendes’ Gestifute agency forges partnership with Chinese conglomerate
Gestifute, the powerful football agency founded by influential Portuguese agent Jorge Mendes, has entered into a wide-ranging strategic partnership with Foyo Culture and Entertainment, a subsidiary of Chinese investment conglomerate Fosun International.