China

Golf’s LPGA Tour has postponed its 2015 Reignwood Pine Valley Classic in China, citing a date conflict, but has agreed on an extension to the hosting contract for the tournament.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the International Olympic Committee to fully respect human rights commitments in preparing for and hosting the 2022 winter Olympic Games, adding the forthcoming decision over whether Almaty or Beijing will stage the event will provide an “extreme test” of the IOC’s new Agenda 2020 measures.

A Chinese team is in discussions over the possibility of entering the 2017 America’s Cup, organisers of the sailing showpiece have revealed.

Lamine Diack, the president of the International Association of Athletics Federations, has urged organisers of the global governing body’s 2015 World Championships in Beijing, China to ramp up efforts to sell tickets for the event.

A senior Chinese sports official was today (Thursday) fired from his government position amid a corruption investigation, with little over a fortnight remaining before the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decides whether Beijing will host the 2022 winter Olympics.

Mediarex Sports & Entertainment (MSE), the parent company of the Global Poker Index (GPI) has secured $4.9m (€4.45m) in Series A funding from a round of private investors to finance its Sportify Poker initiative.

Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda has today (Tuesday) completed its acquisition of the majority shareholding in the Infront Sports & Media agency.

Lega Serie A, the governing body of the top division of Italian football, has announced that its 2015 Supercoppa Italiana competition will be staged in Shanghai, China on August 8.

Chinese Super League champion Evergrande Taobao has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in a move that is set to see it become the first listed football club in Asia.

Beijing’s bid committee for the 2022 winter Olympic Games has denied that an investigation into a deputy Chinese sports minister over alleged corruption could have an impact on its effort to secure hosting rights to the multi-sport event.

Ahead of its second edition, organisers of tennis’ Wuhan Open is tripling the size of its host venue to 15,000 seats – more than all four grand slam showpiece courts. Elisha Chauhan asks if it is too much, too soon.

Euroleague Basketball and Chinese media and entertainment group HBN have formed a new company to manage the rights of the pan-European club competition in China.

Almaty in Kazakhstan and Beijing in China have integrated their bids for the 2022 winter Olympic Games into long-term development strategies for their cities, according to International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach.

Beijing 2022 has reiterated its commitment to an anti-discrimination pledge it signed concerning its bid to host the winter Olympic Games, but has denied any knowledge of a crackdown on an anti-discrimination group in China.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has released the report by its Evaluation Commission into the bid cities for the 2022 winter Olympic Games, with Almaty and Beijing’s main concerns flagged up as being financial issues and the provision of suitable snow levels, respectively.

The contest to host the 2022 winter Olympic Games may be a two-horse race, but promises to be one of the most fascinating ever. Kevin Roberts explains why, examining the background to the bidding battle and detailing each candidate through the eyes of its bid leader.