China

Australian National Rugby League (NRL) club Manly Sea Eagles has lodged plans with the Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) to play a fixture in Shenzhen next year.

The Chinese Football Association is reportedly to be sued by its former national team coach, following a breakdown of compensation negotiations after his firing.

Diego Maradona has been awarded compensation from two Chinese firms after his name featured in an online game, Hot-Blooded Soccer, without the former footballing star’s permission.

World number two golfer Rory McIlroy is set to gain a reported €2 million through the sale of luxury yacht business Sunseeker, which McIlroy has a stake in.

Chief executive of the Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA)'s European Tour, George O'Grady, has urged all stakeholders in the sport to learn from China and the way the country is making golf more accessible.

The United Arab Emirates is reportedly planning to bid for this year’s Italian Super Cup against rival bidding hosts China.

Taiwanese CK Wu has stated that China will not oppose his bid to become International Olympic Committee (IOC) president.

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has enhanced its sponsorship portfolio by securing China Unicom on a four-year event deal.

The Football Association, the governing body of football in England, has announced the launch of its first foreign-language website in Mandarin ahead of the FA Cup semi-finals this weekend.

Carlsberg has broadened its football sponsorship portfolio by agreeing a three-year deal to become the exclusive beer partner of the Chinese Super League (CSL).

The PGA Tour and leading audio technology firm Bose have announced a three-year sponsorship deal for category rights in China, with the deal marking the first official corporate sponsorship for exclusive rights the golf organisation has made outside of the United States.

The Chinese Football Association (CFA) is seeking to harness the worldwide popularity of David Beckham after announcing the former England captain as the first global ambassador for Chinese football.

The World Curling Federation (WCF) has announced that its 2014 World Men’s Championship will take place in the Chinese capital of Beijing – the first time the event has ever been held in the Asia-Pacific region.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has announced that Guiyang and Cali will host the World Cross Country Championships and World Youth Championships in 2015.

Tsingtao has been announced as an official partner of the Chinese Basketball Association’s (CBA) Professional League ahead of the start of the new 2012-13 season at the weekend.

The PGA Tour has announced that China’s HSBC-WGC Champions tournament will be elevated to full World Golf Championships (WGC) status from 2013, with HSBC signing a three-year extension through 2015 as title sponsor of the event.