Hong Kong
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
Hong Kong targets more sports events and conferences after return of Rugby Sevens
Hong Kong is expected to increase funding for the staging of major sport events in the city as officials hailed a successful return of the its World Rugby Sevens Series stage last weekend
Tottenham urged to terminate AIA front-of-shirt sponsorship deal
A group of British politicians have called on English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur to terminate its sponsorship agreement with Hong Kong-based insurance firm AIA
Hong Kong’s i-Cable secures exclusive Asian Games rights
Telecoms operator i-Cable has secured exclusive media rights in Hong Kong to the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games
HKRU strikes NFT tie-up with NuArca Labs ahead of Hong Kong Sevens return
Hong Kong Rugby Union has announced an agreement with non-fungible tokens (NFT) company NuArca Labs that will see the two launch a digital trading card marketplace ahead of the Hong Kong Sevens tournament
Hong Kong marathon and dragon boat championships join list of cancelled events
Hong Kong's tough pandemic policies claimed two more high-profile sporting victims late last week as the city's marathon and the World Dragon Boat Racing Championships were moved from their original dates
Animoca Brands raises $110m in fresh funds
Hong Kong-based digital collectibles brand Animoca Brands has closed a strategic funding round of $110m (€109m), with new investors including Temasek, Boyu Capital and GGV Capital.
Hong Kong expects pandemic disruption to be ‘short-term’ despite threat of more cancellations
Hong Kong believes the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on its ability to host major sports events will be “short-term” despite restrictions continuing to see events cancelled, its sports commissioner has…
BWF World Tour events in Hong Kong, Macau cancelled for third year in a row
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has announced the cancellation of events in Hong Kong and Macau
Hong Kong Sevens to return this year after securing government approval
The Hong Kong leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series will return this year for the first time since the pandemic began, after getting approval from the city-state's government, the South China Morning Post…
Hong Kong Masters to return after five-year break
The World Snooker Tour (WST) and the Hong Kong Billiard Sports Control Council (HKBSCC) have announced the return of the Hong Kong Masters snooker tournament after a five-year hiatus
Hong Kong Premier League to implement VAR after ‘receiving HK$10m grants’
The Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA) has announced it is seeking to implement Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology in the Hong Kong Premier League from the start of the 2023-24 season
Kai Tak Sports Park build delayed until 2024
Hong Kong’s sports commissioner has announced that Kai Tak Sports Park, the HK$30bn ($3.8bn/€3.6bn
HKRU in ‘advanced talks’ over Covid-19 protocols for Hong Kong Sevens event in November
The Hong Kong Rugby Union (HKRU) is in “advanced talks” with government officials about hosting arrangements for the World Rugby Sevens Series event set to take place at Hong Kong Stadium later this yea…
M Plus acquires Brasileiro Série A rights in Hong Kong and Macau
Macau-based sports streaming platform M Plus has acquired rights for Brasileiro Série A football in its home territory and Hong Kong in a deal with the 1190 Sports agency.
World Rugby Sevens Series to return to Australia and New Zealand in 2023
The World Rugby Sevens Series is to return to Australia, Hong Kong and New Zealand for the first time since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic as part of its biggest season to date, organisers have…
Rights to women’s cricket’s FairBreak Invitational secured by 14 broadcasters
Fourteen broadcasters have acquired media rights to the FairBreak Invitational women's cricket series
BeIN acquires Speedway GP rights across Southeast Asia and the US
Pay-television operator beIN Sports has acquired media rights to the FIM Speedway Grand Prix World Championship in a season-long agreement with new event promotor Discovery Sports Events, the global promotion…