India
FanCode enters online merchandising market
Indian online sports platform FanCode has added ‘FanCode Shop’, an online sports merchandise store, to its multi-sport aggregator platform.
Round-Up: Hong Kong 2021 marathon postponed, CA vows full schedule, America’s Cup legal battle, and more
The 2021 Hong Kong Marathon has been postponed. The race was due to take place on January 24
India plans to host Brics Games alongside Khelo 2021 youth tournament
India will host the multi-sport Brics Games next year alongside the Khelo India Games, its annual youth sports competition, India’s Sports Minister has confirmed.
Round-Up: Bayern irks Chinese fans, Kohli has biggest Asian Instagram following, India proposes BRICS Games, and more
The former US ambassador to Singapore Kirk Wagar has resigned from the board of Axington, a firm linked to Bellagraph Nova Group, the company claiming to be bidding for English football club Newcastle…
Flurry of sponsorship deals ahead of IPL start
There has been a surge in sponsorship dealmaking ahead of this year's Indian Premier League T20 tournament, which starts in the United Arab Emirates on September 19
Round-Up: Chinese fake golf goods raids, J.League keeps spectator cap, Malaysian football privatisation drive, and more
Chinese police, working with the US Golf Manufacturers Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group, seized more than 120,000 counterfeit golf products in raids of online golf retailers in four cities
Simon Chadwick | Sport feels the strain of East-West political tensions
Simon Chadwick, director of Eurasian Sport at emlyon Business School France/China, outlines the pressures being felt in the sports industry as political tensions ratchet up between China, the West and others.
Round-Up: IPL loses sponsor, Golf Australia and FFA appointments, CBA takes player image rights, and more
Indian retailer Future Group has pulled out of its sponsorship of the Indian Premier League. The company is suffering financial problems linked to Covid-19
Round-Up: BCCI confirms England tour, NZ North-South match postponed, CFA seeks production partner, and more
International Paralympic Committee president Andrew Parsons said next year's Paralympics could not go ahead at the current risk level for Covid-19, noting that some para-athletes were particularly vulnerable…
Dream11’s latest $235m funding round ‘takes company close to $2.5bn valuation’
India-based fantasy sports platform Dream11 is in talks with at least four private equity firms as part of its latest round of funding that could see its overall valuation break the $2.5bn (€2.1
Round-Up: Japanese companies turn against Olympics, survey says; KBO not expecting fans back soon; and more
A survey of 13,000 Japanese companies has found that more than half want next year's Tokyo Olympics to be either cancelled or postponed again - Kyodo News
Round-Up: Fifa ethics committee clears Infantino, CAF delays qualifiers, China LPGA Tour restarts, and more
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has been cleared by the organisation's ethics committee of any breach of its code in relation to his meetings with Swiss attorney-general Michael Lauber
CPL makes US linear debut, shown by India’s 1Sports in Mediapro deals
Mediapro Canada, an arm of the international production and media-rights agency, has negotiated broadcast deals in both the US market and India for the shortened 2020 edition of the Canadian Premier League
Rajasthan Royals sponsorship aims to challenge taboo around periods
A sponsorship deal by Indian Premier League team the Rajasthan Royals with sanitary pad brand Niine is aiming to break taboos in India around menstruation
Round-Up: New Fifa international window, Royals deal challenges taboos, NZ North v South match returns, and more
Fifa has created a new international match window in 2022, from January 24 to February 1, to ease fixture congestion caused by the Covid-19 pandemic - Japan Today
Fantasy sports platform Dream11 bids highest for IPL 2020 title rights
Online fantasy sports platform Dream11 has been awarded the title rights to the Indian Premier League 2020 season after a three-way bidding contest
Round-Up: Japan sticks with 5,000 fans, Chinese badminton league restart, O’Sullivan signs China agent, and more
Japan is to extend its 5,000-person limit on attendees at sports events and concerts beyond the initial planned period that ran until the end of August
Round-Up: Chinese sponsors exit English football deals, Seoul shuts out fans again, Uighur group calls for Beijing 2022 rethink, and more
Chinese company LD Sports is to walk away from its £7.5m ($9.8m/€8.3m