Malaysia
Bandar Malaysia to title sponsor Malaysia Open
Real estate development project Bandar Malaysia has agreed a deal to title sponsor this year's Malaysia Open golf tournament
BeIN agrees Pakistan Super League APAC rights deal
Pay-television broadcaster beIN has agreed a one-season deal to broadcast cricket’s Pakistan Super League in Australia and across various Asia countries and territories.
Can Chinese viewership help the Tour de Langkawi to fiscal health?
Malaysia’s UCI-certified Tour de Langkawi has long struggled with raising enough revenue to cover costs, but a path to break even may lie through China. SportBusiness’ Asia editor Kelvin Tan reports.
Malaysian Super League adds CIMB as title sponsor of Super League
The Malaysia Super League football competition has signed up Malaysian bank CIMB as title sponsor of its Super League competition
With infrastructure and administrative support, Malaysia’s first rugby stadium could unlock the sport’s commercial potential
Rugby has a surprisingly large cachet in Malaysia, but the sport’s commercial potential has always been limited by the lack of a home. John Duerden investigates how that could change with the construction of the country’s first rugby-specific stadium.
JDT wins AFC Cup Club of the Decade award
Malaysia Super League champions Johor Darul Ta'zim have won the Asian Football Confederation Cup Club of the Decade award
Telekom Malaysia returns to Malaysian football in sponsorship and broadcast deal
Telekom Malaysia (TM)’s association with the Malaysia Football League (MFL) has been revived in a new sponsorship and broadcast rights contract.
Extreme E signs rights deal with Malaysia’s RTM
The Extreme E off-road racing series has agreed a three-season rights deal with Malaysian public-service broadcaster RTM
Malaysian FA pushes club privatisation but weak revenues mean state support is here to stay
Malaysia’s football clubs are to be formally privatised this year, but the journey from state support to self-sufficiency looks fraught, with questions over the future of broadcasting and sponsorship revenues. John Duerden takes a closer look.
Asean Club Championship prepares for inaugural season without Malaysian teams
The organisers of the new Asean Club Championship football tournament are preparing to launch this year without the participation of Malaysian clubs
Reddentes Sports to distribute rights for Malaysian sepak takraw and football events
The Reddentes Sports agency has sublicensed from Malaysian pay-television broadcaster Astro the media rights outside Malaysia for the 2019 Sepak Takraw League Champions Cup and the inaugural 2020 Asia…
Malaysian Open returns to Asian Tour in 2020
The Malaysian Open will return to the Asian Tour in 2020, after a four year hiatus
Malaysian Football League cancels media rights payment to clubs
The Malaysian Football League announced on Saturday that it wouldn't be able to pay its clubs a planned second instalment of media rights revenue this year
What happens when Asia’s sporting legends retire?
The legends of Li Na, Kim Yuna and Lee Chong Wei have all retired and their absences leave gaping holes in their sports back home, one that sponsors and associations are keen to fill as quickly as possible.
Tour de Langkawi to add extra races in 2020
The Tour de Langkawi, a major Union Cycliste Internationale-sanctioned men’s cycle race in Malaysia, is adding an Under-23 race and a one-day race to its programme in 2020.
Seven elected to Malaysian Hockey Confederation leadership
The Malaysian Hockey Confederation has elected seven new staff to its leadership committee for the next four years, after a turbulent two weeks of campaigning
Plans unveiled for Global Rapid Rugby series
Global Rapid Rugby, a new club competition incorporating former Super Rugby franchise Western Force, has today (Thursday) revealed plans for its debut season with teams representing Fiji, Samoa, Hong Kong…
Petronas agrees fuel supplier deal for Moto2 and Moto3
Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas has agreed a deal to be the official fuel supplier for the Moto2 and Moto3 motorcycle racing series for the three years from 2020 until 2022