Malaysia

Football
Events

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed today (Friday) that the final of its AFC Cup competition will now be held in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur and not the Chinese city of Shanghai…
Hockey
Events

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has received new and amended bids for the next editions of its men’s and women’s World Cups after electing to reopen the process.
Events

Lu Yiwen, the deputy director of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region's (GZAR) sports bureau, said on Wednesday that Guangxi plans for more joint sports events with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations…
Governance

The Malaysian federal government is allocating RM671m ($147m) for sports development in 2020, according to finance minister Lim Guan Eng
Football
Events

Thailand will lead a joint bid with four other Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) countries for the 2034 Fifa World Cup, it has reportedly been agreed
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Spanish LaLiga club Barcelona has struck a three-year regional partnership with Sebang Global Battery, a Korean manufacturer of car batteries
Events

The upcoming Southeast Asian Games held in the Philippines will consist of 529 events in 56 sports, the most ever held for the biennial event
Industry Moves

The Olympic Council of Malaysia has confirmed Michelle Chai as its new chief operating officer, to take office from October 7
Badminton
Governance

The Badminton Association of Malaysia's long-serving vice-president Khoo Kim Eng passed away on Monday in Melaka

Lee Choong Kay, vice-president of sports business at Astro Malaysia, explains why organisations need to move fast and devote more time to esports.
Events

The Malaysian state of Kelantan has requested MYR291m (€63m/$69m) from the national Ministry of Youth and Sport (KBS) to upgrade its sports infrastructure and facilities ahead of a bid for the 2022 Sukma G…
Hockey
Governance

Malaysian Hockey Confederation president Datuk Seri Subahan Kamal has criticised the Asian Hockey Federation for failing to protect the continent's interests in the sport
Motorsport
Media

Malaysian pay-television broadcaster Astro will broadcast live coverage of the inaugural 'Races of Malaysia' motorsports event this December under a new media rights agreement with Eurosport Events
Stadia

Malaysia's Ministry of Youth and Sports minister Steven Sim said investigations will have to be made about claims that 13 stadiums in the country have failed safety standards
Hockey
Events

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has opted to reopen the bidding process for the next editions of its men’s and women’s World Cups after more national associations expressed an interest in hos…
Hockey

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has received bids from six nations for the hosting rights to the next editions of the World Cup, its showpiece national team tournament
Para Sport

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has stripped Malaysia of the right to host the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships over the country’s stance towards Israeli athletes, while the governing b…
Motorsport
Events

Malaysia’s Sepang International Circuit (SIC) will become a new part of the International Motorcycling Federation’s (FIM) Endurance World Championship (EWC) after the venue held a vote to determine whi…