Philippines
Peebles to leave as DAZN readies Southeast Asia launch
One of DAZN’s most senior executives in Southeast Asia, senior vice-president Alex Peebles, is departing the business later this year.
The move comes as DAZN is finally set to launch in the region.
Asean Club Championship postponed until 2021
The inaugural Asean Football Federation Club Championship (ACC) has been rescheduled to 2021 due to the coronavirus outbreak. The AFF confirmed the postponement last week
Coronavirus update: LaLiga runs music festival, ONE fights on, AFL pay dispute, and more
Spanish football's LaLiga is running an online global music concert to raise funds for the fight against the coronavirus pandemic
MLBB Professional League Indonesia goes on Astro’s eGG Network
Southeast Asia's first franchise-based mobile esports league, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League Indonesia (MPL-ID), has agreed an eight-country media-rights deal with esports pay-television…
Coronavirus latest – Serie A games off, Asean Para Games postponed, Tokyo dismisses London suggestion, and more
Four Italian Serie A football matches were postponed at the weekend after an outbreak of coronavirus cases in the north of the country
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.
Genius makes Asian streaming debut with Philippine SuperLiga deal
Sports content, technology and integrity services company Genius Sports will launch its first live sports streaming platform in Asia under an expanded agreement with the Philippine SuperLiga (PSL) club…
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
Philippines offers to host Olympic boxing qualifier after Wuhan pneumonia outbreak
With an outbreak of pneumonia hitting Wuhan, China just weeks before the city hosts the Asia and Oceania boxing qualifiers for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Philippines has offered to host the event instead
Mascariñas backs new Philippines women’s 3×3 basketball league
Businessman Ronald Mascariñas, owner of the title sponsor of the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3×3 men's basketball league, has announced plans for a female 3x3 league, with a view to helping the Philippines f…
SEA Games 2019 organisers claim victory after closing ceremony
The 30th Southeast Asian Games ended yesterday with a closing ceremony at the 20,000-seater, purpose-built New Clark City Athletics Stadium
Shopee-Ronaldo campaign among the winners at SPIA Asia 2019
The SportQuake agency's campaign for Asian e-commerce platform Shopee featuring a dancing Cristiano Ronaldo was among the winners at the SPIA Asia 2019 sports industry awards on Tuesday night in Manila
Typhoon Kammuri halts nearly half of SEA Games events
Organisers of the ongoing Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines were forced to suspend almost half the events scheduled for yesterday (Tuesday), due to Typhoon Kammuri
Typhoon Kammuri forces cancellation, reschedule of SEA Games events
A powerful typhoon coming in from the Pacific Ocean has forced organisers to cancel or reschedule some Southeast Asian Games events, shortly before Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte and boxing star Manny…
Phisgoc hits back at SEA Games ‘fake news’
The under-fire organising committee of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games has said most of the stories this week about logistical problems and poor preparations for the event were false
SEA Games problems anger Duterte, Phisgoc says they’re resolved
The logistical problems during the first couple of days of the Southeast Asian Games have angered Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte, a presidential spokesman said yesterday
Ronaldo and Moses add star power to SPIA Asia 2019
The SPIA Asia 2019 sports industry conference and awards has added two former sports stars to its speaker list - Brazilian footballer Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima and American runner Dr Edwin Moses.
Qatar Airways agrees to sponsor Philippines Football League
Qatar Airways has agreed a three-year deal to become the Official Airline Partner of the Philippines Football League