South-East Asia

Basketball
Governance

The National Basketball Association has announced that it will open an office in Singapore. The NBA said the office will help expand its existing efforts in the Asia-Pacific region
Multi-sport
Sponsorship & Marketing

Vietnamese telecoms operator Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) has been unveiled as the seventh top-tier sponsor of the forthcoming Southeast Asian Games in the Vietnamese city of Hanoi
Cricket
Finance & Law

Singapore-based non-fungible token company Rario has completed a $120m (€110.4m) funding round.
Esports
Host Broadcast & Production

Video game developer Riot Games has appointed ONE Esports, an arm of mixed martial arts promotion ONE Championship, to produce content for its League of Legends: Wild Rift Champions SEA esports tournament
Mixed Martial Arts
Sponsorship & Marketing

Asian mixed martial arts promotion ONE Championship has appointed the sports and entertainment agency Talisman to identify new commercial opportunities in markets outside of Southeast Asia
Basketball
Licensing & Merchandising

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has appointed the IMG agency as the global master licensee of next year’s Basketball World Cup, which will be co-hosted by the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia.
Football
Media

LaLiga, the organising body for the top two domestic football leagues in Spain, has announced that it will launch its new OTT streaming service in Indonesia and Thailand later this month
Mixed Martial Arts
Media

Indonesia-based streaming service Mola has acquired exclusive rights to the Professional Fighters League in Italy, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia as part of a “multi-year” deal with the mixed-martial art…
Rugby Union
Events

The upcoming World Rugby Sevens Series event in Singapore will feature all 16 of the circuit’s teams for the first time since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, organisers have confirmed.
Golf
Events

The Aramco Team Series, the series of Ladies European Tour (LET) golf tournaments sponsored by Saudi Arabian state-owned oil company Aramco, is to expand into Southeast Asia as it returns for a second…
Golf
Media

Pan-regional sports broadcaster SPOTV has secured exclusive rights to the US Masters golf tournament in eight markets across Southeast Asia as part of a one-year deal with the Augusta National Golf Club
Rugby Union
Events

Authorities in Singapore have lifted restrictions on eating and drinking inside the National Stadium ahead of next week's HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens, although attendance will be capped at 12,000 in the…
Football
Events

English Premier League club Manchester United will stage fixtures in Australia and Thailand later this year as part of its first overseas tour since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the club has…
Mixed Martial Arts
Events

The Ultimate Fighting Championship will hold its first ever numbered event in Singapore later this year. UFC 275 will be staged at Singapore Indoor Stadium on June 12
Esports
Events

EA Sports has appointed ONE Esports, the esports division of Asian mixed martial arts promotion ONE Championship, to organise its 2022 EA Sports Champions Cup (EACC) events that begin next month
Football
Governance

The Football Association of Singapore has signed a cooperation agreement with the French Football Federation that will see the parties work together to promote the sport in Singapore
Cycling
Events

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has unveiled the destinations for the inaugural Gravel World Series as it looks to replicate the success of its mass participation Gran Fondo World Series on unsealed…
Mixed Martial Arts
Media

Vietnamese telco FPT has secured exclusive rights in Vietnam to the Professional Fighters League, as part of a season-long agreement with the four-year-old mixed martial arts promotion