South-East Asia

Badminton
Governance

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

Asian sports betting company Yabo Sports has appointed Steven Gerrard, the manager of Scottish football team Glasgow Rangers and former Liverpool FC player, as a brand ambassador

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

Philippine Senator Sonny Angara, the chairman of Philippines basketball federation, Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP), is pushing for more world-class sports training facilities in the country
Basketball
Media

Philippines-based pay-television broadcasters Basketball TV and NBA Premium TV will cease broadcasting operations from October 1, it has been announced today (Wednesday)
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…
Sponsorship & Marketing

Mastercard has agreed to be an official sponsor of this year's Southeast Asian Games and ASEAN Para Games in the Philippines
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
Events

The Formula E electric car-racing series has confirmed today (Friday) that it will race in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta for the first time in 2020
Motorsport
Events

There are few greater highlights on the Formula One calendar than the cars racing through Singapore’s floodlit cityscape.
Motorsport
Sponsorship & Marketing

Singapore Airlines has signed a deal with Formula One to extend its title sponsorship of the Singapore Grand Prix until 2021
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
Badminton
Media

The Badminton World Federation has agreed media rights deals in Indonesia with free-to-air broadcaster TVRI and IPTV platform UseeTV, replacing a collapsed agreement with the Futbal Momentum Asia agency
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
Basketball
Events

Basketball officials from the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan officially took over from China the hosting duties for the 2023 Fiba World Cup at a half-time ceremony at Sunday's 2019 Fiba World Cup final…
Basketball
Governance

The new central board of basketball's world governing body Fiba had the first meeting of its 2019-2023 term in Beijing on Saturday, with various appointments being made to complete its composition
Motorsport
Events

The Vietnam Motorsports Association has begun recruiting volunteers for the 2020 Formula One Vietnam Grand Prix in Hanoi, targeting to have a thousand people to assist in tasks such as firefighting, medical…
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…