South-East Asia

Football
Business

The Belgian Football Association (URBSFA/KBVB) and Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) have agreed new data-based partnerships with SciSports and Genius Sports, respectively.
Business

Formula One has confirmed it is in talks with the Vietnamese government to add a new street race in Hanoi, but the motor-racing championship has played down speculation a deal could be sealed for as soon as next season.

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Football
Business

LaLiga, which operates the top two division of Spanish football, has revealed it is close to announcing a new partnership with a “massive conglomerate” that will support the organisation’s growth plans in the US, and has also confirmed a link-up with the Thai League.

Football
Business

Pre-season football competition the International Champions Cup (ICC) has added a number of new host cities for its largest-ever edition in 2018, as organisers confirmed the launch of a women’s event.

Mixed Martial Arts
Business

Mixed martial arts promotion the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has secured its first multi-year event deal in the Asia-Pacific region through a commitment to return to Singapore.

Golf
Business

OneAsia has announced that it has joined as the co-sanctioning body for the Solaire Philippine Open as part of a wider effort to re-establish its presence in the golf market.

Basketball
Events

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has expanded its 3x3 World Tour with the addition of new events in Quito, Ecuador and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Squash
Events

The World Squash Federation (WSF) has awarded hosting rights to Malaysia for the 2019 edition of its World Junior Championships.
Events

The Formula One motor-racing championship is lining up a new race in Vietnam, according to the Forbes website.

Basketball
Events

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has awarded hosting rights for the 2023 Basketball World Cup to the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia.
Events

The English city of Birmingham will not find out whether it has been successful in its bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games until at least December 6 after the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) confirmed it has received “updates” from other parties interested in staging the multi-sport event.
Events

Malaysia could return to the bidding circle for the 2022 Commonwealth Games after Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said he will discuss the matter with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
Business

The 2018 Asian Games Organising Committee (INASGOC) and the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) have signed off on a revised hosting contract for next year’s edition of the multi-sport showpiece, with the latter body expressing its confidence in Indonesia’s preparations for the Games.
Events

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has extended the bidding deadline for the 2022 Commonwealth Games until November 30.

Badminton
Events

Badminton Asia has signed a strategic partnership with events management agency E-Plus Global and has awarded hosting rights to the body’s 2018 Team Championships to Alor Setar in Malaysia.

Football
Events

The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF), the umbrella body of the football associations of the Association of Southeast Nations, has declared its support for a proposed joint bid from Indonesia and Thailand to host the 2034 Fifa World Cup.

Swimming
Events

Kuching on the island of Borneo in Malaysia will become the first Asian city to host the World Para Swimming Championships in 2019.