South-East Asia

Golf
Events

Golf’s European Tour has confirmed a co-sanctioned event with the Asian Tour in Thailand as one of the new tournaments on its 2015 international schedule.

Golf
Events

Golf’s Asian Tour is set to add a third new tournament to its calendar for 2015 with an event in Thailand co-sanctioned by the European Tour slated for February.

Rugby Union
Business

Japan is poised to be awarded a Super Rugby expansion franchise after agreeing a hosting deal with rival bidder Singapore, according to reports.

Cycling
Events

Tour de France organiser Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) has moved to deny claims from the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) that the two parties are in talks for the Southeast Asian nation to host part of the cycling showpiece.

Tennis
Events

The Women’s Tennis Association has engaged Li Na as an ambassador for its revamped WTA Finals following the recent decision of the Chinese superstar to retire from the sport.

Cricket
Events

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has relocated its World Cricket League (WCL) Division 3 tournament from Uganda to Malaysia due to safety and security concerns.

Power Boating
Events

Marine motorsport promoter Powerboat P1 has announced that Singapore will host its SuperStock powerboat and AquaX jet ski race series next year.
Events

Asian Games stakeholders have rejected fears that Indonesia will not have enough time to prepare for the next edition of the multi-sport event in 2018, after the country was confirmed as the new host on Saturday.
Events

Jakarta in Indonesia is set to be named as the host of the next edition of the Asian Games in 2018 after Hanoi in Vietnam withdrew from the race to host the multi-sport event due to financial concerns.

Football
Events

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations Football Federation’s (AFF) proposed Asean Super League club competition could launch in 2016 if new proposals for the troubled project outlined at the Football Association of Singapore’s (FAS) annual general meeting get the go-ahead.

Tennis
Events

The Women’s Tennis Association has appointed sports marketing agency Fast Track to help drive interest in its season-ending event in Singapore, following the WTA Finals’ move from the Turkish city of Istanbul.

Basketball
Events

The Philippines will bid to host the 2019 edition of the Fiba Basketball World Cup, according to Manny Pangilinan, president of the sport’s governing body in the country.
Stadia

Owned by religious group the Iglesia ni Cristo, the 50,000-seater multi-use Philippine Arena opened its doors in July. Could it be transformational for sports hosting in the influential south-east Asian country? Elisha Chauhan finds out.

Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) vice-president Wei Jizhong is “99 per cent” certain that Indonesia will stage the 2019 Asian Games.

Sailing
Events

Singapore will host the opening round of the 2015 Extreme Sailing Series, organiser OC Sport has announced.

American Football

Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis has held talks with San Antonio officials to move the NFL American football franchise to the city, according to multiple reports.

Rugby Union
Events

Bids from Japan and Singapore will compete to land the final expansion slot for Super Rugby, according to the club competition’s governing body Sanzar.
Media

This third annual survey of global sports media consumption by Perform, KantarSport and TV Sports Markets takes our research wider and deeper than before. Wider, because the number of territories covered has increased from 10 to 14, with the inclusion this year of important growth markets such as India, Indonesia, Japan and Turkey. Deeper, because we have asked questions designed to burrow down into new areas, such as consumers’ second-screen activities, that have not been properly examined until now.