SportBusiness staff, Asia

The easing of the diplomatic rift between Qatar and Saudi Arabia was welcomed by Fifa president Gianni Infantino and may reopen talks about an expanded and more lucrative 48-team World Cup in the Middle…

The start date of the Australian Open on February 8 has been confirmed by the ATP, along with the schedule for the start of the 2021 season

Amazon is expected by some sports media rights industry experts to follow up its bid for New Zealand Cricket rights in India with bids for bigger properties such as the Indian Premier League

The South Africa v England one-day international cricket series in South Africa was postponed, following concerns about the welfare of players and after reports of breaches of the bio-secure bubbles surrounding…

Fans have reacted angrily to an order by the Chinese Super League that clubs change their names to remove references to parent companies and investors

NBA president Adam Silver defended his organisation's engagement with China under questioning in a US interview, saying that the league was "an exporter of American values" - GQ, CBS, SCMP

Around 9,000 runners took part in the Shanghai International Marathon on Sunday - RTHK

Chinese streaming platform Migu announced a three-year partnership with digital sports platform China Sports Zhibo.tv to produce content around domestic and international sports events - SportsMoney

Athletes will not be forced to get Covid-19 vaccinations ahead of next year's Olympics, but they should do so as a "demonstration of solidarity" with the Japanese people, IOC president Thomas Bach said…

There are reports that the Chinese Basketball Association is considering using a break clause to bring an early end to its commercial rights deal with the Infront China agency