Tom King, Asia Office

The three-round qualification tournament before the first round of the Australian Open could be axed to guarantee the grand slam will only be delayed one week – The Age S

The first Grand Slam of 2021 could be delayed by one or two weeks from the scheduled January 18 start, due to Covid-19

Cristiano Ronaldo has signed an exclusive partnership with Chinese video-sharing app Kuaishou to provide short-form videos to his Chinese fans – Sportsmoney.c

Singapore-based cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Bybit has announced a global, multi-year partnership with German Bundesliga football club Borussia Dortmund

Australian petrol station brand Ampol has expanded its partnership with the Triple Eight Race Engineering Supercars team to become co-naming rights sponsor alongside Red Bull

The Lanka Premier League will start five days later from November 27 to December 17 and will only be played at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium in Hambantota

Australian sports apparel brand iAthletic has inked an extension to be the official apparel partner of the Chemist Warehouse WNBL

Esports organisation Team SMG has appointed Sportfive as its exclusive sponsorship agency

The upcoming KLPGA Hana Financial Group Championship in South Korea will also act as the inaugural tournament of the new Ladies Asian Tour series organised by the Asian Golf Leaders Forum

Two torches that will be used in the Olympic and Paralympic torch relays at the postponed Tokyo Games next summer have started an eight-month tour of Tokyo