Asia

The Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) has signed Saudi Arabian energy company Aramco in a two-year sponsorship deal

Indian education technology company Byju’s has appointed Lionel Messi as a global brand ambassador for its social impact arm Education For All.

The inaugural edition of the Singapore Women’s Open golf tournament will finally take place next month after being postponed for more than two years as a result of the pandemic.

Asia Rugby has announced a strategic agreement with sports marketing agency Redstrike. The deal will see Redstrike develop the regional rugby union association’s commercial and sponsorship programmes.

A group of British politicians have called on English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur to terminate its sponsorship agreement with Hong Kong-based insurance firm AIA

Telco FPT is reported to have paid a huge fee increase to acquire Vietnamese domestic V.League football rights in a multi-year deal starting in 2023

The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced a five-year naming rights deal for the National Stadium in Karachi with the state-owned National Bank of Pakistan (NBP)

Spanish LaLiga club Sevilla has signed up Indian casino operator Khelraja as a sponsor

Shinichi Ueno, president of Japanese advertising firm ADK Holdings, has been arrested in connection with the corruption scandal over sponsorship deals for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, while…

The Sportfive agency has added to its esports representation portfolio by agreeing a multi-year strategic alliance with the Gen.G organisation

Cybersecurity solutions company Fortinet has become the ‘Official Cybersecurity Partner’ of the BMW Ladies Championship, the co-sanctioned LPGA and LPGA of Korea Tour event. The $2m (€2.03m)

South Korean carmaker Kia has been unveiled as the official automotive partner of the 2022 Fifa Under-17 Women’s World Cup in India.

Red Bull has announced a new agreement with Honda that will see the Japanese automobile manufacturer continue to supply its Formula 1 teams with power units and receive more prominent branding on their…

Japanese media conglomerate Kadokawa has accepted the resignations of chairman Tsuguhiko Kadokawa and vice-chairman Masaki Matsubara with the company embroiled in a corruption scandal over sponsorship…

India’s government has warned broadcasters against advertising gambling products following the rise of what it describes as “online offshore betting platforms” using news websites as a “surrogate product…

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has announced a sponsorship deal with China Telecom that will see the operator become a presenting partner of the forthcoming World Team Table Tennis Championships…

The PGA Tour and pharmaceutical company Kowa have agreed to a multiyear partnership that will put Kowa’s Vantelin as the official pain relief gel, cream, patch, tape, and support sleeve of the PGA Tour.

Crypto.com's billion-dollar-plus sports sponsorship agreements have allowed the cryptocurrency platform to reach the "widest global audience", the company's chief marketing officer has said.