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Round-Up: IPL loses sponsor, Golf Australia and FFA appointments, CBA takes player image rights, and more
Indian retailer Future Group has pulled out of its sponsorship of the Indian Premier League. The company is suffering financial problems linked to Covid-19
Round-Up: Chinese sponsors exit English football deals, Seoul shuts out fans again, Uighur group calls for Beijing 2022 rethink, and more
Chinese company LD Sports is to walk away from its £7.5m ($9.8m/€8.3m
Round-Up: Tencent earnings report, IPL sponsorship targets, Diamond League returns, and more
Lars Graff has been appointed co-tournament director of the China Open tennis tournament
Round-Up: KBO opens to more fans, RA sets Super Rugby deadline, US Open withdrawals, and more
The Korean KBO basketball league yesterday increased the number of fans allowed into games from 10 per cent of stadium capacity to 25 per cent - Naver
Round-Up: Olympics ‘to go ahead amid pandemic’, Tencent pushes for games streaming merger, PKL teams ‘reject Star offer’, and more
Next year's Tokyo Olympics will take place even if the Covid-19 pandemic is still underway, said Toshiro Muto, chief executive of the Games' organising committee
Round-Up: Fifa rejects Infantino investigation, Thai and Malaysian MotoGPs off, NBA reviews China training programmes, and more
Fifa said there is "no reason" for the Swiss criminal investigation into president Gianni Infantino, and he will continue in his role as normal
Tencent becomes partner of 2021 Summer Universiade
Chinese tech giant Tencent has agreed a deal to be Official Internet Partner of the 31st Summer Universiade, which takes place in Chengdu, China in August 2021
Shopee signs Cristiano Ronaldo as regional brand ambassador
Asian e-commerce marketplace Shopee has signed football star Cristiano Ronaldo as its regional brand ambassador
Nike invests as first apparel partner of China’s League of Legends Pro League
US sportswear brand Nike is paying about $7.5m (€6.7m) per year to sponsor China’s League of Legends Pro League (LPL), according to industry sources.
China’s Harbin Brewery to sponsor League of Legends Pro League
Chinese beer brand Harbin Brewery has signed as the latest sponsor of China’s League of Legends Pro League (LPL).
Nike debuts as first apparel partner of China’s League of Legends Pro League
The Greater China arm of US sportswear brand Nike has signed a historic deal as the first apparel partner of the League of Legends Pro League (LPL)
Tencent enhances Fiba association with global sponsorship deal
The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has strengthened its relationship with Tencent by agreeing a nine-year global sponsorship deal with the Chinese internet company.