Events

A survey of 13,000 Japanese companies has found that more than half want next year's Tokyo Olympics to be either cancelled or postponed again - Kyodo News

New pan-regional club basketball league the East Asia Super League has secured the backing of world governing body Fiba in a 10-year deal

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has been cleared by the organisation's ethics committee of any breach of its code in relation to his meetings with Swiss attorney-general Michael Lauber

The Swiss Ice Hockey Federation has announced that it is cancelling the Swiss Ice Hockey Cup after the conclusion of the 2020-21 edition as it looks to deal with fixture congestion

Fifa has created a new international match window in 2022, from January 24 to February 1, to ease fixture congestion caused by the Covid-19 pandemic - Japan Today

Japan is to extend its 5,000-person limit on attendees at sports events and concerts beyond the initial planned period that ran until the end of August

Tennis Australia is keen on hosting the second edition of the ATP Cup next year in Perth, Brisbane and Sydney, and is in talks with the Association of Tennis Professionals about doing so

Lars Graff has been appointed co-tournament director of the China Open tennis tournament

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

Germany will not allow fans into football stadiums until at least the end of October - Reuters/CNA Portimao in Portugal will host the final race of the 2020 MotoGP season - Reuters/CNA

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has secured Indian government approval to run this year's Indian Premier League in the UAE, according to league chairman Brijesh Patel

Insurance provider NTI has signed on as the official naming rights partner of the annual Townsville Supercars event through to 2022

The mass participation element of the London Marathon has been cancelled due to Covid-19, but the elite race will take place - BBC

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

The restart of the Italian Serie A football season has been moved back a week to September 19 - Reuters/CNA The WTA Tour restarted yesterday with the Palermo Ladies Open in Sicily, Italy - Reuters/ec/CNA

The Indian Premier League's governing council has confirmed it plans to run its 2020 tournament from September 19 to November 10 in three venues in the UAE - Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi