Governance
Round-Up: Sportradar ‘valued at $10bn+’ in sales talks, CCTV may resume live NBA coverage, and more
Sports data firm Sportradar is being valued at $10bn-$12bn in discussions with potential buyers, who include several 'SPACs'
Round-Up: Women’s World Cup COOs named, criteria set for new Tokyo 2020 leader, AFL reports A$23m loss, and more
Fifa has appointed two chief operating officers for the Women’s World Cup 2023 in Australia and New Zealand.
Round-Up: Questions over trans-Tasman Super Rugby, Sri Lankan cricketers call for governance change, CSA warns on Tests future, and more
There are still question marks over whether this year's planned trans-Tasman Super Rugby competition can go ahead. The tournament is scheduled to start in May
Round-Up: Koike withdraws from IOC meeting, European football rights fees ‘to fall’, Dentsu predicts ad growth, and more
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said she will not attend a four-party meeting involving IOC chief Thomas Bach this month following controversial remarks about women by Tokyo Games organising committee chief…
Round-Up: US govt signals ease with Beijing 2022, beIN shows Fifa CWC in Mena, ‘no changes’ to rugby calendar until 2024, and more
US president Joe Biden's administration signalled it has no plans to boycott the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, following pressure over China's treatment of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang
Round-Up: Japanese firms back Olympics, Formula E Asian swing unclear, Bangladesh cricket vaccination plan, and more
Tokyo Olympics news:
60 per cent of Japanese companies are in favour of the Games going ahead, according to an NHK poll - Reuters/CNA
Round-Up: Tokyo test events in May, NRL to request vaccine priority, Osaka signs with Workday, and more
Tokyo Olympics news: Test events for marathon and track and field competitions will take place in Japan in May; The WHO is providing risk management advice to the IOC regarding the Tokyo Olympics, and …
Round-Up: Impey to leave NZR, ‘no plan B’ for Tokyo, India tour beats Fox records, and more
New Zealand Rugby chairman Brent Impey said he will leave his role "in the coming months"
Round-Up: 191 WA road races in 2021, Osaka signs with TAG Heuer, CA thanks India, and more
World Athletics unveiled a 191-race calendar across 49 countries for its 2021 Label Road Race series, beginning with the Osaka Women’s Marathon in Japan on January 31 - World Athletics
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Round-Up: Fifa opens CWC ticket sales, Indonesian Liga 1 decision today, Chinese tennis warns players against travel, and more
Fifa is offering Visa credit card holders in Qatar access to a special presale of Club World Cup tickets, for the competition that starts on February 4
Round-Up: Extreme E delayed, Saigon FC’s Japanese sponsor windfall, CSL clubs renamed, and more
The new Extreme E off-road all-electric series has pushed back its opening race in Saudi Arabia from March to April due to the Covid-19 pandemic - CNA/Reuters
Round-Up: Osaka becomes LV ambassador, Pound reflects on Wada journey, Thai Open Covid-19 tests overturned, and more
Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka became a brand ambassador for French fashion label Louis Vuitton - CNN
Round-Up: Fifa welcomes Qatar-Saudi thaw, Singapore ‘in frame’ for Fury-Joshua, and more
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…
Chinese Basketball Association’s in-house move finalised as Wanda contract ends
The Chinese Basketball Association has announced that it has finalised its reclamation of the sale of commercial rights to its national basketball teams, thus ending its long-running partnership with the…
Cricket Australia in the market for commercial head
Cricket Australia, governing body for the sport in the country, is looking to recruit a head of commercial in the new year
Round-Up: SA v England postponed, Breakdancing at Paris 2024, Discovery-JTBC golf tie-up, and more
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…
Round-Up: CSL fans baulk at team name changes, Barcelona delays wage payments, and more
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
Round-Up: Silver says NBA ‘exporter of American values’, B.League increases revenue, Saucony sponsors Chinese athletics, and more
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