Governance
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
Round-Up: Shanghai and Delhi runs go ahead, Indian kabaddi and badminton leagues postponed, and more
Around 9,000 runners took part in the Shanghai International Marathon on Sunday - RTHK
FEI outlines reduced sponsorship and TV revenue expectations for 2021
The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has budgeted for a total of CHF26.4m (€24.3m/$28.9m) in commercial revenues in 2021, a 13.6-per-cent drop on the figure generated in 2019.
Round-Up: Australian Open uncertainty, Foxtel eyes AFL extension, Tamil Nadu bans online gaming, and more
The first Grand Slam of 2021 could be delayed by one or two weeks from the scheduled January 18 start, due to Covid-19
Round-Up: Cristiano Ronaldo joins Kuaishou, Stars out of Lanka Premier League, Fifa in women’s rights stand, and more
Cristiano Ronaldo has signed an exclusive partnership with Chinese video-sharing app Kuaishou to provide short-form videos to his Chinese fans – Sportsmoney.c
Round-Up: CBA ‘may split with Infront’, Bach says Takahashi payments did not break rules, and more
There are reports that the Chinese Basketball Association is considering using a break clause to bring an early end to its commercial rights deal with the Infront China agency
Round-Up: Bach meets Suga today, new rules for BBL, Beijing 2022 test events altered, and more
Cricket Australia is introducing three new rules for the upcoming Big Bash League T20 tournament, designed to add layers to strategic complexity to games and to increase audience engagement - Cricket Australia
GVC Holdings rebranding to Entain plc
British gaming company expanding in regulated markets under new identity
Round-Up: Japanese firms ‘want Olympics’, North-South Korea Youth Olympics proposal, NBA opens big Shenzhen store, and more
Most Japanese companies want the Olympics to go ahead in the country next year, according to a survey - Reuters
Round-Up: China hosts first international events, NBA to build ‘experience centres’ in China, Tokyo hospitality to be reined in, and more
China last weekend hosted its first major international sports events since the start of the pandemic