06/03/20 Lack of football costs Jockey Club HK$2 billion The loss of football betting during lockdown has cost the Hong Kong Jockey Club around HK$1 billion a month.
05/29/20 J-League to resume on July 4 Japan’s premier football league, the J-League, will resume on July 4 after four months without action due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
05/29/20 Betfair Australia pulls Japan racing Betfair has pulled horse racing in Japan from its betting platform in Australia after pressure from the country’s racing body.
05/28/20 Betfair increases NRL commission on winnings Bettors will now face a market base rate (MBR) of 10 per cent for the remainder of the 2020 season up from the 6 per cent previously imposed.
05/27/20 PointsBet hails Australia sports return Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) will return tomorrow (May 28), while the Australian Football League (AFL) will return on June 11.
05/26/20 Japan: Baseball set to return in June Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) league season will begin June 19 after being given the go-ahead by the government.
05/26/20 RITA cuts 230 TAB jobs New Zealand’s Racing Industry Transition Agency (RITA) will cut 230 jobs at the Totalisator Agency Board (TAB).
05/22/20 KBO to be broadcast in 130 countries Canada, Mexico and the Netherlands among a growing number of countries now broadcasting South Korean baseball.
05/21/20 A-League set to resume under quarantine New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland being considered as possible locations to play out the rest of the season.
05/20/20 KBO considers fan return next month The Korean Baseball Organisation (KBO) may allow fans to return to stadiums as early as June.
05/19/20 New Zealand: ANZ Bank assists cricket clubs ANZ Good Sports Grants set up for clubs to access in order to help them ride the financial storm resulting from Covid-19.
05/18/20 WHO says organising Tokyo 2020 won’t ‘be easy’ Director General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, says organisers are keen to face the challenge of hosting the Games post Covid-19.
05/12/20 K League opener watched by millions on social media Game between Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and Suwon Samsung Bluewings was viewed by 3.4 million fans on Twitter.
05/08/20 PFF monitoring K League in hope of football restart The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) is closely monitoring South Korea’s K League which kicked-off again earlier this week.
05/06/20 Summer Grand Sumo Tournament cancelled Major sporting event the latest to be cut due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
