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“Instead of a draw ceremony we had an emergency meeting” | ITTF chief executive Steve Dainton on the impact of Coronavirus
With its biggest market at the epicentre of the coronavirus epidemic, table tennis is one of the sports most affected
China Digest | China invests in its basketball legacy
In this week's China sports industry round-up: China invests in its basketball legacy | Klay Thompson launches charity project in Guiyang | World Cup sponsors Hisense could face fine in wake of new partnership
China Digest | Bargain Liverpool shirts on offer; Shanghai welcomes Aussie rules; LG kits out Wanda Metropolitano
In this week's China sports industry round-up: Bargain Liverpool shirts on offer; Shanghai welcomes Aussie rules; LG kits out Wanda Metropolitano; Sabatini installed at Jiangsu Suning; Door opens for ITTF.
Federations | Why one size never fits all
Kevin Roberts looks at how international federations have adopted different approaches to managing their commercial rights.
Going it alone | Table tennis takes its rights in-house
Rob Ridley explores the International Table Tennis Federation’s decision to part company with the TMS International agency and bring its rights in-house.
ITTF unveils World Table Tennis events as Le Floc’h comes on board
The International Table Tennis Federation has released details of World Table Tennis, its new in-house commercial arm, along with details of the new competitions that will take place from 2021 onwards
ITTF postpones Busan’s World Championships amid sharp rise in Korean coronavirus cases
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has postponed its 2020 World Team Championships in Busan as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in South Korea rose to close to 1,000 today (Tuesday)
Jordan secures sponsor slate for Tokyo 2020 boxing qualifier
Organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Asia and Oceania boxing qualifier in Amman, Jordan next month have secured several sponsors for the event
Coronavirus latest – Serie A games off, Asean Para Games postponed, Tokyo dismisses London suggestion, and more
Four Italian Serie A football matches were postponed at the weekend after an outbreak of coronavirus cases in the north of the country