China

LeSports Beijing's business licence has been revoked since May 20, and according to reports, the next step in Chinese law is liquidation

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and PP Sports have signed a new multi-year agreement that extends their deal for weekly live WWE programming across China

Chinese live-streaming platform Huya has signed its first deal with a Western esports team, gaining the rights in the country to stream the content of Dutch multi-genre outfit Team Liquid

World football’s governing body Fifa has extended its digital reach in China by launching official accounts on Douyin and Toutiao.

Spanish football’s LaLiga extended its rights deal in China with Wuhan DDMC Culture in May without going to market, where it would have faced a tough task maintaining its income, SportBusiness Media understands. The Chinese rights market has cooled since the previous deal was agreed, and DDMC is thought to be paying the league a strong rights fee.

Chinese conglomerates Alibaba and Suning are planning a joint venture that would create the market’s most powerful sports business, according to industry news website Lanxiong Sports.

North American ice hockey league the NHL has stepped up its engagement with the Chinese market by agreeing a partnership with micro-content platform Dongtu

Mixed martial arts promotion the Ultimate Fighting Championship has agreed a partnership with Chinese social media platform Weibo

Chinese sports and entertainment company Wuhan DDMC Culture Co has extended an agreement for rights to LaLiga, the top tier of Spanish club football

Chinese internet company Sina Sports has renewed a digital rights agreement for the US Masters ahead of this year’s edition of the golf major.

Mixed martial arts promotion the Ultimate Fighting Championship has signed its latest content partnership in China through a deal with content discovery platform Toutiao

The UFC has signed a content partnership with Chinese short-form video platform Qutoutiao

The NBA has expanded its partnership with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba to offer fans in China original programming and an easier way to buy merchandise

Golf’s European Tour has signed a three-year partnership with Chinese internet company Sina Sports.

27 year-old Chinese football star Wu Lei's €2m ($203m) move to Espanyol in LaLiga went largely unnoticed in Europe as the January transfer window closed.  Wu Lei previously featured for Shanghai SIPG.

The NFL and Alibaba have announced a digital partnership in China that will feature weekly content on Youku's sports channel.