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BK8 News is the sports news and entertainment brand owned by BK8, the group behind the BK8.io crypto casino. It publishes match reports and features on football, badminton, basketball and motorsport at bk8.news, and its name is on the Gresini Racing MotoGP bikes and, since October 2026, on the rear wing end plate of the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One car. This page collects the announcements behind that name and the wider BK8 brand: sponsorship deals, race previews and BK8.io platform news, each with its sources.
The Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team describes BK8 News as "a global sports news and entertainment platform", and the BWF, announcing its 2026 badminton deal, described it as a sports media platform owned by BK8. Its own site, bk8.news, carries daily reporting across the sports it sponsors and beyond. BK8 News is not a betting product: its sponsorships are built around coverage, content and fan access, and none of them comes with a betting market. That sets it apart from BK8 itself, which signs deals such as the BWF official betting partnership under its own name.
Four dated announcements make up the record so far. In February 2025 BK8 News became title sponsor of Gresini Racing's MotoGP team for the 2025 and 2026 seasons, and the team has raced as BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP since. In January 2026 it hosted the team's season launch in Kuala Lumpur. In April 2026 the BWF named it Presenting Partner of the Thomas and Uber Cup Finals. And on 1 October 2026 the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team announced it as a Global Partner, with its branding on the AMR26 through the 2027 season and beyond, as reported in the Aston Martin Aramco partnership announcement. How the MotoGP and Formula One deals differ, from naming rights to the length of each term, is set out in the comparison of the two BK8 News motorsport deals, and every deal, current and past, is listed on the BK8 sponsorships page.
Three kinds of story appear here. The first is sponsorship news: new deals, renewals and the race weekends and tournaments where the BK8 and BK8 News names appear, such as the preview of BK8 Gresini Racing at Sepang. The second is platform news: the launch of BK8.io in August 2025, and any later change to the coins it accepts, the games it offers or the way players sign in. The third is background: explainers that put an older announcement in context, with the date it was made, the season it covered and what it included, including the football club deals of earlier seasons.
Every article names its sources at the end, and no claim is made unless at least two independent public sources support it, such as a team announcement plus a report in the trade press. Where only one source exists, the article says who made the claim and when. Product details are taken from what is visible on bk8.io and are marked "at the time of writing" where they can change. Older partnerships are described by their announcement date and season rather than as ongoing, unless a source from the past year confirms they still run. Articles are dated on the day they are published, and the date is updated when the text is revised.
This section does not carry betting tips or odds, and it never publishes bonus offers or promotional codes. It also does not repeat every match report from bk8.news, which has its own editorial team and a far wider brief. If a BK8 announcement is missing here, it has usually been left out because it could not yet be confirmed by a second source.
BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP races at Sepang from 30 October to 1 November, round 19 of 22, a year after winning the Grand Prix there. One rider is recovering from hand surgery, both leave at season's end, and the title deal runs to Valencia as announced.
BK8 News became Gresini Racing's MotoGP title sponsor in February 2025 and an Aston Martin Aramco Global Partner in October 2026. The first deal put its name in the team's title; the second puts it on the car without naming rights.
Aston Villa named BK8 Principal and Front of Shirt Partner in June 2023; Burnley named BK8 Official Training Wear Partner in August 2022, renewed 2023.
Crystal Palace named BK8 its "Official Asian Betting Sponsor" in August 2022; Huddersfield Town signed with BK8 in December 2021, renewed 2022.
On 17 August 2021 BK8 became official betting partner in Asia of five LaLiga clubs: Valencia, Athletic Club, Villarreal, Elche and Mallorca, for 2021/22.
BWF named BK8 official betting partner for its Major Championships in April 2025, covering the Sudirman Cup in Xiamen and the World Championships in Paris.
The F1 paddock is the teams' working area behind the garages; the Paddock Club is the hospitality above it. Prices are quoted on request, run well above grandstand seats, and a Paddock Club ticket is not automatically a paddock pass.
The official HSBC BWF World Tour Finals website lists BK8 among the BWF Official Partners ahead of the 9 to 13 December 2026 finals in Hangzhou. No dated announcement for the 2026 edition has been published.
After the Japanese Grand Prix, BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP has seven rounds left in 2026, the second season of the BK8 News title sponsorship, ending at Valencia on 29 November.
Aston Martin Aramco announced BK8 News as a Global Partner on 1 October 2026. The branding sits on the rear wing end plate of the AMR26 and runs through the 2027 season and beyond.
The BWF announced BK8 News as presenting partner of the Thomas and Uber Cup Finals 2026 on 22 April 2026, adding a media role to BK8's existing betting partnership.
BK8 became title sponsor of Gresini Racing's MotoGP team in February 2025, renamed BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP, with branding on the bikes, suits and garage.
BK8 has launched BK8.io, a crypto casino with Bitcoin, USDT, USDC, ETH and LTC payments, provably fair Originals, live casino tables and a full sportsbook.
BK8 News is a sports news and entertainment brand owned by BK8. It publishes match reports and features on football, badminton, basketball and motorsport at bk8.news, and sponsors teams and events in MotoGP, Formula One and badminton.
No. BK8 News is a sports media brand. Its sponsorships are built around coverage, content and fan access, and none comes with a betting market. Betting and casino play sit with BK8.io, the crypto casino from BK8.
The Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team announced BK8 News as a Global Partner on 1 October 2026. Its branding sits on the rear wing end plate of the AMR26, with an onboard presence, through the 2027 season and beyond.
BK8 News has been title sponsor of Gresini Racing's MotoGP team since February 2025, was Presenting Partner of the BWF Thomas and Uber Cup Finals in 2026, and became a Global Partner of the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team in October 2026.