India
Fifa+ shows new Rise Worldwide-produced documentary
A new documentary produced by Indian sports marketing agency Rise Worldwide has launched on Fifa+, world football’s governing body's new direct-to-consumer service.
Knight Riders Group to help fund $30m MLC stadium in LA area
Planned facility to be the home for Southern California cricket franchise
BCCI calls for ‘Women’s IPL’ title sponsor
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has invited quotes from companies wishing to buy the title sponsorship rights for the Women’s T20 Challenge 2022.
Bodhi Tree invests $1.76bn in Viacom18 ahead of IPL auction
Bodhi Tree, the media investment vehicle promoted by media executives James Murdoch and Uday Shankar, will invest INR13,500 crore ($1.76bn/€1.6
Value of IPL franchises outpacing NFL and NBA teams, says Forbes
The value of Indian Premier League franchises is growing faster than the value of National Football League and National Basketball Association teams, according to research by Forbes business magazine
Sporty Solutionz appoints Kohli as CEO
New Delhi-based sports marketing group Sporty Solutionz has announced the appointment of former iTV Network chief executive and TV18 senior vice-president Varun Kohli as its new chief executive
IPL knockout matches to be played in front of full-capacity crowds
The final stages of the current edition of the Indian Premier League will be played in front of full-capacity crowds in Kolkata and Ahmedabad, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced
Ironman 70.3 announces India return
The Ironman 70.3 series is to return to India for the first time since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The half-distance triathlon series – which sees participants undertake a 1.2-mile (1.9
Cricket NFT platform Rario completes $120m funding round
Singapore-based non-fungible token company Rario has completed a $120m (€110.4m) funding round.
Fans allowed back to Indian I-League matches
Indian football fans will soon be allowed to attend I-League matches for the first time since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, organisers of the 13-team football competition have announced
Indian broadcaster Viacom18 launches new sports channel
Indian broadcaster Viacom18 has launched a new sports pay-television channel, Sports18
Indian Women’s League returns, with coverage on Eurosport
India's top women's football competition, the Hero Indian Women's League, has returned after a two-year absence due to the pandemic.
The competition began on April 15 and runs to May 26
Q&A: Sanjog Gupta, Head of Sports at Disney Star
SportBusiness speaks to Sanjog Gupta, Head of Sports at Disney-owned Indian pay-television broadcaster Star, on the sidelines of the SportNXT conference in Melbourne
Yorkshire CCC aims for Clean Slate with new two-year principal sponsorship agreement
Yorkshire County Cricket Club has finalised a wide-ranging sponsorship deal, including "significant" stadium sponsorship rights and shirt sponsorship, with Indian streaming platform Clean Slate Filmz
IPL crowd cap ‘increased to 50 per cent’
The number of spectators allowed to attend Indian Premier League matches will next week be doubled to 50 per cent of stadium capacity following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions in India, according to…
Fiba unveils West Asia Super League
The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has announced the creation of a pan-regional club competition in West Asia and the Middle East to be staged alongside the upcoming East Asia Super League
Games24x7 reaches unicorn status following $75m investment at ‘$2.5bn valuation’
Games24x7, the Mumbai-based company behind the My11Circle fantasy sports platform, has become India’s third online gaming unicorn after reportedly completing a $75m (€67.5m) funding round at a $2.5bn
BCCI launches IPL rights tender
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has launched a tender for rights to the Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament for the next five-year cycle, with an e-auction to be held to determine…