India

Sporjo, an India-based online service providing education and training aimed at budding and established sports industry professionals, has raised $2m (€1.7m) in a pre-Series A funding round.

Motorsport in India is set for a major boost with the debut of International Automobile Federation-backed (FIA) events, the Formula Regional Indian Championship and Formula 4 Indian Championship

Amazon Prime Video has acquired the exclusive media rights in India for the second half of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) 2021 season.

Indian media group Viacom 18 has acquired the media rights for the Italian Serie A in the Indian subcontinent in a three-year deal with the Infront agency

The Indian state of Odisha has agreed a deal to sponsor the men’s and women’s national hockey teams for an additional 10 years after its current deal ends in 2023.

Sports marketing company Rise Worldwide has signed up Indian international cricketer Ishan Kishan as the recently-rebranded group grows its catalogue of cricket stars

India’s Premier Handball League has announced that Garvit Gujarat will be the first team to compete in the inaugural edition of the league, slated to start next year.

Details of the top eight teams of India’s first-ever franchise-based esports league were revealed yesterday (Monday) as the inaugural Esports Premier League (ESPL) launched.

Indian media group Viacom 18 has secured the broadcast rights to the next edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 Cricket League, scheduled to begin on November 19, in a deal covering the Indian subcontinent

Sports media and technology firm Dream Sports has established a $250m (€213m) corporate venture fund as it bids to become a sports technology conglomerate.

The Vivo Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) is set to return for its eighth season in December after a gap of two years due to Covid-19 disruption

Sports broadcaster Eurosport India has acquired the broadcast rights to the All Elite Wrestling (AEW) promotion

The first match of an Australian cricket tour of Bangladesh took place yesterday without live television or streaming coverage in Australia, something that has happened only once or twice in recent decades

India has posted the biggest digital engagement figures of the Tokyo Olympic Games, higher than hosts Japan, according to Yiannis Exarchos, chief executive of Olympic Broadcasting Services, the host broadcast…

Royals Sports Group, the ownership group of cricket's Rajasthan Royals, has further strengthened the Indian Premier League’s ties with fellow Twenty20 cricket competition the Caribbean Premier League b…

Indian Premier League cricket team Rajasthan Royals chief executive Mike Fordham has been appointed to head up the franchise’s holding company, Royals Sports Group.