India
Indian Olympic Association granted $1.35m by BCCI after dropping sponsor Li Ning
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has offered Rs10 crore ($1.35m/€1.1
HBA Media adds Ascot deals in India, Malaysia and New Zealand, FITE streaming
HBA Media, the horse racing media rights agency, has agreed a string of new deals for this year’s edition of the prestigious UK meeting at Royal Ascot.
India ‘drops’ Chinese kit sponsor Li Ning for Tokyo 2020
The Indian Olympic Association has dropped Chinese sportswear maker Li Ning as its official kit partner after a public backlash in the country
BCCI confirms September-October IPL plan
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has confirmed it intends to complete the interrupted 2021 Indian Premier League season in the United Arab Emirates in September and October
FanCode looks for scale with $50m Dream Sports investment
Indian sports content platform FanCode has received a $50m (€41m) investment from its parent company, sports media and technology firm, Dream Sports.
W88 targets growth in cricket with Brian Lara deal
Asian betting and gambling firm W88 has agreed a multi-year endorsement deal with former West Indies cricket star Brian Lara
Webinar replay | Fan relationship management in Apac club football
How are football clubs in the Apac region connecting with fans, engaging fans with content, growing fanbases and commercialising those fanbases? Executives from Nagoya Grampus in Japan, FC Goa in India and Selangor FC in Malaysia join us to share their experiences
UTS renews Eurosport deal, appoints Deltatre to graphics role
The Ultimate Tennis Showdown series has renewed a rights agreement with international sports broadcaster Eurosport and appointed sports technology services provider Deltatre to deliver data and graphics…
Disney Plus Hotstar forecasts revenue hit from IPL suspension
Disney has said the postponement and possible cancellation of the Indian Premier League will negatively impact the revenue of its Indian subcontinental streaming business Hotstar
BCCI’s Ganguly: IPL cannot resume in India
Sourav Ganguly, president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, has stressed that the suspended Indian Premier League will not be resumed in India
BCCI president says hosting IPL was ‘not a mistake’
Sourav Ganguly, the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, has defended the board’s decision to host the Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament while the country faced a Covid-19 c…
BCCI ‘faces $300m loss’ over IPL suspension, seeks restart window
The suspension of the Indian Premier League yesterday due to the pandemic could cost the Board of Control for Cricket in India in the region of $300m (€250m), an official said yesterday.
IPL season suspended as Covid-19 cases rise
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has suspended the 2021 Indian Premier League season after a growing number of players and staff tested positive for Covid-19
IPL to ‘spread positivity’ in face of Covid crisis, will not be cancelled, BCCI official claims
The Indian Premier League cricket tournament will not be cancelled, a Board of Control for Cricket in India official has said, as criticism of the tournament mounts during a brutal Covid-19 surge
ICC ‘considers switching’ T20 World Cup to UAE amid India Covid-19 surge
The International Cricket Council is considering moving this year’s T20 World Cup to the United Arab Emirates following the surge in deadly coronavirus cases across India.
IPL season under pressure as several players drop out
The Board of Control for Cricket in India told local media this year's Indian Premier League will continue 'for now', amid mounting criticism for running the event during a Covid-19 surge and the departure…
Star’s Mashal Sports counters criticism of Pro Kabaddi League rights auction
Mashal Sports, the sports management company owned by pay-television broadcaster Star India, has countered claims that its auction for broadcast rights to the Pro Kabaddi League was flawed
BCCI earmarks nine venues for T20 World Cup
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has selected nine venues to host the 2021 Twenty20 World Cup scheduled in October and November