India

Australian Rules Football
Attendance

The first Grand Slam of 2021 could be delayed by one or two weeks from the scheduled January 18 start, due to Covid-19
Badminton
Sponsorship & Marketing

Cristiano Ronaldo has signed an exclusive partnership with Chinese video-sharing app Kuaishou to provide short-form videos to his Chinese fans – Sportsmoney.c
Cricket
Media

The Board of Control for Cricket in India will launch a tender for one or two new franchise teams to join the Indian Premier League in the coming weeks, according to local news reports
Cricket
Media

Amazon has acquired the media rights in India for international cricket matches played in New Zealand in a deal covering the Southern Hemisphere summer cricket seasons from 2020-21 to 2025-26
Cricket
Finance & Law

The Madras High Court has issued notices to India cricket team captain Virat Kohli and Board of Control for Cricket in India president Sourav Ganguly for endorsing online cricket fantasy league apps
Basketball
Events

Two torches that will be used in the Olympic and Paralympic torch relays at the postponed Tokyo Games next summer have started an eight-month tour of Tokyo
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has signed up Indian telco Jio as title sponsor of the 2020 edition of its women's T20 Challenge
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has signed a three-year apparel sponsorship deal with fantasy gaming platform Mobile Premier League, replacing long-term sponsors Nike
Cycling
Events

US sportswear and equipment firm Under Armour has agreed to sell the MyFitnessPal platform to global investment firm Francisco Partners for $345m (€295m) – Under Armour Yao
Fan Engagement

Indian online sports platform FanCode has announced an agreement with AI technology provider WSC Sports to facilitate the delivery of video highlights on its platform
Fantasy Sports
Governance

IPL driving growth in Indian fantasy sports sector Users predicted to hit 100m this year Sector continues to face legal challenges
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Indian Super League football club Mumbai City FC, the subject of a takeover by the City Football Group, has signed up global sportswear brand Puma as its kit supplier
Cricket
Media

The Walt Disney Group is planning to scale back its activities in pay-television and sport in the Indian subcontinent, as part of its global strategy shift towards its OTT streaming services and self-produced…
Baseball
Media

League looks to expand presence in world's second most populous country
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is thought to be facing the prospect of the Indian men's team touring Australia in November without a kit supply sponsor in place
Industry Moves

Uday Shankar will step down as president of the Walt Disney Company in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region on December 31, the media and entertainment giant has announced
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

IMG-Reliance, the joint venture between the IMG agency and Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries, says it has raised record revenue on the back of sponsorship and licensing deals for the Indian Premier…
Cricket
Industry Moves

The International Cricket Council has appointed the experienced Sunil Manoharan from India-based pay-television broadcaster Star TV to a leading media rights position