India

Mumbai has become the first Indian city to officially state its interest in bringing the summer Olympic Games and Youth Olympic Games (YOG) to the country, according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Batra has said that the body intends to bid for the 2026 summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG), the 2030 Asian Games and the 2032 summer Olympic Games.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) has moved the Chennai Super Kings’ remaining home matches to Pune amid security concerns over the Twenty20 cricket franchise playing its remaining games at its M. A. Chidambaram Stadium.

Force India has rejected claims from British energy drinks company Rich Energy that it is close to finalising a deal to acquire the Formula One motor-racing team, while Assen has emerged as a front-runner to return a grand prix to the Netherlands.

British energy drinks company Rich Energy is close to finalising a deal to acquire UK-based Formula One motor-racing team Force India, according to the Richmond & Twickenham Times.

Transportation network company Uber has appointed Indian cricket star Virat Kohli as a brand ambassador to support its wider expansion plans in the Asian country.

The Delhi Daredevils have today (Friday) become the first of the original Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises to undergo a major change in ownership with the sports division of Indian conglomerate JSW Group agreeing a deal for a 50 per cent stake in the Twenty20 cricket team.

Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli has agreed an endorsement deal with power backup solutions provider Luminous Power Technologies.

British energy drinks company Rich Energy is in talks to acquire Formula One motor-racing team Force India, according to the Daily Mail.

North American basketball league the NBA has announced it will hold its third Africa Game in Johannesburg in August, while it is targeting a pre-season fixture in India.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has threatened to strip the 2021 Champions Trophy from India amid a dispute with the Indian government, as Indra Nooyi, chairman and chief executive of multinational food and beverage corporation PepsiCo, was today (Friday) named as the organisation’s first independent female director.

Mumbai-based Nazara Technologies has acquired a majority stake in Indian esports company Nodwin Gaming.

Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), owner of the Lord’s Ground in London and recognised as the sole authority on the Laws of Cricket, has called on the Board of Control for Cricket in India to back the sport’s ongoing bid to become part of the Olympic Games, adding that the BCCI’s reluctance is the only remaining barrier facing the efforts.

The International Boxing Association (Aiba) has announced that India will return to its World Series of Boxing (WSB) competition, while Croatia will enter a franchise for the first time.

International Hockey Federation (FIH) president Narinder Batra has been elected as the new leader of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and has outlined that the country should seek hosting rights for the Olympic Games, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has filed a claim for $70m (€60.4m) in compensation from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for what it argues is the latter’s failure to deliver on a 2014 agreement for bilateral series between the two countries.