India
Modi ponders a second IPL abroad
Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi wants to set up a second version of the Twenty20 cricket competition abroad.
IMG and Reliance aim to change face of Indian sport
Sports marketing and management company IMG has allied with a powerful Indian partner in a bid to develop the sports industry in the country.
Mumbai pulling biggest sponsorship revenues in IPL
The Mumbai Indians are the biggest earners from sponsorship so far in the third Indian Premier League cricket competition, with deals worth around Rs500 million (€8 million) combined, according to Asia Sponsorship News.
Twenty20 cricket wins SportelAsia viewing award
Twenty20 international cricket was revealed the winner of the first ‘Asian/Pacific Sport TV Audience Award’ yesterday for drawing more than 32.2 million viewers across Australia, India and Pakistan in 2009.
IPL franchise bidders balk at financial demands
The Indian Premier League has postponed for two weeks the sale of its new franchises and removed some tough financial demands from the tender.
Sponsor ‘ambushed’ at Hockey World Cup
Players in the India team stepped out onto the pitch at the World Cup in Delhi on Saturday with the logo of construction materials company Shree Cement emblazoned on their sticks, in a move that seems to conflict with the team's sponsorship deal with conglomerate Sahara India.
IPL “will not move again” despite security fears and pull-out threat
The 2010 Indian Premier League will take place in India this March despite the threat of a mass pull-out of players who fear a terrorist attack, according to one franchise owner.
New IPL teams priced at $225m
The two new franchises that will join the Indian Premier League in 2011 will cost at least $225 million.
Al-Qaeda threat to Indian events
A leading member of terrorist group al-Qaeda has warned foreigners to stay away from the Commonwealth Games, the Indian Premier League and the Hockey World Cup, all due to take place in India this year.
Twenty20 cricket “ripe for corruption”
Cricket authorities need to be “very, very careful” about corruption in the Twenty20 format of the game according to international players' union (FICA) chief executive Tim May.
EPL team wants IPL franchise
A “top three” English Premier League club is considering buying a stake in one of two new teams in next year’s Twenty20 cricket Indian Premier League, according to IPL chief Lalit Modi.
England signs Adidas deal for Delhi
Commonwealth Games England announced sportswear manufacturer Adidas as its official clothing partner for the 2010 Games in Delhi.
World’s first “global sports franchise”
Royals2020, a partnership of leading cricket clubs around the world to create the ‘World’s First Global Sporting Franchise’, was announced at Lord’s yesterday.
Athletes edged out of India sports power list
India’s iconic cricket batsman Sachin Tendulkar tops the Sport Illustrated list of most influential people in Indian sport, but he is quickly followed by federation heads and money men.
Cricket World Cup calls for agencies
The International Cricket Council and the organising committee for the 2011 Cricket World Cup have issued a call for companies interested in becoming the official marketing, advertising and media operations agency for the event.
Panasonic to promote football in India
Technology firm Panasonic has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the All India Football Federation (AIFF) which will see the company help grow football in the country.
Four-nation hockey tournament cancelled
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has refused permission for a four-nation tournament that Hockey India had planned for this month.
England denies Commonwealth Games withdrawal
The chief executive of the England Commonwealth Games team has denied a report in a UK newspaper at the weekend that the team would not be sent to Delhi 2010 on security grounds.