India

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Shashank Manohar could be set for a head-on clash with the franchises of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after he said the franchises will not be compensated for any expenses incurred in South Africa during this year’s competition.

Pan-Asian broadcaster ESPN Star Sports (ESS) has said it is targeting an aggressive growth in pay-TV revenues on the back of four high-profile sporting events over the next 12 months.

WTA chief executive Stacey Allaster has highlighted the strength of the property she heads up by pointing out it lost only one of 51 title sponsors during 2009, a year of recession for some of its biggest markets.

An Indian consortium has tabled a bid for the BMW-Sauber Formula One team, which has announced it will pull out of the motor racing series next season.

Indian Premier League franchise owners have written to the Indian cricket board (BCCI) to complain about the board’s decision to tear up its contract with sports event management company IMG.

India’s government classes Formula One as “entertainment” rather than sport, and does not believe hosting a race will help develop sport in the country, local media has reported.

Indian telecommunications firm Sahara India will sponsor the inaugural BCCI Corporate Trophy cricket tournament, being held in four Indian cities on September 1 to 8.

India’s Sun TV Network has acquired the broadcast rights for the regional Karnataka Twenty20 Premier League (KPL) in a five-year deal.

Taj Television-owned Indian broadcaster Ten Sports is targeting advertising revenue of Rs 300 million (£7.7 million) from the cricket tri-series involving India, Sri Lanka and New Zealand that begins on September 8 in Colombo.

Indian sports broadcaster Neo Sports has signed a three-year deal with DFL Sports Enterprises to broadcast the German Bundesliga from 2009-10 to 2011-12.

The England team pulled out of the World Badminton Championships in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad yesterday due to "a specific terrorist threat" made by extremists.

The Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) in India has received bids worth over $7 million over five years for its Karnataka Twenty20 Premier League (KPL).

Former India cricket captain Anil Kumble and fast bowler Javagal Srinath have opposed the launch of a local franchise Twenty20 league, saying it could kill young talent.

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has made a request to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to help fund India’s national football team, according to media reports.

Cricket’s new Champions League Twenty20 tournament has signed telecommunications company Airtel as title sponsor in a new five-year deal.

Sports broadcaster Eurosport, in partnership with India’s ministry of tourism, has made a television programme that will promote the country as a sports tourism destination.