Indian Subcontinent

Basketball
Events

The newly built Tokyo Aquatics Centre was unveiled during an event on October 24, marking the completion of all venues built for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics - The Japan Times
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
Industry Moves

Four senior executives at India's leading sports pay-television platform Star Sports, including chief executive Gautam Thakar, have resigned from the business, according to local media reports
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…
Football
Media

Indian pay-television broadcaster Star Sports has acquired rights to the Scottish Premiership as part of an agreement that also includes the granting of additional content from top-tier side Rangers
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
Cricket
Host Broadcast & Production

Media companies Tower Sports and SportzWorkz have expanded their association with the Pakistan Cricket Board by agreeing a new production deal with the governing body
Football
Media

Live coverage of at least one J
Cricket
Media

The Pakistan Cricket Board is seeking a new international rights deal for its franchise-based Twenty20 competition, the Pakistan Super League, after terminating its contract with Techfront International…
Cricket
Licensing & Merchandising

The International Cricket Council has begun the tender process to select a host country merchandise licensing partner and an online merchandise partner for the Men’s T20 World Cup next year, and the M…
Football
Attendance

Mounting delays to 2022 World Cup qualifiers due to Covid-19 are becoming a problem and a shortening of the format is a possibility
Cricket
Events

The 2020 Indian Premier League T20 cricket tournament got underway on Saturday in the United Arab Emirates, after a six-month delay due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Football
Media

Online sports platform FanCode has acquired exclusive rights in India to German football’s Bundesliga.
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

Indian Premier League champions the Mumbai Indians have announced several new sponsorship deals and said their sponsorship income this season will match 2019