Indian Subcontinent
Premier League and Indian Super League renew football development deal
The English Premier League and Indian Super League have signed a 'mutual cooperation agreement' to develop football in India
Sri Lanka Cricket opts for combined approach in relaunched media-rights tender
Sri Lanka Cricket has launched a new combined invitation to tender for its television, radio and digital rights after determining that separate tenders failed to produce bids of a satisfactory nature
Former SonyLiv executive Sodhi launches digital consultancy
Uday Sodhi, former business head of SonyLIV, Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony's OTT platform, has launched his own digital business consulting company
Next Generation Mumbai Cup streaming on Jio, Facebook and YouTube
The Next Generation Mumbai Cup, a youth football tournament run by the Indian Super League, is being streamed this week by telco Jio TV, and on Facebook and YouTube
SportsTiger acquires PSL streaming rights in India
New Indian sports application SportsTiger acquired live streaming rights for the 2020 Pakistan Super League cricket tournament
Archery becomes latest sport to announce Indian franchise league
The Archery Association of India said it is planning to this year launch both a franchise team-based league and a nationwide grassroots competition.
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India to host Birmingham 2022 shooting and archery six months early
The Commonwealth Games Federation has approved a proposal for the archery and shooting competitions of the 2022 Commonwealth Games to be held in the Indian city of Chandigarh, six months before Birmingham…
Sony partners with restaurant chain for cricket viewing experiences
Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Television is partnering with restaurant operator Impresario Entertainment and Hospitality to create live viewing experiences for cricket fans during the…
South Africa and India to host hockey Junior World Cups
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has appointed Potchefstroom, South Africa as host of its women's Junior World Cup in 2021, and India as host of the men's edition the same year
Host cities announced for 2020 Fifa U17 World Cup in India
Five cities in India have been selected to host the 32 matches of this year's Fifa U17 Women's World Cup, taking place November 2 to 21
AFC committee backs India as 2022 women’s Asian Cup host
The Asian Football Confederation announced today that India has been recommended as the first South Asian host for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup.
Sony drives off with Extreme E rights in Indian subcontinent
The Extreme E off-road racing series has continued its media-rights drive through a deal with pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN)
KPH Dream Cricket buys St Lucia Zouks
Indian company KPH Dream Cricket, owner of Indian Premier League T20 cricket team Kings XI Punjab, has bought Caribbean Premier League team St Lucia Zouks
Coronavirus latest: Tokyo marathon cancels mass race, Hong Kong racing goes ahead, and more
This year's Tokyo marathon is being confined to 200 elite runners due to the coronavirus outbreak, wiping out the mass participation element that would have involved 38,000 amateur runners
India’s Formula 1 track shut by land authority
Buddh International Circuit, the venue for Formula 1 races in India between 2011 and 2013, has been closed off by landowner Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (Yeida) due to debts owed…
Star to broadcast Asian Wrestling Championships
India pay-television broadcaster Star has signed a media rights deal with agency Sporty Solutionz to broadcast the Asian Wrestling Championships from February 18 to 23
BCCI chief Rahul Johri ‘has resigned’
Indian media outlets are reporting that Rahul Johri, the chief executive of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, has resigned.
Neither Johri nor the BCCI have officially confirmed the news
Pakistan Super League connects with Oppo, agrees SNTV news access
Cricket's Pakistan Super League (PSL) has signed up Chinese telco Oppo as a sponsor ahead of its 2020 edition