Indian Subcontinent

Basketball
Industry Moves

Experienced media industry executive Rajesh Sethi has been appointed by the NBA to lead its operations in India
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

Carmaker Skoda has officially launched its 'Single Wicket' marketing initiative in India, in which it is organising cricket competitions for 100,000 schoolchildren
Cricket
Finance & Law

The six franchises in the Pakistan Super League cricket tournament are refusing the Pakistan Cricket Board's demand to produce bank guarantees ahead of the new season, until they are provided with audited…
Hockey
Events

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has opted to reopen the bidding process for the next editions of its men’s and women’s World Cups after more national associations expressed an interest in hos…
Multi-sport
Events

Ian Reid, chief executive of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, has defended the decision to not include shooting on the sports programme amid a threat from the Indian Olympic Association to boycott…
Shooting
Events

The Commonwealth Games Federation plans on meeting with officials from the Indian Olympic Association amid fears the country may boycott the 2022 Games in the English city of Birmingham following the decision…
Governance

Pakistan Table Tennis Federation president SM Sibtain has called for the Pakistan Sports Board to be “disbanded” and the Pakistan Olympic Association to take on oversight of  the country’s sports federa…
Football
Governance

All India Football Federation president Praful Patel has promised I-League clubs he will approach the Asian Football Confederation to allow them to co-exist with the Indian Super League for the next two…
Baseball
Fan Engagement

Major League Baseball is expanding its international outreach by opening a regional office in New Delhi, India. It is MLB's sixth overseas office
Football
Governance

A dispute between two factions within the Pakistan football federation (PFF) has led to Fifa appointing a normalisation committee to run its day-to-day affairs and hold elections of the federation, district…
Archery
Events

Indian Olympic Association secretary-general Rajeev Mehta has warned that the exclusion of shooting and recurve archery from the Commonwealth Games 2022 programme could lead to India pulling out of the…
Football
Business

The All India Football Federation will officially make the Indian Super League the country's top football competition in July this year, a mantle it will take over from the I-League
Multi-sport
Events

The Indian government has given written assurances to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) that it will grant travel visas to all athletes who qualify to compete…
Events

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Batra has reiterated the country’s determination to bid for the 2032 Summer Olympics, even though the International Olympic Committee recently suspended a…
Football
Marketing

Indian agency KWANAbler has announced a partnership with City Football Group (CFG), the ownership body of English Premier League champion Manchester City
Cricket
Events

The final of this year’s Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament will be held at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad and not at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium as ori…
Football
Events

Fifa has agreed to open up the vote for hosting rights to the 2023 Women’s World Cup, while world football’s governing body has also confirmed that the video assistant referee (VAR) system will be in …
Football
Finance & Law

City Football Group, the ownership group behind Manchester City, is close to purchasing a stake in Indian Super League side Mumbai City FC