Indian Subcontinent

The Sri Lankan government has temporarily taken control of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) amid ongoing uncertainty over the future of the national governing body’s president, Thilanga Sumathipala.

Portuguese football legend Luis Figo has resigned as president of India-based Premier Futsal, stating organisers of the franchise competition have failed to deliver on their promises.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket Australia (CA) have strongly denied any wrongdoing from its players and have called on Al Jazeera to provide full content from a documentary alleging spot-fixing in two Test matches, as the International Cricket Council (ICC) opened an investigation into the matter.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has sought to allay fears that it could lose hosting rights to the 2021 Champions Trophy and 2023 World Cup amid a tax dispute, stating it is in talks with the Indian government to resolve the issue.

Mumbai has become the first Indian city to officially state its interest in bringing the summer Olympic Games and Youth Olympic Games (YOG) to the country, according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Batra has said that the body intends to bid for the 2026 summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG), the 2030 Asian Games and the 2032 summer Olympic Games.

Golf’s Asian Tour will return to Pakistan for the first time in 11 years following the addition of the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Open Championship to the 2018 calendar.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) has moved the Chennai Super Kings’ remaining home matches to Pune amid security concerns over the Twenty20 cricket franchise playing its remaining games at its M. A. Chidambaram Stadium.

Force India has rejected claims from British energy drinks company Rich Energy that it is close to finalising a deal to acquire the Formula One motor-racing team, while Assen has emerged as a front-runner to return a grand prix to the Netherlands.

British energy drinks company Rich Energy is close to finalising a deal to acquire UK-based Formula One motor-racing team Force India, according to the Richmond & Twickenham Times.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has continued its efforts to return top-level cricket to the country by announcing that Karachi will host a Twenty20 series against the West Indies, along with the final of the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) T20 competition.

Transportation network company Uber has appointed Indian cricket star Virat Kohli as a brand ambassador to support its wider expansion plans in the Asian country.

The Delhi Daredevils have today (Friday) become the first of the original Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises to undergo a major change in ownership with the sports division of Indian conglomerate JSW Group agreeing a deal for a 50 per cent stake in the Twenty20 cricket team.

Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli has agreed an endorsement deal with power backup solutions provider Luminous Power Technologies.

Former Pakistan international Shahzaib Hasan has become the sixth player to be handed a ban by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) as part of its investigation into the spot-fixing scandal which marred the second edition of Twenty20 competition the Pakistan Super League (PSL).

British energy drinks company Rich Energy is in talks to acquire Formula One motor-racing team Force India, according to the Daily Mail.