Indian Subcontinent

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has released the schedule for this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL), with the city of Indore set to host a match in the Twenty20 competition for the first time since 2011.

Former Pakistan batsman Nasir Jamshed has been named as one of two men to be arrested in the UK in relation to a corruption investigation surrounding Twenty20 franchise competition the Pakistan Super League (PSL).

Mobile gaming company Nazara Games has announced plans to launch a professional esports league in India.

The Asian division of the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has announced that the Lebanese capital of Beirut and the Indian city of Bengaluru will host the inaugural editions of new national team tournaments.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed that the second edition of its Super League (PSL) Twenty20 franchise competition will conclude in Lahore as part of ongoing efforts to return high-level cricket to the country.

Anurag Thakur and Ajay Shirke have been removed as the president and secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) by the country’s Supreme Court after failing to implement a series of governance reforms.

Roger Federer and Serena Williams have withdrawn from this year’s International Premier Tennis League amid financial concerns surrounding the competition’s upcoming Indian event.

The Sporty Solutionz agency has committed to developing the sport of boxing in India by entering into a wide-ranging partnership with the Indian Boxing Council (IBC).

Narinder Batra has been elected as the new president of the International Hockey Federation (FIH), becoming the first Indian official to lead an Olympic sport’s global governing body.

Pakistan Super League (PSL) chairman Najam Sethi has said the final of the second edition of the Twenty20 competition will be staged in Lahore as part of ongoing efforts to return top-level cricket to the country.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has opted to reject some of the Supreme Court's key recommendations aimed at major reform of the powerful organisation, a move that could lead to sanctions from the country's highest judicial body.

The general secretary of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has said the body will leave the restructuring of Indian club football in the hands of the sport’s governing body in the country, the All India Football Federation (AIFF).

The Badminton Association of India (BAI) has signed a long-term extension to its deal with sports management and marketing agency Sportzlive for the commercial rights to its Premier Badminton League (PBL) franchise-based competition.

LaLiga, the organising body that operates the football league structure in Spain, has opened a second office in India as part of an effort to increase the appeal of its competitions in the country.

Sports and betting-related services company Sportradar has partnered with the Indian Super League, the top tier of club football in the country.

Organisers of India’s Premier Futsal tournament have announced that they are to revamp the format of the league for its second season, with all new franchisees and players to be put up for bidding.