Indian Subcontinent

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced that the inaugural edition of its Pakistan Super League Twenty20 competition will take place in Doha, Qatar next year.

The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) has confirmed it will launch a new franchise-based league in the country next year, in the latest effort to transplant the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket model to another sport.

The owners of Chennai Super Kings have filed a writ petition in the Madras High Court against the recommendation of a two-year ban for the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket franchise, stating the verdict represents a “grave miscarriage of justice.”

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has confirmed that the Indian city of Raipur will host the final of its 2015 men’s Hockey World League national team competition.

The Chinese city of Hangzhou has submitted an official bid to host the 2022 Asian Games, according to the Chinese Olympic Committee.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced it will form a “comprehensive” code of ethics policy as it seeks to eliminate corruption in the national game.

Kolkata’s iconic Eden Gardens venue will stage the final of the World Twenty20 when the biennial national team cricket tournament takes place in India next year.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has said it will form a working group to study the impact of the Supreme Court verdict into the 2013 Indian Premier League (IPL) corruption scandal, stating there is an “urgent need” to address the issue in order to “uphold the paramountcy” of the sport in the country.

A panel established by India’s Supreme Court has today (Tuesday) recommended the suspension of leading Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals for a period of two years, in the wake of the spot-fixing scandal that hit the 2013 edition of the Twenty20 cricket competition.

JSW Steel chairman Saijan Jindal has said his group is set to acquire an Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise amid growing speculation that Royal Challengers Bangalore will become the first team from the Twenty20 cricket competition to change hands.

Broadcasters, event organisers and sponsors have tried and failed to crack the sporting code in India, in an attempt to reach the country’s billion-plus cricket-mad population. We hear from the insiders who have succeeded.

The International Cricket Council has suspended the USA Cricket Association’s (USACA) membership of the sport’s global governing body amid “significant concerns” over the organisation’s governance, finance, reputation and cricketing activities.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has nominated former Test captain Zaheer Abbas to take on the vacant post as president of the International Cricket Council (ICC), the sport’s global governing body.

Najam Sethi has said he will not take up the position of International Cricket Council (ICC) president in a bid to allow the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to nominate an ex-cricketer for the role.

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has launched a process to find a new host for the 2017 edition of its Asian Youth Games after withdrawing the event from Sri Lanka due to ongoing problems regarding preparations in the country.

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has awarded the hosting rights for forthcoming flagship events to Spain, Indonesia and India.