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OCA rejects India’s request for Asian Games bid deadline extension
The Olympic Council of Asia has turned down a request from the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to extend a deadline for a bid to be submitted to host the 2019 Asian Games.
PCB accepted ICC changes amid bankruptcy fears – Sethi
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi claims his organisation was forced to accept recent sweeping changes made by the International Cricket Council (ICC) or face bankruptcy.
India moves towards formalising 2019 Asian Games bid
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has welcomed India’s interest in hosting the 2019 Asian Games as it seeks to find a replacement destination for its showpiece event.
Indian Super League teams up with English Premier League
The operators of the Indian Super League (ISL) have struck a strategic partnership with the English Premier League (EPL) that will aim to develop the new club football tournament.
Former Bangladesh captain handed lengthy ban in match-fixing case
Former Bangladesh cricket captain Mohammad Ashraful has been banned from the sport for eight years after he was found guilty of involvement in match-fixing in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Twenty20 club competition last year.
India seeks feedback on Asian Games bid
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has asked its members to offer their thoughts on a bid from the country to host the 2019 Asian Games.
Report page-turner | Global Sports Media Consumption Report 2013
This third annual survey of global sports media consumption by Perform, KantarSport and TV Sports Markets takes our research wider and deeper than before. Wider, because the number of territories covered has increased from 10 to 14, with the inclusion this year of important growth markets such as India, Indonesia, Japan and Turkey. Deeper, because we have asked questions designed to burrow down into new areas, such as consumers’ second-screen activities, that have not been properly examined until now.
Srinivasan fails in latest bid for BCCI reinstatement
N. Srinivasan has failed in a second appeal to India’s Supreme Court for reinstatement as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for affairs not relating to the Indian Premier League (IPL).
AIBA set to welcome Indian boxing back into the fold
The International Boxing Association (AIBA) is poised to end India’s exile as an officially recognised member of the world governing body after it announced it has approved the creation of a new national organisation.
IOA puts forward Delhi as 2019 Asian Games host
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is keen to bring the 2019 Asian Games to Delhi and is hopeful of securing backing from the country’s next central government to proceed with a bid.
BCCI suspends RCA following election win for Modi
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has moved to suspend the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) after former Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi was declared the winner of the state governing body’s presidential elections.
Srinivasan named in IPL report as court rejects appeal
India’s Supreme Court has rejected N. Srinivasan’s request for reinstatement as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), revealing that the influential figure is one of 13 individuals named in a secret envelope submitted to it by the Justice Mudgal committee investigating alleged corruption in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Atletico Madrid and cricket icons invest in Indian Super League
The much-hyped Indian Super League (ISL) took another major step towards its launch on Sunday as the likes of Spanish Liga club Atletico Madrid, cricket legends Sachin Tendulkar (pictured) and Sourav Ganguly and Bollywood stars were confirmed as owners of the eight teams that will compete in the new football competition.
Generations For Peace marks International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
Generations For Peace volunteers in 15 countries led activities to demonstrate how sport can be used as a tool to bridge gender, religious and ethnic divides in their communities as part of Sunday’s first-ever International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP).
IPL to conclude 2014 season in India
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has confirmed that the 2014 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will return to India on May 2, following the opening exchanges of the Twenty20 tournament in the United Arab Emirates.
EXCLUSIVE: OCA strips host Sri Lanka of Asian Youth Games
The OCA (Olympic Council of Asia) has stripped Sri Lanka of its right to host the 2017 Asian Youth Games, according to two senior officials.
Court appoints Gavaskar as BCCI chief after forcing out Srinivasan
Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar has been appointed as the interim head of the Board of Control for Cricket in India after the country’s Supreme Court forced N. Srinivasan to step down as president of the governing body.
Supreme Court proposes major changes for BCCI and IPL
India’s Supreme Court has proposed that former India cricket captain Sunil Gavaskar temporarily replaces the under-pressure N. Srinivasan as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), adding that the Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals should not compete in the 2014 Indian Premier League (IPL) amid the spot-fixing and betting scandal engulfing the competition.