Indian Subcontinent

Sony Six has acquired the exclusive broadcast rights to Uefa Euro 2016 across the Indian subcontinent.

Arrested Rajasthan Royals cricketer S. Sreesanth has proclaimed his innocence, despite reports last week of the bowler admitting to spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Sahara Group-owned Pune Warriors has withdrawn from the scandal-hit Indian Premier League (IPL), following a dispute over franchise fees.

Rajasthan Royals bowlers S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan will appear in court today over spot-fixing allegations.

The Indian government is planning to pass legislation that will enforce a heavy penalty for match-fixing, following the Indian Premier League (IPL)’s recent spot-fixing cricket scandal.

Rajasthan Royals bowlers S. Sreesanth and Ankeet Chavan have confessed to spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League, according to a Delhi police official.

Cricket Australia (CA) has defended paceman Shaun Tait against claims that he was involved in the recent sport-fixing scandal that has come to light in the Indian Premier League.

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Abhay Singh Chautala has welcomed the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s decision to hold a re-election for the suspended body’s council.

Former India test bowler, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, and two other players have been arrested by Delhi police today on suspicion of spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Abhinav Bindra, an Olympic shooting competitor and delegate at an International Olympic Committee (IOC) meeting with Indian sporting officials, says that the body is worried about the country’s governance of sport.

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl shot by extremists whilst defending the right for education of women, has teamed up with international footballer Kashif Siddiqi to launch a football for peace match between the UAE and Pakistan.

Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt and pace bowler Mohammad Asif have had appeals against their bans from world cricket dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

The Champions League Twenty20 cricket tournament will return to India for the third time in five years in 2013, organisers announced on Friday.

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) acting president VK Malhotra has claimed that the Indian government is “bent on destroying the autonomy” of the country’s sporting bodies after a meeting designed to lift the organisation’s ban from the Olympic Movement was again postponed.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) has further bolstered its commercial portfolio ahead of the 2013 season of the Twenty20 cricket competition, with Star India becoming one of its main sponsors despite not being an official broadcast partner.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) has filled one of its main sponsorship categories ahead of the sixth season of the Twenty20 cricket tournament after announcing a five-year deal with Yes Bank.