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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.

International Boxing Association (AIBA) president CK Wu is expected to enter the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency race, after receiving backing from his federation.

Ng Ser Miang is expected to announce his intention to run for International Olympic Committee (IOC) president on Thursday.

In the sports broadcasting industry, you never have to wait too long before one of the world’s biggest sports properties announces a mega multi-million dollar TV deal.

Golf tour OneAsia has announced a new championship will take place this year at Mission Hills, Shenzhen.

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 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has enhanced its sponsorship portfolio by securing China Unicom on a four-year event deal.

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

Dentsu has agreed a deal that will see it seek to boost promotion of this year’s 27th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, which takes place in Myanmar.

The Football Association, the governing body of football in England, has announced the launch of its first foreign-language website in Mandarin ahead of the FA Cup semi-finals this weekend.

The Asian Football Development Project (AFDP) has entered into a one-year strategic partnership with beverage giant PepsiCo.

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.

Carlsberg has broadened its football sponsorship portfolio by agreeing a three-year deal to become the exclusive beer partner of the Chinese Super League (CSL).