India
Chennai looks to host WTA Tour event
Chennai is set to host a Women’s Tennis Association Tour event after the Tamil Nadu state government and Tamil Nadu Tennis Association signed a cooperation agreement pledging to upgrade the city’s ten…
Prasar Bharati to show WNBA, G League on DD Sports
Indian public-service broadcaster Prasar Bharati has struck a deal to show matches from the Women’s National Basketball Association and the NBA G League, the NBA's minor league basketball organisation, o…
My11Circle acquires title rights to Women’s T20 Challenge
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has awarded the title sponsorship rights for this year's Women’s T20 Challenge to Indian fantasy sports platform My11Circle.
Google and Amazon ‘pick up IPL rights bidding documents’
Global tech firms Google and Amazon, India's biggest media groups, and other international broadcasters have picked up the bidding documents for the upcoming Indian Premier League rights auction, Bloomberg…
Indian government updates protected sports broadcasts list
India's government has updated the list of sports events for which rights must be shared with public-service broadcaster Prasar Bharati
Rajasthan Royals and Schneider Electric aim to plant 17,000 trees to neutralise carbon emissions
Indian Premier League franchise Rajasthan Royals has announced an initiative with French energy management company Schneider Electric that will see the franchise attempt to neutralise its carbon dioxide…
Adani Group acquires UAE T20 League team
Indian conglomerate Adani Group has acquired a franchise in the new UAE T20 League cricket competition
Sony nets French Open rights across Indian subcontinent
Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has secured exclusive platform-neutral rights in the Indian subcontinent for the French Open in a deal running from 2022 to 2024
Fifa+ shows new Rise Worldwide-produced documentary
A new documentary produced by Indian sports marketing agency Rise Worldwide has launched on Fifa+, world football’s governing body's new direct-to-consumer service.
Knight Riders Group to help fund $30m MLC stadium in LA area
Planned facility to be the home for Southern California cricket franchise
BCCI calls for ‘Women’s IPL’ title sponsor
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has invited quotes from companies wishing to buy the title sponsorship rights for the Women’s T20 Challenge 2022.
Bodhi Tree invests $1.76bn in Viacom18 ahead of IPL auction
Bodhi Tree, the media investment vehicle promoted by media executives James Murdoch and Uday Shankar, will invest INR13,500 crore ($1.76bn/€1.6
Value of IPL franchises outpacing NFL and NBA teams, says Forbes
The value of Indian Premier League franchises is growing faster than the value of National Football League and National Basketball Association teams, according to research by Forbes business magazine
Sporty Solutionz appoints Kohli as CEO
New Delhi-based sports marketing group Sporty Solutionz has announced the appointment of former iTV Network chief executive and TV18 senior vice-president Varun Kohli as its new chief executive
IPL knockout matches to be played in front of full-capacity crowds
The final stages of the current edition of the Indian Premier League will be played in front of full-capacity crowds in Kolkata and Ahmedabad, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced
Ironman 70.3 announces India return
The Ironman 70.3 series is to return to India for the first time since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The half-distance triathlon series – which sees participants undertake a 1.2-mile (1.9
Cricket NFT platform Rario completes $120m funding round
Singapore-based non-fungible token company Rario has completed a $120m (€110.4m) funding round.