India

India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has agreed a deal to become a co-owner of the new Ranchi franchise in the Hockey India League.

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has asked for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to enter into talks after the latter threatened legal action in the wake of West Indies’ withdrawal from its series in India.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has suspended bilateral tours to the West Indies following the collapse of the series between the two teams last week.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is considering pursuing damages worth in the region of $65m (€51.6m) from the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) after a dispute between the latter governing body and the West Indies team forced a premature end to its international series in India.

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has denied that it is to cancel the remainder of its ongoing tour in India due to a pay dispute between the national body and the West Indies Players Association (WIPA).

New Delhi in India will host the 2015 Para Open Games, a major new multi-sport Paralympic event.

India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has agreed a deal to become a co-owner of Chennaiyin FC in the inaugural Indian Super League (ISL) football competition.

Consumer electronics company Micromax has been unveiled as the owner of India’s International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) franchise.

The International Boxing Association (Aiba) has recognised a newly-elected national association in India.

The DoIt Sports Management company has acquired the Hockey India League’s (HIL) Mumbai franchise ahead of the third season of the competition.

The Professional Squash Association (PSA) has introduced a new tournament tier to its calendar, while it has been announced that India will stage its first professional squash circuit next month.

Sports management company Nimbus Sport has extended its partnership with the Indian Golf Union (IGU) to manage and promote the Indian Open from 2015 to 2017, ahead of the tournament’s debut on the European Tour calendar.

N. Srinivasan has failed in his latest bid for reinstatement as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), with India’s Supreme Court granting the Justice Mudgal Committee an additional two months to complete and present its report into alleged corruption in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

With a return to India imminent following a self-imposed four-year exile, Lalit Modi, the architect of the Indian Premier League (IPL), tells Matt Cutler his plans to shake up the business of cricket once again.

India has been announced as the host of the 2014 Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20), with $6m (€4.4m) in prize money on offer for this year’s edition of the annual cricket tournament.

India’s attempts to secure the hosting rights for the 2019 Asian Games have collapsed after the country failed to meet an extended deadline to submit a bid.