India

IMG has signed a major new deal with the government of India, designed to identify and develop a future generation of Olympic champions within an ambitious multi-million dollar state-of-the-art complex.

Organisers of the Kwik-Fit Pirelli British Rally Championship say the global distribution of this year’s race will reach its biggest ever potential TV audience.

The Asian Cricket Council has confirmed Sri Lanka will host the return of the limited-overs Asia Cup.
Business

Asian sports marketing company Total Sports Asia has appointed a new chief operating officer.
Events

A new $22m cricket stadium in the Middle East is to be officially opened next month.

Pakistan cricket chiefs have dismissed calls for central contracts for its players – saying it is unable to afford it.
Events

Sports marketing giant IMG is expanding into global tourism as it looks to increase its consultancy base.
Business

Indian business conglomerate Sahara India Pariwar has become the fourth global partner of the International Hockey Federation (FIH).
Media

The International Cricket Council has confirmed it will release more of the money it withheld from its members following last year’s Cricket World Cup.
Business

Cricket nations which pull out of tours they have committed to will find themselves facing heavy fines, under new plans drawn up by the sport’s governing body, the ICC.
Media

English Premier League soccer club Leicester City has appointed FMMInternational as its new marketing and business management partners for India in a three-year deal.

Sri Lanka has been chosen as the host nation for the revival of the sub continent's flagship limited-over cricket tournament the Asia Cup.

The Olympic Council of Asia has announced that it will hold its major council meetings to coincide with the Qatar Sports International (QSi) event in Doha on April 5-7.

Extreme Entertainment, formerly Extreme International, has signed a new deal with broadcasters in India and West Africa.
Business

Pan-regional Asian sports broadcaster ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has successfully concluded an exclusive multi-year rights agreement with the English Football Association.

Buoyed with confidence after winning the right to host the 2010 Commonwealth Games, India is planning a bid for the 2016 Olympic Games.
Events

The bidding rules for the Commonwealth Games are to be reviewed after Hamilton accused New Delhi of buying votes in the latter's victory last week in securing the 2010 Games.
Business

New Delhi has beaten off the challenge of Canadian rival Hamilton to win the right to host the 2010 Commonwealth Games.