Indian Subcontinent

The Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) has been shelved for the second consecutive year after the Twenty20 cricket tournament failed to attract sufficient commercial interest.

The first half of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket tournament will be staged outside India after the country’s government said that it cannot provide security for the event owing to a clash with the general election.

Delhi Daredevils ownership group GMR Sports has warned Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises stand to lose around 40 per cent of their annual revenues if the Twenty20 cricket tournament is moved outside India, while Cricket South Africa has maintained it is yet to be contacted over potentially hosting the event.

Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Ranjib Biswal has admitted that the 2014 edition of the Twenty20 cricket competition could return to South Africa amid security concerns arising from a clash with the country’s general election.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has lifted its suspension of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) after the national body held elections for a new board on Sunday.

The Pakistan government has moved to dismiss the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and its chairman Zaka Ashraf, just weeks after he was reinstated to the position.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board has approved a series of wide-ranging reforms relating to the governance, competition and financial models of cricket’s global governing body, with the Pakistan Cricket Board and Sri Lanka Cricket the only full members to abstain from Saturday’s vote.

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has elected a new set of officials in a bid to overturn a ban by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

World Squash Federation president N. Ramachandran is set to be elected as the new president of the Indian Olympic Association, which remains suspended by the International Olympic Committee.

Zaka Ashraf has been reinstated as chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in the latest development in the chaotic governance of the national governing body.

Indian athletes will compete under the Olympic flag rather than their national flag at next month’s winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.

Indian Premier League governing body council chairman Ranjib Biswal has left the door ajar for the 2014 edition of the Twenty20 cricket tournament to be moved, according to the Indian Express newspaper.

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has confirmed that the 2014 Asia Cup national team cricket tournament will take place in Bangladesh despite widespread civil unrest in the country.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) national governing body has stalled on committing to send its national team to Bangladesh for two events amid security concerns.

The All India Football Federation has “put in a request” to host the 2015 Fifa Club World Cup, according to president Praful Patel.

The Indian Olympic Association has seemingly avoided the threat of expulsion from the Olympic Movement after introducing reforms designed to meet the demands of the International Olympic Committee.

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has named both England and India as hosts of the Hockey World Cups in 2018.

The inaugural season of the Indian Super League, the proposed IMG-Reliance football tournament, has postponed its start by eight months.