Indian Subcontinent

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.

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

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.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) has further bolstered its commercial portfolio ahead of the 2013 season of the Twenty20 cricket competition, with Star India becoming one of its main sponsors despite not being an official broadcast partner.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) has filled one of its main sponsorship categories ahead of the sixth season of the Twenty20 cricket tournament after announcing a five-year deal with Yes Bank.

Indian subcontinent pay-television broadcaster Taj TV has snapped up the broadcast rights to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games across the region after agreeing a deal with the event’s organising committee.

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has reiterated its commitment to the Indian market by announcing New Delhi as the host of the inaugural World League Finals, along with the 2013 Junior World Cup.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has appointed former Nimbus Sport chief operating officer Yannick Colaco as managing director of the league’s Indian arm.

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has hailed the signing of a new four-year partnership with Hero MotoCorp as a landmark deal for the sport.

Former 2010 Commonwealth Games chief Suresh Kalmadi was among 10 senior officials put on trial on Monday in a corruption case relating to a controversial contract awarded during New Delhi’s preparations for the major event.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has added Cuttack as a second venue for the 2013 Women’s World Cup, ending concerns over India’s staging of the forthcoming tournament.

Indian cricket officials have maintained that the forthcoming 2013 Women’s World Cup will remain in the country amid security concerns over Pakistan’s participation in the tournament in Mumbai.