The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a men's Twenty20 (T20) cricket league that is annually held in India and contested by ten city-based franchise teams. The BCCI founded the league in 2007. The competition is usually held in summer between March and May every year. It has an exclusive window in the ICC Future Tours Programme due to fewer international cricket tours happening during IPL seasons worldwide.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is a professional cricket franchise based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, that competes in the Indian Premier League. Founded in 2008, the team plays its home matches at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The team is owned by India Cements through its Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited holding company. They have won a record five IPL titles, appeared in a record 10 finals and have qualified for the playoff stages 12 times out of the 14 seasons they have played, more than any other team. The team has been captained by MS Dhoni since inception and is currently coached by Stephen Fleming. In January 2022, CSK became India's first unicorn sports enterprise.
The Maharashtra Cricket Association is the governing body of the cricket in the Maharashtra state of India. Its Maharashtra cricket team represent Maharashtra state in Indian cricket. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
Premier Badminton League (PBL) is a team badminton league operating in India. Sportz & Live Private Limited (Sportzlive) has the rights to operate and execute the Premier Badminton League.
Pro Kabaddi League or abbreviated to PKL is an Indian men's professional Kabaddi league. It was launched in 2014 and is broadcast on Star Sports. However, Season 8 was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the season commenced on 22 December 2021.
U Mumba is a professional kabaddi team based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League. The franchise is currently led by Surinder singh, and will be coached by Anil Chaprana, coach of Army Kabbadi team. The team is owned by Unilazer Ventures Pvt. Ltd with co - founders in Ronnie Screwvala and Supratik Sen. U Mumba play their home matches at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai.
Gokulam Kerala FC is an Indian professional football club based in Kozhikode, Kerala. Founded in 2017, the club competes in I-League, the second tier of Indian football league system. They won 2020–21 I-League to become the first ever club from Kerala to do so, and became the first team to defend the league title in 2021–22. Gokulam is also the first club from the state to qualify for a continental competition, AFC Cup, in 2022.
Kickstart FC is an Indian professional football club from Karnataka. Their women's team participate in Indian Women's League. Men's side competes in the BDFA Super division. Kickstart FC was nominated for I-League 2nd Division in 2019 and 2021 but didn't make it to the final list approved by the AIFF.
Football broadcast in India is dominated by branded sports networks Star Sports, Sony Sports and Sports18 on television and OTT platforms.
Sports broadcasting contracts in India include:
Rajasthan United FC is an Indian professional football club based in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Founded in 2018 as JECRC CF, the academy team participated in inaugural edition of R-League A Division in 2019, and clinched the title. In 2020, JECRC CF was rebranded as Rajasthan United. The club is currently competing in I-League, the second tier of Indian football league system.
Prime Volleyball League (PVL), also known as RuPay Prime Volleyball League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional men's indoor volleyball league in India. The inaugural season took place in February 2022. The league is an initiative of Baseline Ventures with no involvement from Volleyball Federation of India and a rechristened version of the Pro Volleyball League which was held in February 2019. Sony Pictures Networks India is the official broadcaster of the league. RuPay is the title sponsor of the league and signed the contract for three years.
India is scheduled to compete at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, from 23 September 2023 to 8 October 2023. Earlier the event was scheduled to held in September 2022 but due to COVID-19 pandemic cases rising in China the event has been postponed and rescheduled to September–October 2023.
SA 20 is a Twenty20 franchise cricket tournament in South Africa, organised by Cricket South Africa (CSA) and first contested in 2023. It is contested by six teams based in cities around the country. The first winners of the tournament were Sunrisers Eastern Cape.
Punit Balan is an Indian film producer and owner of several sporting teams. He owns Pune Jaguars (tennis), Mumbai Khiladis and Maharashtra Ironmen (handball), Kolhapur Tuskers (Cricket), Bengaluru Smashers, Mumbai Muscle. Balan has also provided sponsorship money to several players.
Himanshu Sharma is an Indian cricketer. He plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League. He is a bowler who bowls leg spin and bats right-handed. He can primarily spin the ball both ways. In May 2023, he made his professional cricket debut for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Gujarat Titans during the 70th and final league phase match of 2023 IPL season.
The Maharashtra Premier League is a Twenty20 cricket league in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It was founded by the Maharashtra Cricket Association, the governing body of cricket in the state.
Maharashtra Ironmen is a professional handball team based in Pune, Maharashtra, that plays in the Premier Handball League. Maharashtra Ironmen won inaugural season of 2023 Premier Handball League (India) by defeating Golden Eagles Uttar Pradesh by 38–24.The team is owned by Punit Balan & Janhavi Dhariwal Balan.
The 2023 Premier Handball League (PHL) was the first season of the PHL in India. All games were played at the Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium in Jaipur.
2023 PHL 