Insights

Notes from the touchline

Short reads on the contracts, rules and disputes shaping sport in India.

What a playing contract should say about injury

Pay during rehabilitation, medical control and release rights — the clauses that matter most when a season ends early.

Every endorsement deal has one. Few say what they mean. How athletes and brands can draft a clause both sides can live with.

In-game names build value. Team contracts should settle ownership before a transfer, not during one.

Participation terms, central revenue, salary rules and exit rights — what to read before signing.

Notice, cure and consequences: making the way out as clear as the way in.