Football

Portuguese supertar Cristiano Ronaldo has topped the Forbes list of the highest-paid athletes for a second year running.

Ronaldo also headed the list last year following his move to Saudi Arabian football club Al Nassr.

The latest list of the highest-paid athletes released by Forbes reveals that the 39-year-old Portuguese forward earned $260 million over the past 12 months, up from $136m in the business magazine's 2023 listing.

Jul 24, 2019 16:07
MUMBAI: Virat Kohli's social media presence translates into big bucks for the superstar. For the second year running, the Indian cricket team captain slots in at ninth place on the list of 2019’s Instagram sports rich list.
Jul 23, 2019 17:07
NEW YORK: Forbes has released its annual list of the Top 50 most valuable sports teams in the world and for the fourth year running, the Dallas Cowboys tops the charts. The NFL franchise is currently valued at a monster $5 billion.
Jul 23, 2019 16:07
LONDON: Anheuser-Busch InBev’s (AB InBev) global brand, Budweiser, Tuesday announced multi-year partnerships with two of the top international football leagues - Premier League and LaLiga.
Jul 22, 2019 19:07
MUMBAI: FanCode, the Dream11-owned ad-free multi-sport aggregator platform, launched its live video platform over the weekend. FanCode has selected Brightcove, a leading provider of cloud services for video, to power online video on its digital platform. The service will also be available on demand.
Jul 22, 2019 18:07
NEW DELHI: Six I-League clubs - Minerva Punjab FC, Mohun Bagan, Quess East Bengal, Churchill Brothers Goa, Aizawl FC and Gokulam Kerala FC - under the banner of the United I-League Clubs, have written directly to FIFA president Gianni Infantino seeking his intervention to "save Indian football".
Jul 20, 2019 17:07
MUMBAI: The next step in the evolution of the Indian Super League away from the "Indian Premier League template" that has been the default setting of pretty much all the non-cricket leagues in this country after the advent of the IPL will reportedly be activated in season 6 of the ISL.
Jul 20, 2019 15:07
NEW DELHI: Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju, along with AIFF general secretary Kushal Das, launched the AIFF Golden Baby Leagues Handbook 2019-20 on the sidelines of the Hero Intercontinental Cup in Ahmedabad.
Jul 19, 2019 15:07
NEW DELHI: Minerva Punjab Football Club are in talks to sell part or half of the club, its combative owner and AIFF bugbear Ranjit Bajaj told Hindustan Times Thursday.
Jul 18, 2019 17:07
AHMEDABAD: Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has committed to provide "extra financial help" to boost the growth of Indian football, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has declared.
Jul 18, 2019 15:07
SANTA MONICA, Calif.: Latest measurement data shows that Nike & Visa won big sponsoring the global tournament, but an unsponsored stadium wall would have delivered the most sponsorship value.