British sportswear retailer JD Sports Fashion Plc has entered into a definitive agreement to wholly acquire “highly complementary” US sports apparel and equipment retailer Hibbett, Inc. to speed up its US expansion and enhance its presence in “the world’s biggest and most attractive sportswear market”.
Under the terms of the…
Banglalink has secured exclusive digital streaming rights in Bangladesh territory for all International Cricket Council (ICC) tournaments until 2025 for Toffee starting with the T20 World Cup on 2 June.
This strategic acquisition of digital streaming rights for ICC cricket tournaments through Total Sports Management (TSM)…
Former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Narsingh Pancham Yadav was elected chairman of the Wrestling Federation of India's Athletes' Commission here on Wednesday, completing a process that was mandated by the sport's world governing body.
A total of eight candidates were in fray for the seven positions and after polling,…
Leading Indian wearables brand boAt has signed cricketer Yashasvi Jaiswal as its new brand ambassador.
Yashasvi joins the brand’s roster of brand ambassadors that include Hardik Pandya, Tilak Varma, and Jemimah Rodrigues.
With this association, Yashasvi will feature in the brand’s upcoming marketing campaigns and…
The International Cricket Council Wednesday announced Pakistan legend Sana Mir as ambassador for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier, supported by Dream11.
Sana, who represented her country in 226 internationals – 137 as captain – will be keeping a close eye on the 10 participating teams and their players in the two-week…
Indian national Yoni Patel, who owns a cricket team in the unsanctioned Legends Cricket League in Sri Lanka, is set to be indicted for match-fixing along with compatriot P Akash, PTI quotes a Colombo magistrate's court official as having said.
This was after Patel's application for bail was refused by the court last Friday and…
SAN FRANCISCO: Strava, the leading digital community for active people with more than 125 million athletes, Wednesday announced the hiring of two new executives to its executive team: Matt Salazar, as chief product officer, and Rob Terrell, as chief technology officer.
Revenues at Viacom18, the media arm of Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), grew by 49% for the 2023-24 financial year on the back of sports and news. The company’s revenues reached Rs 10,826 crore ($1.3 billion) in FY24 as compared to Rs 7,266 crore ($872m) in FY23.
Per the company’s statement, sports was the…
Deepak Dhar’s Banijay Asia (a joint venture between him and Banijay), and Ravi Shastri’s Sporting Beyond (founded by Ravi Shastri and Jaiveer Panwar), have announced a strategic partnership aimed at redefining the landscape of cricket entertainment through content and live events. This collaboration is set to explore innovative ways…
Novak Djokovic, Aitana Bonmatí, Jude Bellingham and Simone Biles were among the big winners in Madrid on Sunday night, as Spain was at the centre of world sport with an unrivalled collection of sport’s greatest talents celebrating the 2024 Laureus World Sports Awards.
On an unforgettable evening at the historic Palacio de…