Leagues

MUMBAI: Global fan engagement and data platform Stepathlon, today announced that it has added four senior professionals to its advisory board.

Stepathlon is a unique initiative in fan/customer engagement with clients including Manchester City, CVC owned IPL Team Gujarat Titans, AFL Team Richmond FC, World Tennis League and a growing global blue-chip client base. Their proprietary fan engagement and data platform focuses on active participation and engagement to deliver a powerful turnkey fan and consumer engagement platform for rightsholders and brands.

Dec 24, 2018 13:12
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Friday announced the consortium of Blitz Advertising and Techfront as its broadcast and live-streaming partner for the star-studded Pakistan Super League competition from 2019 to 2021. While the final figure on the agreement will remain confidential, the new agreement is an unprecedented 358 per cent more than the previous three years.
Dec 22, 2018 16:12
MUMBAI: Bundesliga heavyweights Bayern Munich are likely to open a full-fledged training academy to up its grassroots development efforts in India, the club’s head of international brand management Andreas Kufner revealed at a sports conference here recently.
Dec 22, 2018 15:12
MUMBAI: La Liga India head Jose Antonio Cachaza termed the league’s first-of-its-kind content deal with social media giants Facebook as a ‘success so far’ at a sports conference here recently. SportzPower was the first to report in July of the deal being valued at $4.5 million annually for the next four years.
Dec 20, 2018 11:12
MUMBAI: The Premier Badminton League (PBL) on Wednesday announced its association with Child Rights and You (CRY), an NGO working for child rights for the last four decades to use it as a vehicle to promote children's cause through sports, IANS reports. CRY operates in five Indian cities – Mumbai, Bengaluru, New Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata.
Dec 20, 2018 11:12
NEW DELHI: All India Football Federation (AIFF) general secretary Kushal Das has left the door open for the likes of Mohun Bagan and East Bengal to enter the Indian Super League (ISL) next season as part of a proposed restructuring of the competition, Press Trust of India reports. Point to note though. As things stand, a unified league is still NOT in the offing! 
Dec 18, 2018 16:12
KOCHI: Indian Super League (ISL) team Kerala Blasters FC have parted ways with manager David James based on mutual consent on Tuesday. The Englishman was appointed head coach of the team earlier this year in January during the 2017-18 campaign of the Hero Indian Super League (HISL).
Dec 18, 2018 15:12
MANCHESTER: Premier League club Manchester United announced Tuesday that it has ended the tenure of its head coach Jose Mourinho with immediate effect. As a result, a new caretaker manager will be appointed until the end of the current season, while the club is expected to conduct a thorough recruitment process for a new, full-time manager.
Dec 17, 2018 13:12
NEW DELHI: FC Barcelona Asia Pacific (APAC) director general Jordi Camps expressed optimism that India will be part of the Catalan club's pre-season plans before its talisman Lionel Messi brings the curtains down on his glorious career, Press Trust of India reports.
Dec 15, 2018 14:12
NEW DELHI: The auction and player draft for the inaugural edition of the Pro Volleyball League concluded in the city on Friday after an intense bidding war for Indian players.
Dec 15, 2018 11:12
MADRID: La Liga, Spain’s top-flight football competition, has appointed IMG, a global leader in sports, events, media and fashion, as its exclusive commercial agency for global sponsorship agreements.