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May 06, 2020 19:05

KKR owners confirm interest in investing in The Hundred

MUMBAI: The owners of Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Riders have confirmed interest to investing in The Hundred, ECB’s unique 100-ball tournament, if the competition turns towards private investment next year.

KKR CEO Venky Mysore told UK's The Telegraph on Tuesday that they would surely be keen to “…

May 06, 2020 18:05

SonyLIV selects content protection service

SAN FRANCISCO: SonyLIV, homegrown OTT platform from Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN), has selected Intertrust’s cloud-based multi-DRM service, ExpressPlay DRMTM, to protect content streaming and downloads, including both online and offline playback on all devices.

The partnership covers all channels and entertainment…

May 05, 2020 19:05

Rooter raises $1.7m; launching esports platform

MUMBAI: Sports fan engagement platform Rooter has raised $1.7 million in a pre-series A funding round led by Paytm, Adidas family-backed leAD Sports, Rockstud Capital, and Founder Bank Capital - the early-stage arm of RB Investments.

Anthill Ventures, Venture Catalysts, and a few more current angel investors also participated…

May 05, 2020 19:05

Embracing the ‘New Normal’: Indian Sport in 2020

AS WE ENTER WHAT is being termed Lockdown 3.0 here in India, the effects of the global pandemic caused by COVID-19 are being felt across the board, and the $500 billion global sporting industry is no exception. The scale of impact on the sporting world is unprecedented with marquee events like Wimbledon, Formula1 races, the NBA season…

May 05, 2020 18:05

LaLiga set for training return, aims for June restart

MADRID: LaLiga clubs are returning to training this week following the Spanish Ministry of Health’s approval for the return of sports training sessions.

In accordance with the Return to Training Protocol that LaLiga has drawn up with medical experts, professional players from LaLiga Santander and LaLiga SmartBank – the first…

May 05, 2020 18:05

Abu Dhabi T10 announces schedule for 2020 tourney

ABU DHABI: Organisers of the Abu Dhabi T10 tournament have announced dates for the 2020 edition of cricket's newest short format iteration.

May 05, 2020 18:05

IOA invites suggestions for sports resumption roadmap

NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association on Tuesday invited suggestions from national sports federations (NSF), state Olympic associations (SOAs) and other stakeholders for the preparation of a white paper, detailing steps to resume sports in the country amid the coronavirus pandemic.

May 05, 2020 18:05

NFL set to release 2020 schedule on Thursday

NEW YORK: The 2020 NFL schedule will be unveiled Thursday night at 8 ET on the NFL Network, the NFL app and NFL.com.

Opponents for all 32 teams were previously released on December 30, 2019, but Thursday will see the 2020 slate unveiled with times and dates. Hence, Thursday will be the first opportunity to look forward to just…

May 05, 2020 18:05

Dream11 parent appoints chief corp dev officer

MUMBAI: Indian sports technology company Dream Sports, parent company of Dream11, FanCode and DreamX, has appointed Devneet (Dev) Bajaj as chief corporate development officer. 

In his new role, Bajaj, who was last with early stage venture capital firm Kalaari Capital as venture partner, will lead investments and drive global…

May 05, 2020 17:05

HI invites host bids for national championships 2021

NEW DELHI: With 2020 increasingly looking like a lost year as a fallout of the COVID-19 enforced nationwide lockdown, Hockey India is looking ahead o the domestic season in 2021. 

From Monday, the HI sent out Expression of Interest (EoI) forms to various state member units, institutional/ department members and academies…