Investments

DALLAS, TX: Pickleball, billed as America’s fastest-growing sport, is going after a new frontier - India. The United Pickleball Association (UPA), which was created after a merger between Major League Pickleball and the Professional Pickleball Association in the US last February, and India-based Global Sports have inked a deal to bring the PPA Tour and Major League Pickleball to the country.

As a part of the partnership, the organizations will launch key initiatives to the country, promoting the rapidly-growing sport to a young market. 

Aug 29, 2023 21:08
If you can't beat them, join them! At least on the strategywise. Media and entertainment giant Walt Disney, facing a deep erosion in subscriber numbers for its Disney+ Hotstar streaming service in India, will now be offering free cricket on smartphones, Reuters reports.
Aug 23, 2023 19:08
Cricket star Dinesh Karthik and ace squash player Dipika Pallikal have teamed up with Bengaluru-based sports tech startup Fanplay IoT as strategic partners.  The husband-wife duo will help improve Fanplay’s products and plans, guide product development and spread the word about Fanplay globally.
Aug 22, 2023 17:08
MUMBAI: Ultimate Table Tennis has announced Jaipur Patriots, owned by World of Krida Pvt Ltd, as the seventh franchise and the latest addition to the league’s franchise roster.
Aug 22, 2023 17:08
James Murdoch and former Star and Disney India head Uday Shankar backed Bodhi Tree Systems has reportedly increased its stakeholding in Viacom18 by an additional 2.89%. The stake purchase, worth Rs 953.23 crore as per a report by The Economic Times, has raised Bodhi Tree Systems' current holding in Viacom18 to 15.97%.
Aug 17, 2023 19:08
CHENNAI: In a first, the Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday launched the Chennai Formula Racing Circuit that will host India’s first-night street circuit races – Formula 4 Indian Championship and the Indian Racing League – on December 9-10 later this year.  
Aug 16, 2023 20:08
NEW YORK: Manoj Bhargava, founder of 5-hour ENERGY, announced after market trading Monday that he is expanding his media interests by creating a significant media holdings portfolio with stakes in print and online media, television and radio broadcast, production and distribution, and digital advertising delivery:
Aug 16, 2023 18:08
Cricket superstar Virat Kohli has refuted as fake a Times of India report that said that he and his wife Anushka Sharma had invested Rs 19.24 crore for an eight-acre plot in Alibaug to build a farm house.  Kolhi called out TOI on the report on social media platform Instagram.  Sharing a screenshot of the news on Instagram, Kohli wrote, “Bachpan se jo akhbar Padha hai, wo bhi fake news chaapne lage ab.”
Aug 16, 2023 17:08
LAUDERHILL, Florida: The US Masters T10 League, promoted by T Ten Sports Management (TSM), has received a major boost with three American sports stars acquiring equity stakes in the league franchises.
Aug 10, 2023 18:08
THE CREATION OF a USD 10-billion dollar company is in the offing as the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has allowed the merger of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd and Sony Pictures Networks India.
Aug 09, 2023 17:08
MUMBAI: Actor Rannvijay Singha has joined Real Kabaddi League as a stakeholder and also as a brand promoter.