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Olympic wrestling medallist Sakshi Malik has been listed among the 100 most influential people of 2024 by TIME magazine.

TIME released its list of the 100 Most Influential People for 2024 on Wednesday. The annual list, which asks cultural and political icons to highlight the changemakers of the past year, features dozens of athletes, entertainers, artists and politicians.

Apr 18, 2024 20:04
LightFury Games, a gaming startup launched by Karan Shroff, former chief marketing officer of Unacademy, has secured $8.5 million in its seed funding round led by Blume Ventures, MIXI,Gemba Capital, and Angels, with participation from other investors such as Cred’s Kunal Shah, and Unacademy’s Gaurav Munjal.
Apr 18, 2024 20:04
Circle of Games, a Web3 multi-gaming platform, announced Tuesday that it has raised $1 million funding from Nazara Technologies and The Hashgraph Association, in an indication of a potential revival in the Web3 gaming space.
Apr 17, 2024 19:04
MUMBAI: With the Tata Indian Premier League 2024 extravaganza off to a flying start, an Ipsos IndiaBus pan India IPL Survey shows at least 1 in 2 urban Indians polled (53%) claim to be following the IPL.  The Men’s T-20 annual sporting event in its 17th year, has a run of about 60 days, making it a highly engaging event for cricket lovers.
Apr 17, 2024 19:04
Mobile-first content platform Glance generated a revenue of Rs 317 crore in FY23, up by 77.7% from Rs 178 crore in FY22, consolidated financial statements filed by the group’s holding entity in Singapore show, according to TheKredible.  However, the Bengaluru-based firm’s losses also grew during the period to Rs 1,067 crore in FY23, up from Rs 900 crore it had incurred in FY22.
Apr 17, 2024 18:04
BRADENTON, Fla.: IMG Academy and Nord Anglia Education, one of world’s leading international schools organisations, have launched the first phase of a global sports and wellbeing collaboration, announcing that student-athletes will be able to join IMG Academy sports camps at four select Nord Anglia campuses around the world this summer and winter.
Apr 17, 2024 15:04
MUMBAI: Global fan engagement and data platform Stepathlon, today announced that it has added four senior professionals to its advisory board.
Apr 15, 2024 20:04
Global buyout firm CVC Capital Partners, the owner of IPL franchise Gujarat Titans, Monday announced plans to launch an initial public offering "in the coming weeks" and list on Euronext Amsterdam. The IPO is expected to raise a minimum of €1.25 billion, with €250m coming from a mix of new shares as well as the sale of shares by existing shareholders.
Apr 15, 2024 20:04
In a country with a population of over 1.4 billion, 90 percent of the country’s elite-level players come from nine states and one city, according to a report by Indian Express.  Moreover, the data, when broken down further, indicates that over 65 percent of top-level football players in the country come from only five states.
Apr 15, 2024 20:04
Punit Balan Group (PBG) has announced the appointment of Anjum Tanwar as the new chief executive officer of their sports vertical.  
Apr 09, 2024 19:04
Delhi-based Omaxe Ltd announced Monday that the realty firm's wholly owned subsidiary and SPV - Worldstreet Sports Center - will be developing India's first integrated multi sports facility consisting of an international cricket and football stadium, an indoor stadium along with a retail and hospitality hub spread across an area of 50.40 acres in Delhi's Dwarka area for around Rs 1,500 crore ($180 million).