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Nov 16, 2017 13:11

MONEY BALL: Baddy Grows Good

JUST RECENTLY this column delved on the need for stakeholders in sports other than cricket to stop the quest to be the number two in the country, and instead concentrate on building on their sport's unique strengths and monetize it effectively. Not to be harried each time cricket makes millions.

Oct 31, 2017 15:10

MONEY BALL: CSK does not need Dhoni

TO RETAIN OR NOT to retain. It is the biggest dilemma facing Indian cricket now. With a decade over, one would think the Indian Premier League (IPL) would have got its act together. Especially on team composition. While it always maintained that the 2018 edition will see all players being thrown into a common auction pool, there are franchises that would like to retain important players. 

Sep 05, 2017 11:09

Star strategy spot on, IPL bidding points to mature marketplace

MUMBAI: To the winner go the spoils, but if the price is NOT right, it can also prove a poisoned chalice. The fact that the global media rights to world cricket's biggest and most valuable property did NOT go for some ridiculous figure is proof positive not only that Uday Shanker's strategy team at Star India were bang on with their calculations, but also a sign of a marketplace that has matured. 

Sep 01, 2017 10:09

SPECIAL REPORT: Digital the chaos catalyst in IPL rights bidding

MUMBAI: As the clock counts down to the opening on Monday, September 4, of bid documents and announcement of the holder/s for the next five years of media rights to world cricket's most prized property - the Indian Premier League - a second look at the contenders, the pretenders and the numbers in play.

May 12, 2017 12:05

Where FSDL is going with its invitation for new ISL teams

A CURSORY EXAMINATION of the ‘Invitation To Bid’ issued Thursday by Football Sports Development Limited, organisers of the Indian Super League, clears up the air as it were on where FSDL is going with its ITB in the aftermath of little club Aizawl FC's I-League win throwing a huge spanner in the works on its plans to create a new structure for Indian club football.

May 11, 2017 19:05

FSDL invites bids for new ISL teams

MUMBAI: Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL), organisers of the Indian Super League, Thursday announced plans to invite bids from interested parties to "enrol and participate in the ISL from its fourth edition to be staged in year 2017-2018.

May 06, 2017 16:05

IFA threatens breakaway league

KOLKATA: West Bengal's Indian Football Association has warned it would start a parallel tournament if parent body All India Football Federation (AIFF) does not come up with an acceptable solution for an unified top-tier national league.

May 03, 2017 09:05

How FSDL Could Manage Optics Following Aizawl's I-League Heroics

QUICK QUESTION. How many really believe lightning can strike again for Hero I-League champions Aizawl Football Club (AFC)? The question needs to be raised considering the outpouring of sentiment that has followed the little club from Mizoram's heroics in what will be the top flight of Indian football for the last and final time. 

Jul 25, 2016 08:07

Premier Futsal got its 'McCullum moment'; needs to step up in season 2

THAT McCULLUM MOMENT! Amongst the many leagues that have sprung up in the last few years with Big Daddy cricket's Indian Premier League as their base template, it is Premier Futsal which can boast that one explosive act of individual brilliance that set the tournament alight and as good as ensured its future.

Jun 15, 2016 09:06

IPL rights bout: Another heavyweight in the frame

FOLLOWING UP ON SportzPower's Special Report on the upcoming Indian Premier League media rights tender uploaded last week, some developments and updates!