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. 

May 16, 2022 17:05
LONDON: IMG ARENA, a leading sports data and technology business, announced Monday a strategic investment in Swedish computer vision specialist Signality.  Providing IMG ARENA with a controlling interest, the investment will enhance IMG ARENA’s data collection capabilities with leading computer vision and camera technologies.
May 16, 2022 17:05
CHENNAI: India's erstwhile tennis capital Chennai will see the return of an international tournament for the first time since 2017 with a WTA 250 event to be held here from September 26 to October 2.
May 13, 2022 14:05
DUBAI: The Emirates Cricket Board Thursday completed its calibrated announcements of the owners in the ECB's upcoming franchise-based T20 League. Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will now have a sister team in the UAE T20 league as the Knight Riders Group (KRG) have acquired the rights to own and operate the Abu Dhabi franchise. 
May 13, 2022 11:05
MUMBAI: The BCCI's value pitch for the Indian Premier League's digital rights just got some serious heft with the declaration by the Walt Disney Company in an earnings call that Disney+ Hotstar had added over 4 million new subscribers in the March quarter, "which benefited from the start of the new IPL season".
May 12, 2022 13:05
LONDON: Following its announcement of exclusive discussions on 3 February, BT Group plc has agreed a set of definitive agreements with Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc to form a 50:50 joint venture company to create a new premium sport offering for the UK & Ireland, and to transfer the operating businesses of BT Sport to Warner Bros. Discovery.
May 12, 2022 11:05
MUMBAI: Talk about leaving it till the very end. Literally on the last day as it were, Google parent Alphabet reportedly purchased the Invitation To Tender (ITT) document for the media rights of the Indian Premier League (IPL).  The ITT was available for purchase till May 10. Google owns streaming and video platform YouTube and joins a handful of parties that have reportedly picked up the IPL ITT.
May 12, 2022 09:05
18-TIME NBA ALL-STAR LEBRON JAMES IS THE highest-paid athlete in the world, as per US sports business platform Sportico's 'World's Highest-Paid Athletes' rankings for 2022.
May 09, 2022 19:05
MUMBAI: Campus Activewear Ltd shares made a positive listing on the stock exchanges on Monday, despite a bearish market sentiment.  Shares of the athleisure footwear company made a healthy market debut and jumped nearly 30% against the issue price of Rs 292.
May 09, 2022 19:05
DUBAI: Adani Sportsline, a part of the diversified Adani Group, has been confirmed as the fifth team owner in the upcoming franchise-based UAE T20 League.
May 06, 2022 21:05
MUMBAI: From "brain behind" to stakeholder. Onwards and upwards it is for Sundar Raman, former COO of the Indian Premier League.  Last heard, the upcoming six-team T20 league that the Emirates Cricket Board is promoting was his "brainchild".