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Jan 11, 2020 13:01

Smaaash clocks 22% growth in revenue in 2019

MUMBAI: Sports entertainment company Smaaash on Friday said it has clocked a 22% growth in revenue at Rs 3 billion in calendar year 2019.

A third of the revenue came from food and beverage operations, an official statement said.

Over 5 million people visited its 41 stores in 19 cities during the year, it said adding…

Jan 11, 2020 13:01

Cash-strapped BFI scraps India Open intl tourney 2020 edition

MUMBAI: The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) on Friday scrapped this year’s India Open International Tournament, Indian Express reports. Real reason: Financial constraints. Stated reason: Boxers likely to be out of the country for a training camp during the period when the event was originally planned

BFI's decision…

Jan 11, 2020 12:01

Khelo India Youth Games kick-starts in Guwahati

GUWAHATI: Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal launched the third edition of the Khelo India Youth Games Friday in an opening ceremony that showcased the state's cultural diversity and the country's oneness.

25,000 spectators were at the Indira Gandhi Stadium to celebrate the spirit of…

Jan 11, 2020 12:01

SPN appoints chief information officer

MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN), has appointed Raj Mohan Srinivasan as chief information officer (CIO) for the network. 

Jan 11, 2020 10:01

Formula 1 announces 188BET as official F1 sponsor in Asia

LONDON: Formula 1 announced Friday that 188BET have been named as official Asian sponsor of F1 with a five-season agreement with Interregional Sports Group (ISG) that will see the bookmaker featured exclusively throughout the Asian broadcast market throughout the Formula 1 season until 2024.

Jan 11, 2020 10:01

McLaren Racing flags off multi-yr technical partnership with Unilever

LONDON: McLaren Racing Friday announced a multi-year technical partnership with Unilever, starting in the 2020 Formula 1 season. 

Jan 10, 2020 19:01

B'casters unite against TRAI’s new order; sports ntwks worst off

MUMBAI: Coming together in a public show of unity for only the second time in over a decade, television broadcasters under the benner of the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) on Friday sounded the alarm bell against the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's new tariff order (NTO 2.0), asserting it would jeopardise content…

Jan 10, 2020 19:01

YuppTV scores global digital t'cast rights for BCCI home season

NEW DELHI: YuppTV, the world's leading OTT platform for South Asian content, has bagged the digital broadcast rights for the BCCI home season. 

Financial terms were not disclosed.

Following the development, YuppTV users in major countries across the globe will be able to catch their favourite sporting action live on…

Jan 10, 2020 18:01

Stadium attendance up 1.53% in LaLiga 2019/20 H1

MADRID: The LaLiga Santander and LaLiga SmartBank stadiums registered a total attendance of 7,605,952 in the first half of the 2019/20 campaign.

This record-breaking figure represents an increase of 85,727 in the number of fans who attended stadiums at the same stage of last season and a year-to-year rise of 1.53%.

In…

Jan 10, 2020 18:01

Hero Indian Women’s League returns, to kick off Jan 24

NEW DELHI: With the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2020 on the horizon, the final round of the premier women’s football league of the country - Hero Indian Women’s League 2019-20 - will kick off at the Bangalore Football Stadium in Bengaluru on January 24.

The fourth edition of the tournament will see 12 teams from all…