MUMBAI: India's loss to New Zealand Wednesday in the semifinal of the 2019 Cricket World Cup saw Star India's OTT platform Hotstar set new records in the number of concurrent viewers tuning in.
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Jul 11, 2019 17:07
Star Sports Marathi chnl to make its bow ahead of PKL 7
MUMBAI: Acting on expected lines, Star India has slotted the debut of Star Sports 1 Marathi - its sixth regional sports channel - for 15 July, just ahead of the launch of the 2019 season of the network-owned Pro Kabaddi League on 20 July.
Star Sports made the announcement via its official Twitter account, tweeting: “Star…
Jul 11, 2019 17:07
Sergio Tacchini announces new ownership
NEW YORK: Italian sportswear brand Sergio Tacchini Wednesday announced new ownership of its brand assets led by entrepreneur Stefano Maroni, Twin Lakes Capital LLC and B Riley Principal Investments LLC, a subsidiary of B Riley Financial, Inc.
Under the new ownership structure, Maroni serves as CEO and Twin Lakes Capital's Lee…
Jul 11, 2019 16:07
Baseline adds squash stars Ghosal, Chinappa to athlete roster
MUMBAI: Baseline Ventures Thursday announced the signing of two of India’s biggest squash stars as Joshna Chinappa and Saurav Ghosal joined the roster of athletes managed by the company.
Both the athletes have been flag bearers for the country in squash and grabbed headlines recently when they won the men’s and women’s title…
Jul 11, 2019 16:07
Titleist parent acquires ski and golf sportswear company
FAIRHAVEN, Mass.: Acushnet Holdings Corp., parent company of golf equipment brand Titleist and golf wear brand FootJoy, Wedesday announced the acquisition of KJUS, a premium global ski and golf sportswear company.
The KJUS brand was born following brand namesake Lasse Kjus’s historic feat at the 1999 World Ski Championships,…
Jul 10, 2019 17:07
AIFF seeks AFC CL slot for ISL; I-League clubs to move court
NEW DELHI: Acting true to predicted script, the All India Football Federation's executive committee, which met here Tuesday, confirmed that the AIFF has decided to recommend to the Asian Football Confederation that the winner of Indian Super League (ISL) should get a berth for the qualifiers of the AFC Champions League.
It is…
Jul 10, 2019 17:07
AIFF awards: Chhetri, Ashalata Devi take top honours
NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation Tuesday announced iconic national team striker Sunil Chhetri as the AIFF Men’s Footballer of the Year 2018-19 at the AIFF executive committee meeting here.
This is the sixth time Chhetri has bagged the prestigious award, having earlier won it in 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, and in 2017.…
Jul 10, 2019 17:07
Roma Khanna named U17 Women's WC tournament director
NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) executive committee has appointed Roma Khanna as tournament director for next year's U17 Women's World Cup 2020 that will be hosted by India, Goal reports.
Khanna was the head of venues operations during the U17 Men's World Cup in 2017 and is currently the AIFF's…
Jul 10, 2019 16:07
MLS raises a toast to Captain Morgan
NORWALK, Conn.: Continuing what has already been a huge summer for football, Major League Soccer (MLS) announced Captain Morgan as the league’s official spiced rum and exclusive spirits partner through 2022.
The new deal names Captain Morgan as an official sponsor of MLS All-Star – taking place in Orlando – Campeones Cup (…
Jul 10, 2019 16:07
India a stop on Man City global trophy tour
MANCHESTER: To celebrate making football history by becoming the first English football club to lift six trophies across both its men’s and women’s teams in the same season, Manchester City will be taking its silverware on the road to celebrate with fans around the world.
Alongside the back-to-back Premier League title, the…