NEW DELHI: Former Croatia international and manager Igor Stimac will be appointed as the Indian men’s team coach after the All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) technical committee recommended him for the post.
The committee, headed by Shyam Thapa, interviewed the four candidates for the post — Stimac, Albert Roca,…
DUBAI: Former Sri Lankan cricketers Nuwan Zoysa and Avishka Gunawardene have been charged by the International Cricket Council for breaching the Emirates Cricket Board's Anti Corruption Code.
The breach relates to the T10 league that was played in the UAE last year in December. While Zoysa was charged for breaching four counts…
TOKYO: Six years since Tokyo was awarded the Olympic Games, the first tickets for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics went on sale on Thursday, with Japanese residents able to enter a lottery to watch the sport of their choice.
The lottery for the initial offering of Olympic Games tickets for sale to residents of Japan runs until 23:59 (…
HYDERABAD: Nineteen hours after a ‘sold out’ board was displayed, the Indian Premier League conducted the Phase-2 of sale of tickets for the May 12 final to be played in Hyderabad on Thursday, again without any announcement or notification.
EventsNow, a private booking firm handling the ticketing for the IPL final, sold out…
LONDON: Genius Sports Group has been appointed by Football DataCo, the data rights holder of all competitions organized by the Premier League, the English Football League and Scottish Professional Football League, as its official supplier of live data to the global sports betting sector.
Next season, Genius will replace…
VIJAYANAGARA: In a first-of-its kind partnership, the Inspire Institute of Sport (IIS) has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with the Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences University of Tsukuba, Japan, which will see IIS athletes travel to Japan for training camps at the university and see the delivery of Olympic-Paralympic education…
MUMBAI: According to the latest financial report of Spanish professional football, corresponding to the most recent completed season (2017/18), LaLiga's clubs posted revenue of €4.479 billion, representing growth of 20.6% over the previous season.
LONDON: Weeks ahead of the start of the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup in England and Wales, the Indian side has lifted the trophy. Only that this is a far younger Indian side, and this is the Street Child Cricket World Cup where 10 national teams, consisting of girls and boys represented their respective countries.
This was the…
MADRID: LaLiga giants Real Madrid and German sports brand adidas Thursday announced an eight-year extension to their long running kit sponsorship until June 2028.
MUMBAI: Star India president & head – ad sales Amit Chopra has quit the company. As the head of ad sales, Chopra’s responsibility included generating ad revenues for entertainment, digital, and sports.
Chopra will reportedly be joining India focused private equity firm Samara Capital.