MUMBAI: Star India has confirmed that the 21st Century Fox owned network will not be bidding for the Indian cricket team sponsor rights, for which the BCCI issued a tender notice recently.
“Given all the volatility, we are indeed concerned about the health of cricket in the days ahead,” said Star India chairman and CEO Uday…
LONDON: Liverpool Football Club has named Peter Moore as its new chief executive officer, to replace the departing Ian Ayre, the Premier League side announced in a statement on Monday.
Liverpool-born Moore, 61, will take up the role in June and report directly to the club's owners, Fenway Sports Group (FSG).
The…
HONG KONG: China's Li Na, a two-time grand slam winner and former world No. 2 who quit tennis in 2014, has partnered with her long-time clothing sponsor, Nike, to release the Li Na collection in China in March.
Nike will release the China-exclusive Li Na Collection, honoring Li’s trailblazing determination and encouraging more…
MUMBAI: The Committee of Administrators (COA) appointed by the Supreme Court is in favour of dropping the word “Control” from the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India).
The suggestion has come from none other than Bishan Bedi, the former legendary Test spinner. “It is indeed a very good suggestion and personally I…
NEW DELHI: The executive council of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI), which met here on Saturday, has unanimously agreed that athletes attending the national camps or approved national training programmes would alone be allowed to represent the country.
It was decided that “athletes who are monitored within the system…
MUMBAI: Premier Skills, a partnership between the British Council and the Premier League, launched its referee development initiative.
The initiate was launched in partnership with the Indian Super League and All India Football Federation.
The training will continue until March 1. Premier Skills uses football as a tool…
NEW DELHI: India Test skipper Virat Kohli has been named as the ‘Captain of the Year’ at the 10th annual ESPNcricinfo Awards.
Kohli led India to nine wins out of 12 Tests in the year gone-by.
Englishman Ben Stokes won the Test Batting Performance of the Year for his incredible counterattacking innings of 258 runs off…
NEW DELHI: Star shuttler Saina Nehwal, who was appointed a member of the International Olympic Committee's Athletes' Commission (AC) last year, will be representing the panel in the Badminton World Federation (BWF).
She will join the BWF Athletes' Commission as a representative of the IOC AC, IOC said in a communication to…
NEW DELHI: The benefits of India hosting the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup are set to be felt far into the future, thanks to an ambitious and far-reaching plan to fast-track the growth of football in the world’s second most populous nation.
October will see a FIFA tournament take place in the country for the first time. The…
NEW YORK: IMG has secured a new four-year deal for in-flight rights to the NFL, which includes live coverage on Sport 24, the agency's sports channel exclusive to the inflight industry.
The new agreement through 2020 will see Sport 24 broadcast up to six games live per week from the regular season, leading to the playoffs and…