Business Intelligence

MUMBAI: India’s growing reputation as a potential racquet sports hub is all set to get a massive boost with the launch of the World Pickleball League (WPBL), the first-ever professional pickleball league, envisaged by Natekar Sports and Gaming (NSG) and Sony Entertainment Talent Ventures India (SETVI).

NSG, is a company promoted by ‘former Davis Cup star and Arjuna Awardee Gaurav Natekar and his wife, ‘Arati Ponnappa Natekar, also a former India #1 in Tennis. SETVI is a joint venture between Sony Music Entertainment and Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Nov 20, 2017 12:11
MUMBAI: Pepsico's sports drink brand Gatorade, in partnership with creative marketing agency Eleven and TBWA Sydney, has created a new cricket metric - Bolt Rate.
Nov 17, 2017 17:11
MUMBAI: Madhya Pradesh minister for sports and youth welfare Yashodhara Raje Scindia has said that "developed countries take sport seriously because it is an expression of status, developed and a progressive society, stemming from the essential building block of self worth.”
Nov 17, 2017 13:11
LONDON: Premier League giants Manchester United reported total revenue for the first quarter at £141 million ($186.55 million) – a 17% jump over income for the same period in the previous fiscal.  Net profit for the period stood at £7.9    million, a 558.3 per cent jump over the £1.2 million achieved in the prior year quarter.         
Nov 16, 2017 15:11
LONDON: Nineteen-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer has overtaken former world number one golfer Tiger Woods as the highest prize money earner in individual sports, according to a list released by Forbes.
Nov 14, 2017 13:11
MUMBAI: Star India parent 21st Century Fox's (21CF) total firm commitments and future debt payments as of September 30 is approximately $83 billion, up $1 billion from what it was on June 30. 
Nov 14, 2017 10:11
MUMBAI: Investment in creating sports infrastructure and a culture of participation in sports is crucial, Srinivas Prasad, minister at India's UN Mission, told a General Assembly session.
Nov 13, 2017 11:11
NEW DELHI: The Indian shooting fraternity, which had been protesting the high slabs of Goods and Services Tax (GST), has expressed satisfaction at the Indian government's decision to exempt imported sports equipment from the ambit of GST.
Nov 13, 2017 11:11
MUMBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the process for the recruitment of an independent director for the ICC board. The introduction of an independent director, who must be female, was approved by the ICC full council in June as part of wide ranging constitutional change aimed at improving the global governance of the sport, says an official statement.
Nov 09, 2017 13:11
LONDON: Manchester City has announced record revenues of £473.4 million ($620.11 million), the club’s third consecutive year of profitability and ninth successive year of improved financial performance in its 2016-17 annual report, released Wednesday. The £473.4 million in revenues mark a 21% increase from the previous year and breaks £400 million for the first time in the club's history. 
Nov 09, 2017 12:11
NEW YORK: Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Wednesday reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2017.