Athlete

NEW DELHI: Fast&Up, India’s leading homegrown nutrition brand, proudly celebrated the outstanding achievements of their supported elite athletes who recently brought laurels to India at the Asian Games. The felicitation ceremony held on Monday witnessed the presence of Avinash Sable, Rutuja Bhosale, and Srihari Natraj, three exceptional athletes who demonstrated unparalleled dedication and sportsmanship.

Apr 10, 2018 15:04
CHANDIGARH: Sixteen-year-old Haryana shooter Manu Bhaker, who won the 10m air pistol Gold medal at the on-going 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG), will be the brand ambassador of Measles and Rubella (MR) vaccination campaign to be launched by state chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on 25 April.
Mar 21, 2018 13:03
MUMBAI: ESP Properties, the entertainment and sports arm of GroupM, and SportzPower (India’s leading provider of sports business news) Wednesday released the 2018 report on sports sponsorship in India. 
Mar 01, 2018 13:03
BENGALURU: India's greatest ever long jumper Anju Bobby George and Athletics Federation of India secretary CK Valson have blamed the ongoing Indian Super League (ISL) for taking away stadiums meant for athletics, thus leading to a compromise on the training of athletes.
Feb 23, 2018 11:02
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea: Emma Terho from Finland (ice hockey) and Kikkan Randall from USA (cross-country skiing) have been elected to the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s athletes’ commission by their fellow Olympians at the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018.
Feb 21, 2018 15:02
MUMBAI: With a high profile fraud hitting Punjab National Bank (PNB), its brand ambassador, Virat Kohli, might pull out of the endorsement deal. The Indian cricket team captain was signed up by PNB in 2016. But now, with the disclosure of a Rs 114-billion fraud case, Kohli would like to disassociate himself before he comes under fire for promoting the bank. 
Feb 21, 2018 15:02
NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is raising sufficient funds through sponsors to send a contingent to the Gold Coast Commonweatlh Games and won't be talking any support from the Sports Ministry for the same. A report in The Times of India said that the IOA has already tied in a few sponsors, which include one from the financial services sector.
Feb 21, 2018 13:02
MUMBAI: Bridgestone India, a subsidiary of one of the world’s leading tyre and rubber companies, has announced partnerships with new members of ‘Team Bridgestone’ under its global Olympic partnership. 
Feb 16, 2018 13:02
MUMBAI: Baseline Ventures, a sports marketing, celebrity management and brand licensing firm, has achieved billings of  over Rs 1 billion in 2017.  
Feb 14, 2018 12:02
NEW DELHI: While the plan of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports to rank the National Sports Federations (NSFs) based on multiple criteria is a good move, it will be a meaningless effort if it is not linked to the fund flow to these organisations.
Jan 23, 2018 06:01
IT IS VIRAT all the way. Good, bad, and ugly. Let us start with the good. The Indian skipper has swept the annual ICC awards, being named as both the cricketer and captain of the year. He became only the fourth Indian to win the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for Cricketer of the Year, and the ODI Cricketer of the Year award. ICC has also picked him as the captain for the Test and ODI teams of the year.