Football

Saudi Arabia’s oil and gas giant Aramco has entered into a four-year global partnership with world football governing body FIFA. 

As FIFA’s worldwide partner, the deal, which runs until the end of 2027, gives Aramco exclusivity in the energy category, with sponsorship rights for multiple events, including the World Cup 2026 and Women’s World Cup 2027.

Aug 30, 2019 17:08
NEW YORK: The Walt Disney Company Thursday announced that it has sold its equity interest in the YES (Yankees Entertainment and Sports) Network to Yankee Global Enterprises, with strategic partners Sinclair Broadcast Group (SBG), and Amazon.
Aug 28, 2019 18:08
BHUBANESWAR: Kalinga Stadium was on Tuesday given provisional clearance to host FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup 2020 to be played in India.
Aug 28, 2019 17:08
DOHA: Qatar will establish the first of a kind organization for sports affairs in the middle East to accommodate offices of the world's leading sports companies by the end of this year, the CEO of state-run Aspire Academy, Mohamed Khalifa Suwaidi, said on Tuesday.
Aug 28, 2019 17:08
MUMBAI: Returning for its highly anticipated 5th year, on August 30, ‘BBC World News Football Connect’ will bring together more than 300 associates from premier media agencies and brands to play five-a-side matches and compete for the BBC World News Football Connect 2019 trophy.
Aug 27, 2019 17:08
KOCHI: As Hero Indian Super League (ISL) enters its sixth season, the fans from the city of Hyderabad will have a club of their own to cheer for. Hyderabad, a city that boasts of a strong football culture, will soon see its own team making its debut in the upcoming ISL season.
Aug 26, 2019 17:08
MUMBAI: The former CEO of Kerala Blasters, Varun Tripuraneni, is reportedly the prime mover behind the new management and ownership that will run the affairs of the  struggling Indian Super League franchise FC Pune City, which will also be shifting base to Hyderabad under a new name.
Aug 26, 2019 16:08
MUMBAI: Newly promoted I-League team, Tiddim Road Athletic Union Football Club (TRAU FC) has announced Aciesta Sports Alliance Private Limited as its title sponsor. The Manipur-based outfit won the 2018-19 second division I-League and has now been promoted to the top tier of the I-League.
Aug 24, 2019 10:08
MUMBAI: All India Football Federation president Praful Patel of Gondia district and Souter Vaz of Mumbai district have retained their respective posts as president and secretary of the Western India Football Association in elections held at WIFA's 70th ordinary general meeting in Nagpur on Friday. They were both elected unopposed. Pyarelal Chaudhary of Poona district retained the treasurer’s position.
Aug 23, 2019 19:08
MUMBAI: The upcoming season of Serie A will be the 118th season of top-tier Italian football and fans can expect nothing less than non-stop nail-biting action from August 24, 2019 to May 24, 2020 live and exclusive on SONY TEN 2 and SONY TEN 2 HD channels.
Aug 23, 2019 18:08
KUALA LUMPUR: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has appointed the highly experienced and internationally regarded Andrew Rogers as its new commercial director. Rogers joins the AFC’s new management team after working in recent months as a consultant following his time with New Zealand Cricket, which followed more than 15 years in the football world.