Football

MUMBAI: Continuing to build the Indian sports landscape, LaLiga successfully concluded its first-ever ‘Extra Time’ webinar series in India. 

Seeking to engage in conversations related to sports technology and culture, the first of the dual-part webinar series, explored the evolving landscape of sports technology, and its impact in transforming fan engagement in India. Directing the conversation, leaders with experience leading properties such as LaLiga, NBA, MLB, Dream Sports, and the IOC graced the occasion as panel members.

Jun 11, 2019 10:06
TOKYO: Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten, Inc. Tuesday announced the launch of Rakuten Sports. This new live streaming and video on demand (VOD) sports entertainment platform provided by Rakuten will deliver sports content to a global audience.
Jun 10, 2019 17:06
MUMBAI: The Zee Group's OTT platform ZEE5 has announced a sports drama series premiering on June 22 - Bombers. The sports drama revolves around the story of a football club, Bombers FC and their journey to victory. The show boasts a cast of Varun Mitra, Aahana Kumra, Prince Narula, Meiyang Chang and Anup Soni.
Jun 10, 2019 15:06
LOS ANGELES: Electronic Arts Inc announced an all-new experience in EA SPORTS FIFA 20 at EA PLAY - VOLTA Football - a mode inspired by the small-sided form of football played in the streets, cages and futsal courts across the world, launching worldwide on September 27 on PlayStation4, Xbox One, and PC.
Jun 08, 2019 17:06
MUMBAI: TVS Motor Company Saturday announced its sponsorship tie-up with the Bangladesh Football Federation for a period of two years. Financial details were not disclosed. As a first step, the official FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifier jersey for the Bangladesh team featuring the company branding was handed over to the captain Jamal Bhuyan and the rest of the team.
Jun 08, 2019 16:06
MUMBAI: Rocco B. Commisso, the billionaire owner of Mediacom Communications, acquired Italian football club Fiorentina on Thursday from billionaire brothers Andrea and Diego Della Valle. Financial details were not disclosed but Italian media reports peg the purchase price at between $150 million and $200 million.
Jun 06, 2019 19:06
MUMBAI: The agreement has been signed, sealed and delivered. SportzPower can confirm that Star India has retained its long-standing hold on media rights for the English Premier League in this market for the next three seasons. All that remains is for the official announcement to be made.
Jun 06, 2019 19:06
PARIS: The 69th FIFA Congress convened Wednesday in Paris and, by acclamation, re-elected Gianni Infantino as president of football's world governing body until 2023.
Jun 04, 2019 17:06
PARIS: The Asian Football Confederation confirmed China as the hosts for the Asian Cup 2023 at the AFC Extraordinary Congress here Tuesday. The unanimous decision marks the second time Asia’s crown jewel will be played in the People’s Republic of China which also hosted the 13th edition in 2004 when the tournament was expanded to 16 teams for the first time.
Jun 04, 2019 17:06
PARIS: FIFA has appointed Qatar as the host of the FIFA Club World Cup in 2019 and 2020 to function as test events for the next FIFA World Cup in 2022. Following the approval of a revamped FIFA Club World Cup with 24 teams, the pilot edition of which will be played in 2021, the FIFA Council decided to award Qatar the right to host the next two editions of the tournament in its existing format in 2019 and 2020.
Jun 04, 2019 16:06
BENGALURU: Indian Super League (ISL) champions Bengaluru FC has announced the opening of its first BFC Soccer Schools centre outside Karnataka - at the Adani Shantigram Football Ground in Gujarat's capital Ahmedabad. BFC Soccer Schools currently operate 14 centres in Bengaluru and Mangalore and the number is set to rise to 35 after a recent tie-up with Sporthood.