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UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization, and part of TKO Group Holdings, together with Morgan & Morgan, America's largest injury law firm, Wednesday announced a multi-year renewal of their U.S. marketing partnership in which Morgan & Morgan will strategically activate its brand within a selection of key high-profile UFC assets.

Jul 27, 2023 19:07
MUMBAI: Over 45 video game companies in India, representing the games industry in the country, have written to the Prime Minister's Office, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in a joint letter to address the ambiguity surrounding 'online gaming', drawing a clear distinction between video games and real money gaming/ fantasy sports.
Jul 26, 2023 19:07
The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has announced the final voter list for its long delayed elections. 
Jul 25, 2023 19:07
The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled in FIFA's favour while dismissing “in their entirety” a suit filed by the Professional Football Agents Association challenging rules that would regulate their industry and cap their fees.
Jul 24, 2023 19:07
Burnley Football Club has revealed betting and online casino operator W88 as its latest official shirt sponsor for the 2023-24 campaign.  The betting brand's logo will be placed on the Clarets' men's and women's teams' kits as the club returns to the Premier League after a year of absence. 
Jul 24, 2023 19:07
NEW DELHI:In the recently conducted 50th meet of the Goods and Service Tax (GST) Council in New Delhi, it was announced that 28% GST will be levied on the full value of online gaming, horse racing, and casinos. Further, the GST Council further agreed that there should be no distinction between a 'game of skill and a game of chance.'
Jul 21, 2023 20:07
NEW DELHI: The much-delayed elections of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) will be conducted on August 12, it was announced on Friday.  However, in a related development, the state of Maharashtra will not be part of the poll process as Returning Officer Justice MM Kumar declared that both rival factions were ineligible for participation, PTI reports. 
Jul 21, 2023 19:07
MUMBAI:  Top global and Indian investors who have asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reconsider India’s recently announced taxation on online gaming, saying the “onerous tax regime” will lead to a write-off of $2.5 billion and loss of 1 million direct and indirect jobs.
Jul 20, 2023 19:07
MUMBAI: The Wrestling Federation of India elections will be held on August 7 following a series of postponements, according to sources in the parent body, a report in News18 said. The WFI elections were earlier scheduled to be conducted on July 11 but the Gauhati High Court had stayed the polls, following Assam Wrestling Association’s (AWA) plea seeking the right to participate in the poll process.
Jul 19, 2023 14:07
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday effectively scuppered ongoing machination to ensure status quo in the the scandal-ridden Wrestling Federation of India after it ordered that the election process of the WFI commence immediately.  The order came after a Bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and SV Bhatti stayed the Gauhati High Court's order that had put on hold the much delayed WFI elections. 
Jul 14, 2023 15:07
NEW DELHI: Indian online gaming firms planning to relocate overseas to avoid a new 28% tax on the sector run the risk of violating the country's foreign exchange laws, Vivek Johri, head of the indirect taxes' department, said on Thursday. New Delhi does not plan to implement the tax retrospectively, he said, in response to speculation it could do so, a report in newswire Reuters said.