TOKYO: The Japanese government has named one of Spain’s most recognised sportspersons, Andre Iniesta as the new face of JNTO, the country’s premier tourism organisation.
Agencia Efe reports that the footballer will star in a series of videos which aim to attract more visitors from Europe to visit Japan for two marquee…
MUMBAI: The 19th edition of the annual Mercedes Trophy golf tournament teed off its third leg here Wednesday.
Three hundred golfers across the city are competing for six national final qualification slots at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club in Chembur till Friday. The finals will take place in Pune from 27-29 March.
The…
MUMBAI: Money for nothing, what say? The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Tuesday announced cash rewards for the five-member All-India Senior Selection Committee led by Andhra Pradesh’s MSK Prasad, following India’s first ever Test and ODI series wins in Australia recently.
All the members will get a bonus of Rs 2…
LAUSANNE: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has renewed its media rights agreement with the world’s largest live streaming sports platform, DAZN for a period of four years (2019-2022).
The rights include all FIH Pro League matches, the Olympic qualifiers and the Men’s and Women’s Hockey World Cups 2022 for the…
NEW YORK: China’s tennis great Li Na has become the first from her country to be inducted into the prestigious International Tennis Hall of Fame on Tuesday.
Li Na is the first global superstar in the sport from China, becoming the first player not only in the nation but also across Asia to win a Grand Slam singles title. She…
ZURICH: UEFA has recruited some of the biggest names in women's football to form a dynamic content creator squad for its new-look, always-on Together #WePlayStrong YouTube channel.
Swedish defender Petronella Ekroth, who moved to Italian giants Juventus this season, will become part of the channel's team of vloggers, alongside…
MUNICH: Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich have named one of the leading suppliers of premium water purification systems in South-East Asia, Lux Asia Pacific as its regional partner in Thailand and Indonesia. The co-operation primarily includes the use of trademark rights for the promotion of Lux products and joint PR activities.…
MUMBAI: The growth of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with respect to a hike in broadcast rights value saw the tournament contributing to 43% of total sports viewership in the country in 2018 vis-à-vis 22% in 2016, according to a report by TAM Media Research.
As a result, 2018 saw an increase in the volume of advertisements in…
ZURICH: At the end of their collective tether literally and figuratively, world football's major governing bodies have come together in a united front to condemn Saudi Arabian pirate entity beoutQ, which has been operating with impunity due to the unequivocal support provided by the absolute monarchy's de-facto ruler Mohammed bin…
NEW DELHI: Indian sports streaming radio channel, Sports Flashes has laid claim to having reached 45 million subscribers in December 2018 during the men’s national team’s tour of Australia.
With a regular subscriber base of 3.6 million since its inception in January 2018, Sports Flashes is in ‘deep discussions’ to raise Rs 500…