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Sep 26, 2018 12:09

Kumite 1 League hands mkting mandate to Significant Sports

MUMBAI: The much-anticipated and upcoming India-backed global MMA competition, the Kumite 1 League, will be marketed and managed by Mumbai-based sports marketing and talent management firm, Significant Sports.

Boxing legend Mike Tyson will be the face of the competition which will take place on September 29 at the NSCI Dome in…

Sep 26, 2018 12:09

World Cup 2019: ICC puts 50,000+ tickets on general sale

DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has declared that it has received more than 2.5 million applications for 800,000 tickets for the World Cup 2019 matches in England and Wales through their Cricket Family Ballot and Public Ballot rounds.   However, it has made more than 50,000 tickets available for fans as part of its…

Sep 25, 2018 14:09

Sindhu, Radha Kapoor Khanna among Forbes' 'Tycoons of Tomorrow'

MUMBAI: Forbes India has released its maiden 'Tycoons of Tomorrow' list featuring 22 young achievers in the fields of business, acting and sports.

Sep 25, 2018 13:09

Juventus aims for more fan connect with blockchain tie-up  

TURIN: Serie A giants Juventus announced on Tuesday that it has entered into a multi-year  strategic global partnership with blockchain-based fan engagement platform, Socios.com and will aim to launch the 'Juventus Official Fan Token' for its 340 million supporters worldwide in the first quarter of 2019.  

Sep 25, 2018 13:09

After Goa, Rajasthan, Vedanta Football sets sights on Odisha, Chhattisgarh

NEW DELHI: After setting up its state-of-the-art facilities in Udaipur and Goa, Vedanta Ltd on Monday unveiled plans to spread its wings to the states of Odisha and Chhattisgarh, as it aims to build a development model for grassroots football across the country.

Hindustan Zinc, a Vedanta Group company, launched “Zinc Football…

Sep 25, 2018 13:09

Bundesliga launches new eSports competition with EA

MUNICH: For the first time in the history of the Bundesliga, all the first and second division clubs will have their own teams to compete against each other in an eSports competition to determine the virtual German champions. DFL, the country’s governing body of football has joined hands with Electronic Arts (EA) for this competition…

Sep 25, 2018 13:09

Tennis legend Billie Jean King named co-owner of MLB’s LA Dodgers

LOS ANGELES: Six-time World Series champions in USA’s Major League Baseball (MLB), the Los Angeles Dodgers have introduced American tennis legend Billie Jean King alongside her partner, Ilana Kloss as the new co-owners of the franchise.  

"As someone born, raised and educated in Southern California, it is an honor to be part…

Sep 25, 2018 13:09

World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018: India hockey stars set for KBC debut

MUMBAI: In another high-profile promotional effort for the upcoming Odisha Men’s Hockey World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018, Indian Hockey team captain PR Sreejesh, Arjuna Awardee Manpreet Singh, along with other players, will participate in popular reality show Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) hosted by mega star Amitabh Bachchan in a special…

Sep 25, 2018 12:09

Ballon D’Or extends its wings into women’s football for the first time

PARIS: France Football Magazine, famous for handing out the Ballon D’Or every year to the best male footballers in the world has announced that for the first time in history, it will be doing the same for women’s football starting this year.  

Sep 25, 2018 12:09

Kolkata’s football passion on show in ISL promo featuring Ganguly

KOLKATA: The Hero Indian Super League (ISL) is all set to kick off Season 5 on Saturday in the city with the first game between ATK and Kerala Blasters. Besides being the hosts, ATK are 2-time champions of the competition alongside Chennaiyin FC.  

With football being inherent in Kolkata and the rest of West Bengal’s DNA…