SPECIAL REPORT

Oct 30, 2017 17:10
Mumbai Marathon - Ready for the Next Big Dash

MUMBAI:   Change has been the only constant at the Mumbai Marathon for the last 14 years, with the exception of   its title sponsor. Now that too is set to change with Stanchart opting out and the Tatas stepping into the banking major's shoes. 

Sep 28, 2017 16:09
Big Brands Want to ‘Run’ the Marathon

THE 2014 edition of India's most celebrated distance race - the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon - completed yet another successful chapter a few weeks ago. ASHWIN TOMBAT picks up the thread again on the SportzPower Special Series that takes a 360 look at the largest marathon in Asia as well as the largest mass…

Sep 11, 2017 15:09
U17 WORLD CUP WATCH - D Y Patil stadium turnout will throw a surprise: Vijay Patil

MUMBAI: It has taken just over a decade for the D Y Patil stadium, located on the fringes of metropolitan Mumbai, to host its first ever international soccer event. 

Vijay Patil, president of the D Y Patil Sports Academy, is confident that the FiFA U 17 tournament will generate generous footfalls to the venue when it hosts the group B…

Sep 05, 2017 23:09
SPECIAL REPORT: Star strategy spot on, IPL bidding points to mature marketplace

MUMBAI: To the winner go the spoils, but if the price is NOT right, it can also prove a poisoned chalice. The fact that the global media rights to world cricket's biggest and most valuable property did NOT go for some ridiculous figure is proof positive not only that Uday Shanker's strategy team at Star India were bang on with their…

Sep 01, 2017 10:09
SPECIAL REPORT: Digital the chaos catalyst in IPL rights bidding

MUMBAI: As the clock counts down to the opening on Monday, September 4, of bid documents and announcement of the holder/s for the next five years of media rights to world cricket's most prized property - the Indian Premier League - a second look at the contenders, the pretenders and the numbers in play.

Mar 07, 2014 10:03
CII SCORECARD 2014: Affordable, accessible sports infrastructure with new technologies the need of the hour

 

NEW DELHI: India should make use of the newer technologies available that have massively reduced infrastructure development costs, with the focus being on providing access to as many sports as possible to as many people as possible, while at the same time creating a proper coaching framework that serves both the top and bottom of the…

Mar 04, 2014 10:03
CII Scorecard 2014: Federations, more than teams, sponsors need to take onus of building sporting enterprises

NEW DELHI: India is on the cusp of a major breakthrough in sports, and this is today a business in which there is real opportunity to make money out of, provided certain critical factors are addressed.

This was the central point highlighted during a high powered discussion during the key session of the day-long National Conference on…

Jun 14, 2012 08:06
Viewership, advertising trends during World Cup '06

 

The 19th Fifa World Cup is now on in full swing in South Africa. During the course of the month-long mega event that will reach its grand finale on 11 July, TamM Sports will be providing SportzPower a series of analytical reports on and around the world's most watched sporting spectacle.

Kicking off the series, Tam Sports…

Jun 11, 2012 06:06
'Soccer mania has gripped leading brands in India'

As the entire world including India is gripped by soccer mania, these are exciting times for broadcaster ESPN Star Sports, which has the Fifa World Cup South Africa telecast rights for the South Asia region. ESPN Software India director - business development & corporate communication Rathindra Basu tells SportzPower's…

May 11, 2012 10:05
Chennai to host 2014 Asian Athletics C'ship; Rs400mn earmarked for stadium upgrade

MUMBAI: Chennai will host the Asian Athletics Championship in August 2013. Towards that end, the Tamil Nadu state government has announced a Rs 400-million package to renovate the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, which will stage the event, and relay its track and upgrade facilities to bring them on a par with international standards.