Pro kabaddi league

As they say: "There is many a slip between the cup and the lip." Mashal Sports, the Disney Star-promoted organisers of the well established franchise-based Pro Kabaddi League, have been hit with a googly in the wake of its recent announcement that it would soon be staging a women’s kabaddi league.

A potential spanner has been thrown in the works as far as those plans are concerned after the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) denied having given its endorsement to Mashal Sports for organising a women’s kabaddi league.

Apr 16, 2018 17:04
HYDERABAD: Chennai based Pro Kabaddi franchise Tamil Thalaivas has appointed Viren D’Silva, previously CEO of Kerala Blasters Football Club in the Indian Super League, as chief executive officer.
Apr 10, 2018 15:04
MUMBAI: After five successful seasons, the VIVO Pro Kabaddi League is gearing up for its next edition with the announcement of the “elite retained players”. 
Jan 19, 2018 12:01
MUMBAI:  Mashal Sports has announced that the sixth season of the VIVO Pro Kabaddi will begin on 19th October rather than in July, as was the case with season V. The change of schedule is in view of the fact that this year's Asian Games in Jakarta kicks off 18 August running through to 2 September.
Dec 30, 2017 16:12
AS THE CLOCK winds down on what has been a momentous year for Indian sport, some observations. The abiding legacy of 2017 in football will remain India successfully staging the U-17 World Cup at six venues from October 6 to 28. 
Nov 24, 2017 11:11
MUMBAI: Pro Kabaddi League franchise Puneri Paltan claims to have registered a 150 per cent increase in revenues over last year during the season just ended.
Nov 10, 2017 12:11
MUMBAI: The verdict is out. Pro Kabaddi League has been the most watched non-cricket event in India, television viewership numbers from PKL's fifth season show. At the end of Season 5, gross impressions for PKL stood at 313 million with a watch time of 100 billion minutes.
Oct 03, 2017 15:10
MUMBAI: Actor Abhishek Bachchan is likely to play the role of Rudraksha Jena, the coach of the rugby team of the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) in Bhubaneshwar, who led an under 14 team to victory at the International School Rugby Tournament in London in 2007. 
Sep 13, 2017 15:09
MUMBAI: The organisers of Premier Futsal are looking to leverage filmworld glamour to ensure the success of the second season of their five-a-side league. Towards that end, Telugu film industry A lister Rana Daggubati has been announced as the co-owner and face of the Telugu Tigers franchise, which was launched here on Tuesday.
Sep 09, 2017 13:09
MUMBAI: The Delhi High Court recently directed Mashal Sports,  promoters of Pro Kabaddi League, to deposit Rs five lakh towards music royalties, acting on a petition filed by the Indian Singers’ Rights Association.
Jul 20, 2017 13:07
AHMEDABAD: Newly inducted Vivo Pro Kabaddi franchise Gujarat Fortune Giants on Wednesday formally launched the team and unveiled the jersey at an event here in presence of wrestler Geeta Phogat and team's skipper Sukesh Hedge. The franchise, owned by edible oil major Adani Wilmar, is one of four new teams in PKL.