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DALLAS, TX: Pickleball, billed as America’s fastest-growing sport, is going after a new frontier - India. The United Pickleball Association (UPA), which was created after a merger between Major League Pickleball and the Professional Pickleball Association in the US last February, and India-based Global Sports have inked a deal to bring the PPA Tour and Major League Pickleball to the country.

As a part of the partnership, the organizations will launch key initiatives to the country, promoting the rapidly-growing sport to a young market. 

Apr 21, 2021 14:04
MUMBAI: Talk about short-lived delusions of grandeur. Within 48 hours of its public unveiling, the grand plans for a breakaway European Super League (ESL) hatched, created and designed by the grubby men who run 12 of the richest clubs of Europe, and bankrolled to the tune of $5.5 billion (€4 billion) by JP Morgan, lay in tatters. 
Apr 20, 2021 18:04
NEW DELHI: Mobile gaming platform Mobile Premier League (MPL) on Tuesday said it has acquired city-based e-sports gaming platform, GamingMonk. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.
Apr 20, 2021 16:04
At a press conference on Monday, April 19, following approval of the new post-2024 format for European club competitions, UEFA president ALEKSANDER ČEFERIN spoke out strongly against the notion of a breakaway European Super League.
Apr 15, 2021 17:04
LOS ANGELES: TrillerNet, parent company of AI-driven short video social app Triller, Wednesday announced it has acquired FITE, the premier global live-event and Pay-Per-View, SVOD and AVOD and streaming platform for sports and entertainment.
Apr 13, 2021 20:04
MUMBAI: Five months after Universal Sportsbiz Pvt. Ltd. (USPL) offloaded equity to Walmart-owned Flipkart, the Bengaluru-based fashion brand is reportedly raising Rs 300 million (about $4 million) in debt funding.  The current fund raise is from independent corporate trustee Vistra ITCL (India) Limited on behalf of Spark Alternative Investment Trust, Inc42 reports. 
Apr 09, 2021 15:04
GURUGRAM: JSW sports – an Indian sports management company that also co-owns Indian Premier League franchise Delhi Capitals, has recently partnered with India Accelerator – a business accelerator firm. The partnership aims to mentor start-ups working in the arena of sports, sports data, gaming and e-sports space and create a holistic ecosystem for them.
Apr 07, 2021 20:04
LONDON: IMG ARENA, a leading sports betting service and content hub, has acquired FlightScope Services, the data collection, audio-visual production and tracking technology specialist in golf and tennis.
Apr 07, 2021 17:04
NEW YORK: The Topps Company, Inc., a global leader in sports and entertainment collectibles and confections, and Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corporation II, a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Tuesday announced a definitive agreement for a business combination that will result in Topps becoming a public company. 
Apr 06, 2021 19:04
MUMBAI: Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s iconic helicopter shot as it has now become the inspiration for artisanal chocolates launched on Tuesday by food and beverage start-up 7InkBrews, where the former India captain is also a shareholder. The company based out of Mumbai is founded by Mohit Bhagchandani and co-founded by Adil Mistry and Kunal Patel.
Apr 01, 2021 17:04
NEW DELHI: India Poker News, the content and media arm of PokerBaazi.com and home to the latest and trending news from across the world of poker, sports and lifestyle just got bigger with the acquisition of Pokershots, a leading poker content platform.