NEW DELHI: Spain's LaLiga has roped in Hindi film star Arjun Kapoor as its face in India in tandem with the launch of its 2018-2019 season.
The celebrity took to Twitter to announce the association, tweeting on his social media handle: "Stoked to be the face of @LaLiga in India and unveil the official football of this season!…
JAKARTA: Kuwait Olympic Committee was welcomed back into the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) at the 37th OCA General Assembly on Sunday.
However, Kuwait was warned by the OCA today to stop its "world record" of government interference in sport or face being exiled for a third time.
And the International Olympic Committee…
BENGALURU: The BCCI on Sunday decided to shift the venue of the Quadrangular series to Alur and M Chinnaswamy stadium in the Karnataka state capital after another day of play was lost due to rains in Vijayawada.
After the first two games at Mulapadu, Vijayawada, were called off due to poor ground conditions, the third match of…
BHUBANESWAR: Hockey India and the state government of Odisha are well on track to join forces in hosting the Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2018 in the city, which will begin from November 28 running through to December 16 at the Kalinga Stadium.
Monday marks the beginning of the 100-day countdown for the tournament…
LONDON: Indian batsman Rohit Sharma has been named as one of the 30 cricketing experts alongside West Indian legends Michael Holding and Courtney Walsh for a new smartphone-based mentoring app called Proatar, Press Trust of India reports.
Co-founded by Indian entrepreneur Srikanth Tanguturi and Sri Lanka’s Christy Kulasingam…
BOSTON: Strategy Analytics forecasts that global consumer and advertising spend on TV and video will grow from $490 billion in 2017 to $559 billion in 2022, an increase of $69 billion.
Spend on OTT video will account for 90% of this growth, according to Strategy Analytics’ Television & Media Strategies (TMS) report, “TV’s…
NEW DELHI: Gautam Gambhir looks to have his post retirement plans in place with politics being his next port of call.
The former Indian opening batsman is likely to seek a ticket from the national ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to contest the next Lok Sabha elections from the city itself in 2019, Dainik Jagaran…
JAKARTA: It was a mixed day for India on Day two of the 18th Asian Games in Indonesia Sunday. A dominating Bajrang Punia opened India's Gold medal account by defeating Japan's Daichi Takatani 11-8 in the final of Men's Freestyle 65 kg category.
HYDERABAD: JD Sports Fashion Plc, UK and Europe’s top multi brand retailer of sports fashion and outdoor brands, opened its offshore technology development centre in the city on Friday.
The company has invested a sum of Rs 100 million (£1.12 million) for the Global In-House Centre.
BERLIN: Germany is contesting for the hosting rights of the UEFA Euro 2024 Championships and DFB, the governing body of German football, has announced its nomination of FIFA World Cup 2014 winning skipper Philipp Lahm as tournament director.
The winner of the rights will be declared by UEFA on September 27 at an event in Nyon…