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MUMBAI: Global fan engagement and data platform Stepathlon, today announced that it has added four senior professionals to its advisory board.

Stepathlon is a unique initiative in fan/customer engagement with clients including Manchester City, CVC owned IPL Team Gujarat Titans, AFL Team Richmond FC, World Tennis League and a growing global blue-chip client base. Their proprietary fan engagement and data platform focuses on active participation and engagement to deliver a powerful turnkey fan and consumer engagement platform for rightsholders and brands.

Sep 29, 2018 15:09
MUMBAI: The Kumite 1 League (K1L), India’s first global mixed martial arts promotion, was launched in the city on Friday by legendary American boxer Mike Tyson and Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan. K1L will be flagged off at a Fight Night scheduled to take place at NSCI Dome in Worli, Mumbai on Saturday and will be telecast live on Sony Six and Sony Six HD channels at 7 PM IST.
Sep 29, 2018 14:09
NEW YORK: NBA League Pass, developed through the NBA Digital partnership, will be introducing a series of radical changes for the upcoming 2018-19 season that will customize fans watching the games digitally like never before.  Viewers will have the choice to purchase and watch live NBA games in-progress at a reduced price.
Sep 27, 2018 13:09
DUBAI: The T10 League managed to attract star power from across the globe in the player draft conducted in the city on Monday. Eight teams namely Kerala Kings, Maratha Arabians, Punjabi Legends, Bengal Tigers, Pakhtoons, Karachians, Rajputs and Northern Warriors will be divided into two groups this time.
Sep 27, 2018 12:09
MUMBAI: Cricket South Africa (CSA) CEO Thabang Moroe has confirmed that it will be receiving the help of the world’s richest cricket board, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in operating the ‘T20 Cricket League’. The development has come a day after CSA confirmed SABC as its official partner of the tournament.  
Sep 22, 2018 13:09
MUMBAI: Alexa, the popular virtual assistant technology used in Amazon’s Echo range of smart speakers will be providing live commentary of all English Premier League matches in India by enabling its skill on command, Economic Times reports. 
Sep 22, 2018 12:09
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is making rapid strides in developing a sporting culture as it will be getting an international football stadium in 2019 for the first time ever which will be constructed as per FIFA norms, ANI reports.
Sep 21, 2018 13:09
MADRID: La Liga heavyweights Atletico Madrid have announced that it will sport the logo of ‘Save the Children’ on its back of its jerseys for all its matches in UEFA competitions. The Spanish club had done the same during its UEFA Super Cup match in Estonia back in August in which they had defeated city rivals Real Madrid. 
Sep 21, 2018 12:09
NEW YORK: Mastercard is all set to provide ‘priceless’ experiences to players and fans associated with professionally held competitions of the world’s largest eSport, the League of Legends. The financial services company was named as the first global sponsor of the League of Legends’ parent company, Riot Games on Wednesday. 
Sep 21, 2018 12:09
KABUL: Azizullah Fazli was announced as the new chairman of the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Wednesday by Mohammad Ashrafi Ghani, the President of Afghanistan who is also the board’s patron-in-chief. Fazli was previously the vice-chairman and adviser of the board.
Sep 20, 2018 14:09
MUMBAI: The New Kabaddi Federation of India (NKFI) on Wednesday launched the Indo International Premier Kabaddi League which is all set to begin on 26 January next year, three weeks after the completion of the Pro Kabaddi League, Press Trust of India reports.