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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 20, 2018 12:09
MIAMI: The PGA TOUR has aimed at enhancing fan engagement across the globe for the game of golf by announcing a series of structural changes it has decided to bring into the championship on Tuesday.
Sep 19, 2018 13:09
LONDON: The chairman of England’s Professional Cricketers Association (PCA) and Worcestershire player, Daryl Mitchell on Tuesday said that the ECB’s brainchild format ‘The Hundred’ will have a good amount of takers despite being a work in progress. Following the completion of all the men’s pilot 100-ball matches organized by the PCA this month, the players involved in them were generally positive in their reviews.
Sep 19, 2018 12:09
MUMBAI: Next Wave Multimedia, the gaming technology subsidiary of Nazara Technologies has inked a 3-year licensing deal with Cricket Australia (CA) to launch the official game on mobiles and smartphones of the KFC Big Bash League (BBL) and the Rebel Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL), two of the world’s premier domestic T20 competitions.  
Sep 18, 2018 19:09
MELBOURNE: Just days after confirming its title sponsorship deal with France’s Coupe de Ligue football competition, Indian MNC Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT) was named on Tuesday as the official tire supplier of Australia’s premier T20 cricket competition, the KFC Big Bash League till 2021. 
Sep 18, 2018 12:09
LONDON: UK’s Perform Group, one of the world’s top sports media companies in the digital space, announced on Monday that as a part of its rebranding strategy, the firm will now be named DAZN Group and will be divided into two brands: DAZN and Perform Content.
Sep 17, 2018 18:09
MUMBAI: The Vivo Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) organizers Mashal Sports announced in an official statement on Monday that the sixth season of the competition will begin on 7 Oct and not 5 Oct as scheduled earlier due to logistical reasons.  
Sep 17, 2018 13:09
MUMBAI: Social media giant Twitter has announced that it will be simplifying watching live streams for its users by making them appear at the very top of their timelines. These will include accounts of personalities, any breaking news or sporting events.
Sep 17, 2018 13:09
KOLKATA: The player status committee of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has penalized East Bengal from any transfer activity until next year in the I-League on the count of illegally approaching a player named Sukhdev Singh. 
Sep 17, 2018 12:09
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) are making rapid strides in cricket and sport in general and the state governor Satya Pal Malik is extremely keen on the region being represented with a separate team of its own in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Hindustan Times reports.
Sep 14, 2018 15:09
MANCHESTER: Premier League champions Manchester City have much to rejoice not just on the field, but off it as well. In its annual report, the club posted revenues of £500.5 million ($657 million) which is an all-time record and marked a whopping 44% increase in revenue since 2013.