Football

The Indian Super League (ISL) announces that the 2023-24 season final scheduled on Saturday, May 4, will be played at the home ground of the higher-ranked team in the league amongst the finalists. 

Mohun Bagan pipped Mumbai City FC in a thriller on April 15 to win the League shield, with FC Goa finishing third. Kolkata, Mumbai and Goa are therefore in the running to host the ISL final. Tickets for the match will go on sale once the venue is confirmed.

Oct 12, 2018 15:10
BONN: Israeli automatic sports analytics company Track160 has signed a strategic partnership deal with the German Football League (DFL), the companies announced Thursday at a press conference in Germany. Founded in 2017, Track160 uses artificial intelligence to track players and produce tactical information and performance analysis, without the need for GPS or radio frequency sensors, Jerusalem Post reports.
Oct 12, 2018 15:10
MADRID: Japanese automotive company Mazda has renewed its sponsorship agreement with LaLiga for another two years, retaining its status as the official automobile brand of Spanish top-flight football until the end of the 2019-20 season.
Oct 12, 2018 14:10
MONTREAL: Canada-based Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group, the world leader across 50 nations in live entertainment through shows, circus acts and street performances, will be curating a brand-new show on the life of football superstar Lionel Messi.
Oct 12, 2018 13:10
MUMBAI: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has shortlisted India’s I-League among the top three nominations for the SPIA Award in the ‘Best Developing Football League of the Year’ category, Press Trust of India reports.
Oct 11, 2018 15:10
GONE ARE THE DAYS OF cricket holding a monopoly on mind share amongst sports enthusiasts in India. The success of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has seen the birth of other sporting leagues in the country. The timing has perfectly coincided with the advent of heightened social media conversations and corporate investment in sport, which makes for an interesting story.
Oct 10, 2018 16:10
ZURICH: FIFA Wednesday launched its first-ever global strategy for women’s football which charts the course for how football's world governing body will work with confederations and member associations (MAs), clubs and players, the media, fans and other stakeholders to realise the full potential that exists within the women’s game.
Oct 09, 2018 17:10
OTTAWA: Asian Television Network (ATN) has acquired Canada territory broadcast rights for the ongoing fifth season of the Hero Indian Super League.  The Canadian broadcasting company, serving the South Asian communities in in the North American nation, is telecasting the ISL on 5 of its network stations - CBN, ATN Cricket Plus, ATN Life, ATN Punjabi Plus, and ATN Bangla.
Oct 09, 2018 13:10
MUMBAI: Former Indian football captain Bhaichung Bhutia has secured major investments from the likes of ex-Zomato owner Pankaj Chaddha and Carwale co-founder Mohit Dubey for developing 100 more soccer training centres under Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools (BBFS), Economic Times reports.
Oct 09, 2018 12:10
MUMBAI: Gulf Oil Lubricants has taken up a new initiative called ‘Guardian on Road’, making it nationwide by shooting a promo featuring Indian cricketers MS Dhoni and Hardik Pandya, Exchange4Media reports. The duo are the company’s brand ambassadors and this is an extension of their association with it.
Oct 08, 2018 17:10
LONDON: Premier League giants Arsenal Football Club confirmed on its official Twitter handle on Monday that it has agreed to a new, multi-year kit sponsorship agreement with global sports apparel maker, adidas. The tweet read: ‘Arsenal and adidas have agreed a new kit partnership, effective from July 1, 2019’.