SPORTS

Amit Burman-promoted Poker Sports League ropes in Voot, Pocket52 as partners

In the last season, Discovery’s DSports was the official telecast partner for the league. With Voot replacing DSports, PSL will be the worl...

Rajasthan Royals appoint new Group CEO

Indian Premier League franchise Rajasthan Royals on Friday announced the appointment of Mike Fordham as its Group Chief Executive Officer.

More injury worries for India: Navdeep Saini complains of groin pain, taken for scans

"Navdeep Saini has complained of pain in his groin. He is currently being monitored by the BCCI medical team," read a short statement from ...

Sports apparel and footwear companies outrun fast-fashion and lifestyle rivals since the onset of Covid-19

Companies such as Decathlon, Asics, Puma, Skechers and Reebok grew 7-24% in the year ended December 2020, significantly outpacing apparel r...

Ministry issues SOP for conduct of sporting events in country

The circular issued by the Sports Ministry on Saturday stated that the guidelines were formulated in consultation with all the stakeholders...

Sporting legends back Sports Ministry's Fit India Movement

Milkha, Bhutia, Gopichand and top Indian woman cricketer Mithali Raj took part in the second edition of the Fit India Dialogue which was an...

2021: Sporting world to see monetisation beyond match-day tickets and food and beverages

2021 could also see a decreasing role for broadcast media, as teams become platforms in themselves through websites or other routes. Furthe...

Kiren Rijiju urges people to encourage players by watching sports

"Not everyone can play games, but if you can't play, then watch the games and encourage the players. The number of viewers of a game in a s...

Reliance to buy out IMG Worldwide from sports management joint venture

RIL had formed an equal joint venture with IMG Worldwide, an international sports marketing and management company, in 2010 to develop, mar...

Remembering Ashwini Kumar – The brilliant police officer and great sports administrator

Kumar’s police career began in 1942 when he joined the Imperial Police (I.P.) at the age of 22. The Service was a precursor to the present ...

Sports Ministry approves inclusion of four indigenous games

Kalaripayattu has its origin in Kerala and has practitioners all over the world, Bollywood actor Vidyut Jammwal being one.

India pledges USD 1 million to WADA for scientific research

India's donation comes at a time when the country's anti-doping program has been adversely affected by suspension of its suspended National...

Sports Ministry formally recognises yogasana as competitive sport

The move was made to encourage yoga, spread awareness about its benefits and to help improve physical and mental wellbeing of the people.

View: Breakdancing and the illusion of fairness in sports

Scholars of sports have analysed scoring patterns of judges in aesthetic sports and found repeated evidence of bias. Sometimes this is blat...

Sony Pictures, Sky Sports win broadcast rights for Lanka Premier League

Global sports broadcasting giant Sky Sports have won the rights for UK while state-owned Independent Television Network (ITN) have won the ...