Gaming app Hike posts almost 8-fold surge in FY23 revenue, losses up by 24%Hike's overall expenses surged to Rs 299 crore in FY23, up 114% on year from Rs 140.45 crore in the previous fiscal. This increase was main...
07 Feb, 2024, 06.05 PM IST
Coca-Cola India to pitch other brands too in sports sponsorshipsOlympics provided Thums Up “the right platform to launch the new thought”, the company spokesperson said. Brand Coca-Cola will continue to ...
13 Jul, 2021, 09.46 AM IST
NRAI, MPL join hands for sports shooting mobile game, to be launched on Independence DayThe game will be a simulator style, non-violent shooting game with International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) style trap and skeet form...
17 May, 2021, 07.33 PM IST
A jigsaw of rules is hurting the prospects of online gaming in IndiaWhen it comes to the law, it is as confusing as a jigsaw puzzle. For example, you can play rummy offline, but not online for money. In some...
04 Apr, 2021, 10.08 AM IST
Tata Trusts to double spending on sports to Rs 100 croreThe trusts will set aside as much as Rs 100 crore annually by 2022 toward sports such as archery, kabaddi, hockey, football and badminton.
02 Mar, 2021, 12.48 PM IST
View: Problems with the ways we decide upon national sporting awardsOne major issue is the number of awards given. Take the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awardees. When it was instituted in the early 1990s, it was...
24 Aug, 2020, 11.25 PM IST
Despite initial success, fantasy gaming may need a new strategyWhile user base is exploding, finding a critical mass of big-spending, sticky users remains a challenge.
16 Apr, 2019, 03.31 PM IST
Northeast is fast turning into a major sports hubGuwahati hosted the first men’s national boxing championships in December, 2016, after the formation of Boxing Federation of India in Septe...
29 Nov, 2017, 11.54 PM IST
Well-travelled Bengalureans are game for bespoke sports tourismTravel firms hook old and young by curating global tours timed for major sports events.
06 Dec, 2016, 03.30 PM IST
Five video games to look forward to in 2017It’s a difficult choice to make but here are five few games that we just cannot wait for any longer.
06 Dec, 2016, 09.33 AM IST
Archery Association of India mulling archery leagueThe sport may be considered the most unfriendly for spectators with monotonous round of shooting targets at a distance unless there's a pro...
09 Feb, 2016, 02.44 PM IST
Rio Olympics: How a bunch of entrepreneurs are trying to improve India's abysmal record in sportsIn an Olympic year, a bunch of entrepreneurs, some of them past champions themselves, are doing their bit to transform India into a nation ...
02 Feb, 2016, 10.25 AM IST
Some highs, some lows but Indian sports grows in 2014On the brighter side, India found itself back in the Olympic fold after the International Olympic Committee lifted the ban on the IOA in Fe...
31 Dec, 2014, 04.40 PM IST
London Olympics: India focus helps DD Sports attract more eyeballs than ESPN, Star SportsLondon Olympics 2012 has emerged the most watched non-cricket sporting event in Indian television history with state broadcaster Doordarsha...
28 Aug, 2012, 11.14 AM IST
Sports sponsorship: How companies are looking beyond cricket to connect with consumersIndian cos are backing sports as diverse as F1 racing and badminton in recent years, not to forget the inaugural Premier League Soccer.
15 Feb, 2012, 01.18 PM IST