Prime Volleyball League valued at Rs 500 crore in boost for Olympic pushThe Prime Volleyball League (PVL) has reached a valuation of approximately ₹500 crore ($70 million) after adding its tenth franchise, the G...
17 Sep, 2025, 01.54 PM IST
Indian football's forever mess: ISL crisis risks shattering sport's big dreamsIndian football faces an uncertain future as negotiations between the AIFF and FSDL stall over the master rights agreement for the ISL. Wit...
03 Aug, 2025, 11.29 AM IST
From Nikhil Kamath to PhonePe’s Rahul Chari: Meet the startup founders who are redefining the future of sports ownership in IndiaIndian startup founders and venture capitalists are increasingly investing in sports teams, from eSports to pickleball, seeking community b...
29 Apr, 2025, 02.36 PM IST
FanCode to exclusively livestream 19th Edition of FIVB Volleyball Club World Championship 2023FanCode has announced exclusive livestreaming of the 19th edition of the FIVB Volleyball Club World Championship 2023 in Bengaluru, schedul...
04 Dec, 2023, 12.25 PM IST
Flipkart founder Binny Bansal eyes stake in Prime Volleyball Bengaluru teamPVL is an Indian Premier League (IPL)-like tournament with about eight teams based out of Bengaluru, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and others.
22 May, 2023, 12.22 PM IST
The good, bad & ugly of running a sports leagueRunning a sports league like the Prime Volleyball League means having good problems and having bad problems. But it’s all so worth it for t...
18 Feb, 2023, 09.19 PM IST
Telugu star Vijay Deverakonda picks up a minority stake in the Prime Volleyball League teamThe Prime Volleyball League has eight teams from Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Calicut, Kochi, Chennai, Bengaluru, and Mumbai. The inaugur...
24 Jan, 2023, 10.04 AM IST
Prime Volleyball League to begin from February 4All eight franchisees -- Calicut Heroes, Kochi Blue Spikers, Ahmedabad Defenders, Hyderabad Black Hawks, Chennai Blitz, Bengaluru Torpedoes...
21 Nov, 2022, 12.14 PM IST
PhonePe founders pick up Mumbai franchise in Prime Volleyball LeaguePVL has a similar operating structure to the NBA (National Basketball Association), Major League Soccer and other US sporting leagues, wher...
09 Oct, 2022, 11.46 PM IST
Volleyball World picks up international streaming rights of Prime Volleyball League“We are thrilled with our multi-year partnership with Volleyball World, which has already established itself as the go-to platform for glob...
03 Oct, 2022, 02.44 PM IST
Volleyball Federation of India’s upcoming league in legal tangleThe league is the brainchild of a faction of the VFI, headed by president Achyuta Samanta. On Monday, this body, which is not recognised by...
17 Feb, 2022, 07.24 PM IST
Volleyball league returns with new name, hope and promiseFive of the six teams — Ahmedabad Defenders, Calicut Heroes, Chennai Blitz, Hyderabad Black Hawks, Kochi Blue Spikers — that participated i...
04 Feb, 2022, 11.51 PM IST
Prime Volleyball gets nine sponsors for Season 1Sports marketing firm Baseline Ventures, which has exclusive marketing rights to the league, has also roped in Byju's, Cred, Dafa News, Eat...
31 Jan, 2022, 11.10 AM IST
Prime Volleyball League signs RuPay as title sponsor for 3 yearsThe league will feature seven franchises from seven different cities - Calicut Heroes, Kochi Blue Spikers, Ahmedabad Defenders, Hyderabad B...
25 Nov, 2021, 09.23 PM IST
View: The volleyball is in our courtAny investment in sport only pays in the medium to long term. Even IPL, the big daddy of them all, had teams reaching profitability after t...
25 Sep, 2021, 10.40 PM IST
Prime Volleyball gets backing of 5 original team owners, signs Sony as long-term broadcast partnerFirst season of PVL, scheduled to kick start early next year, will feature six teams -- Calicut Heroes, Kochi Blue Spikers, Ahmedabad Defen...
15 Sep, 2021, 05.50 PM IST
Volleyball league to return in a new avatar sans federation supportThe promoters of Pro Volleyball are set to launch the first private Volleyball league with franchise-owners as stakeholders.
23 Jun, 2021, 10.25 AM IST