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Vivo also opts out of PKL title sponsorship: Report

Vivo also opts out of PKL title sponsorship: Report

On the day the Board of Control for Cricket in India had formally confirmed the suspension of the Indian Premier League title sponsorship with Vivo, it is reported that the Chinese mobile phone manufacturer has…

ICC leaves all sports bodies behind in video views on Facebook

ICC leaves all sports bodies behind in video views on Facebook

The video content consumption on the International Cricket Council’s Facebook has created a global record for all sports. The cricket content consumption in the first six month of the year, hit badly by the COVID-19…

COVID-19: CPL contingents test negative on arrival in Trinidad & Tobago

COVID-19: CPL contingents test negative on arrival in Trinidad & Tobago

The Caribbean Premier League contingents have all cleared their COVID-19 tests. The Hero Caribbean Premier League players, officials and administrators had undergone novel coronavirus screening tests on their arrival in Trinidad & Tobago. All 162…

BCCI confirms suspension of Vivo contract for IPL 2020

BCCI confirms suspension of Vivo contract for IPL 2020

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has confirmed that the Chinese mobile phone manufacturer Vivo will not be the title sponsor for the Indian Premier League 2020. Without attributing any reason, the BCCI…

CPL 2020 LIVE: Star Sports strikes deal for broadcast rights

CPL 2020 LIVE: Star Sports strikes deal for broadcast rights

The Caribbean Premier League will stay on Star Sports for the 2020 season. India’s leading sports broadcaster has struck a deal for the television deals. Dream11 had acquired the CPL 2002 media rights for the…

IPL 2020: Brands continue to back champions despite COVID-19 concerns

IPL 2020: Brands continue to back champions despite COVID-19 concerns

Indian Premier League finances are not unaffected from the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Board of Control for Cricket in India, broadcast partners Star India and other stakeholders are fearing some decline in…

COVID-19 IMPACT: US Open total prize money slashed

COVID-19 IMPACT: US Open total prize money slashed

The United States Tennis Association, USTA, has slashed the prize money for this year’s US Open by about 5% – down from the record $ 61 million last year to $ 53.4 million for the…

PUMA, LaLiga present Accelerate, Adrenalina official match balls

PUMA, LaLiga present Accelerate, Adrenalina official match balls

Sports company PUMA and LaLiga have unveiled the official match footballs to be used for all LaLiga Santander and LaLiga SmartBank for the 2020-21 season. The football comes in two iterations – the Accelerate, which…

NBA launches NBA Foundation to support ‘Black Communities’

NBA launches NBA Foundation to support ‘Black Communities’

The NBA Board of Governors has announced to contribute $300 million in initial funding to establish the first-ever NBA Foundation dedicated to creating greater economic empowerment in the ‘Black Community’. The Foundation is being launched…

Puma frontrunner to replace Nike as Team India kit sponsor

Puma frontrunner to replace Nike as Team India kit sponsor

German multinational sports brand Puma is tipped to be the front runner to replace Nike as the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s national teams kit sponsor and merchandising partner. The US multinational Nike…