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No Federer, no Nadal for US Open for first time in this millennium

No Federer, no Nadal for US Open for first time in this millennium

Rafael Nadal has joined the list of players to opt out of the US Open for fears of COVID-19 pandemic. The reigning champion has expressed fears about travelling to the USA due to the novel…

Dubai-based company bags all Lanka Premier League commercial rights

Dubai-based company bags all Lanka Premier League commercial rights

Dubai-based Innovation Production Group (IPG) has bagged all major commercial rights for the upcoming Lankan Premier League. The tender for the sale of rights of Sri Lanka Cricket and the Lanka Premier League included broadcast…

Bundesliga willing to revive Delhi football; corporates want elite product

Bundesliga willing to revive Delhi football; corporates want elite product

The top-flight German professional league, Bundesliga is game for reviving the sports in the Indian national Capital. Football Delhi’s endeavour to bring back the golden days of the game in the Capital has got a…

Anti-China sentiment, State behind Vivo’s IPL exit?

Anti-China sentiment, State behind Vivo’s IPL exit?

Vivo is out of the IPL sponsorship deal. The Board of Control for Cricket in India will float fresh tenders to find a replacement. This is what we all have come to know since Tuesday…

IPL 2020: A ₹ 440 crore setback; VIVO on its way out

IPL 2020: A ₹ 440 crore setback; VIVO on its way out

The Indian Premier League 2020 is in for a ₹ 440 crore setback. The IPL title sponsor VIVO has optged out of the deal, at least for this year. Two days after the IPL Governing…

Whistle blower objects to BCCI bid for extension for Ganguly, Shah

Whistle blower objects to BCCI bid for extension for Ganguly, Shah

An application has been filed in the Supreme Court to derail the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s plans to allow Sourav Ganguly and Jay Shah to complete three years in the BCCI office.…

CPL ropes in official online gaming partner

CPL ropes in official online gaming partner

The Hero Caribbean Premier League has roped in Fun88 as the official global online gaming partner ahead of the 2020 season, which will get underway in Trinidad and Tobago from August 18. The partnership will…

Mumbai, Gujarat were first choice to host IPL 2020; but Government declined

Mumbai, Gujarat were first choice to host IPL 2020; but Government declined

If you thought the UAE was Board of Control for India’s first choice to host the Indian Premier League 2020 for avoiding the COVID-19 viral threat, read this insight shared by a Governing Council member.…

Special considerations for IPL broadcaster in COVID-19 times

Special considerations for IPL broadcaster in COVID-19 times

Abnormal times need exceptional considerations. The Board of Control for Cricket in India felt its broadcast partner Star India needs exceptional considerations in these abnormal times of COVID-19 pandemic. The Indian Premier League Governing Council…

INSIDE IPL GC: Ganguly attends actively; Shah, Dhumal absent

INSIDE IPL GC: Ganguly attends actively; Shah, Dhumal absent

Sourav Ganguly joined the Indian Premier League meeting “actively” on Sunday evening even as the two other Board of Control for Cricket in India functionaries failed to join the teleconference. Ganguly’s presence and active involve…