Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters, said it renewed its ‘global partner deal’ with golf player Tiger Woods, originally inked in 2014. Hero Motocorp said it will be the title sponsor of the 2018 Hero World Challenge golfing tournament hosted by...
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Kerala Blasters gets sponsorship from Havells India
Kerala Blasters, one of the prominent teams in Indian Soccer League, has signed up Havells India brand ‘Standard’ as one of its co-sponsors. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed. However, it should come as a positive for the new owners of the...
Thomas Cook hosts 5,000 students for 10 days for Khelo India School Games
Thomas Cook, India’s largest travel services company, said it was chosen as the hospitality partner for government of India’s national school games that was held as part of the ‘Khelo India’ (Play India) program last week. Without disclosing the financial details of the contract, Thomas...
Govt seeks sports memorabilia from citizens for first ever Sports Museum
India will establish its first National Sports Museum at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, and has appealed to citizens to contribute any memorabilia held by them for permanent display in the National Sports Museum. The contributors will be recognized and acknowledged, the ministry of...
Can Srikanth Kidambi make Indian badminton history today?
At 9:45 AM today, Kidambi Srikanth will step on to the Olympic Stadium in Sydney with a chance to create badminton history — with a chance to bring a third badminton ‘superseries’ cup to India within one year. A victory for the Indian player will...
PV Sindhu set to beat World No.1 Tai Tzu-ying in Australian Open
India’s ace shuttler PV Sindhu is in top form in her match against the World No.1 at the Australian Open being held at the Olympic Stadium in Sydney. The Indian player, who will turn 22 next month, took just 15 minutes to finish the first...
Nike starts online sales in India
US sports goods manufacturer Nike has started online retail operations in India via its portal Nike.com. India-based users can now order from the global portal and have it home delivered. Earlier, only certain markets such as Australia, Hong Kong and Indonesia were being served by...
IND Vs NZ: India win toss at Indore, to bat first
India won the toss and chose to bat first in the third Paytm test match at Holkar Stadium, Indore. The pitch will favour the bowlers and batting would be difficult, was Sunil Gavaskar’s opinion. “It will be a batman friendly wicket”, said Virat Kohli after...
Sports given infrastructure status in India
The Ministry of Finance said sports infrastructure will be included under the harmonized master list of infrastructure subsectors, easing the flow of investments and incentives to the sector. The decision was taken after a series of meetings and discussions with different agencies including RBI. This...
Uri Attacks: BCCI says no cricket with Pakistan
Following the terror attack in the army camp in Uri which killed 18 Indian army personnels, the BCCI has made it clear that India will not play cricket with Pakistan in the near future. BCCI president Anurag Thakur said, “There will be no question of playing cricket...
Suresh Raina to be brand ambassador for Intex speakers
Intex Technologies, the Indian electronic products manufacturer, said it has appointed Indian cricketer Suresh Raina as brand ambassador for its speaker range of products. “Welcoming @ImRaina as the Brand Ambassador of Intex speakers. We are way too excited! Are you? Share your excitement with us!”,...
Wayne Rooney launches new website
Manchester united striker and England’s captain Wayne Rooney launched his new website http://www.officialwaynerooney.com/ today. The 29 year old Rooney announced the new website launch through his Facebook page. “Thanks to Lightmaker for my new website, it looks great! Check it out here……….”, said Rooney through...
Promise you gold medal at Tokyo Olympics 2020: Vinesh Phogat
Vinesh Phogat, one of India’s prominent wrestlers, has promised to bring the gold medal in wrestling that she missed in the recently concluded Olympics in Rio. “I promise you that the gold medal which I missed in Rio, I will surely get it in Tokyo...
GAIL pledges Rs 6.8 lakhs to teen gymnast Asmita Pal, India’s next Dipa Karmakar
GAIL, one of the largest natural gas processing and distribution company, has offered finiancial support of Rs 6.8 lakhs to Asmita Pal, a fifteen year old gymnast, who is said to be the next Dipa Karmakar in the making. The offer involves an upfront payment of...
“Revenge in mind” as India take on Windies in first T20 in Florida
India will take on the West Indies on Saturday in the first of the two T20 international to be played in Central Broward Regional Park, Florida. The last time the two teams fought each other, India went down to the Windies in the semi-finals of...
Ibrahimovic could break a 91-year-old ManU record
Zlaton Ibrahimovic who kickstarted his Manchester United campaign in grand fashion this season will be vying for a place in the record books to become only the second player to score in four consecutive matches for the Old Trafford club when they take on Hull City...
Jadeja likey to get the nod ahead of third Test against the Windies
Ravindra Jadeja will likely find his place in the playing eleven for team India against the West Indies in the Third test match to be played at Gros Islet in a few hours from now. Team rumours say that Amith Mishra may give way to...
Amazon India special deals on National Sports Day
Amazon India will launch a special store on national sports day on August 29. The store will include a wide variety of outdoor and indoor sports, as well as great deals for the entire week. “All sports enthusiasts can now shop for a wide selection...
Vivian Richards beats Tendulkar as greatest one-day cricketer in survey
Viv Richards, the West Indian great of the ‘70s and the ‘80s has been resoundingly crowned as the greatest ever one-day cricketer by his fellow players, commentators and journalists in a poll published in the March issue of The Cricket Monthly. With 29 of 50...
Will Sachin overtake Virat Kohli on Twitter?
India’s most iconic cricketer of recent times, Sachin Tendulkar, has crossed the 5 mln mark in terms of twitter followers. Sachin, who uses the handle @sachin_rt, will need another 3.6 lakh followers to equal the top Indian cricketer on Twitter, Virat Kohli. Third in line is...