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F1 chequered flag squares on sale for #WeRaceAsOne charity initiative

F1 chequered flag squares on sale for #WeRaceAsOne charity initiative

Here is your opportunity to put your name, brand, logo on a Formula 1 chequered flag square of a race for £199.99 and contribute towards a charity. Formula 1 has put squares on the chequered…

Gayle opts out of Caribbean Premier League for personal reasons

Gayle opts out of Caribbean Premier League for personal reasons

Among the world’s leading professional cricketers, Chris Gayle will not participate in this year’s Caribbean Premier League. The hard-hitting “Universal Boss”, who plays in franchisee-based leagues worldwide, has opted out of West Indies Cricket Board’s…

PCB reports 7 more COVID-19+ cases in England-bound squad

PCB reports 7 more COVID-19+ cases in England-bound squad

Pakistan Cricket Board has confirmed seven more COVID-19 positive cases in the England-bound squad. This takes the number of contingent members infected with novel coronavirus to ten. The Pakistan Cricket Board had carried out novel…

Djokovic, wife test positive for COVID-19 infection

Djokovic, wife test positive for COVID-19 infection

World No. 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic has been tested positive  for the novel coronavirus. Wife Jelena is also COVID-19 infected. “Novak Djokovic tested positive for a virus COVID-19,” read a statement from his staff.…

Cornerstone adds Sania Mirza to celebrities’ roaster

Cornerstone adds Sania Mirza to celebrities’ roaster

Talent management agency Cornerstone has signed Indian tennis player Sania Mirza. A former World No.1 and six-times Grand Slam title winner, Sania will work very closely with the agency, which will be exclusively managing her…

ECB’s #raisethebat Test series to honour and celebrate key workers

ECB’s #raisethebat Test series to honour and celebrate key workers

The ECB has dedicated the home series against the West Indies to honour heroic cricketing key workers. The series has been named the #raisethebat Test Series, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced. Marking…

COVID-19: New Zealand postpone Bangladesh tour

COVID-19: New Zealand postpone Bangladesh tour

New Zealand Cricket and hosts Bangladesh Cricket Board have agreed to defer the proposed bilateral. Both the cricket boards have mutually agreed to defer the Test series, which were to be played in Bangladesh during…

FIFA, EA SPORTS confirm FIFA eChallenger Asia Series

FIFA, EA SPORTS confirm FIFA eChallenger Asia Series

FIFA and EA Sports have teamed up for a four-nation FIFA eChallenger Asia Series. South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand and China will participate in the series from June 25 to 30 with football stars, influencers and…

Bundesliga domestic TV rights value takes €200 mn hit in deal post COVID-19

Bundesliga domestic TV rights value takes €200 mn hit in deal post COVID-19

The Bundesliga has negotiated a € 4.4 billion media rights deal with Sky and streaming partner DAZN for its domestic territory, also including Austria and Switzerland. The four-year deal, however, is not free from the…

Sky nets exclusive F1 rights as long time German partner RTL exits

Sky nets exclusive F1 rights as long time German partner RTL exits

Sky Deutschland has grabbed exclusive Formula 1 rights for Germany as free to air broadcaster RTL has been compelled to end its long-standing partnership with the premier motorsport competition due to the rising costs. Sky…