Category: Sports
Giving youngsters a sporting chance
The England cricket team celebrate their World Cup triumph. Photograph: Graham Hunt/ProSports/Rex/Shutterstock Sean Ingle misses the whole pattern of the failure of the Women’s World Cup and other tournaments to […]
Greatest Sunday in Sport History? Wimbledon and Cricket World Cup Final Had Fans at the Edge of Their Seats
July 14, 2019, was a historic day for sports. Not only was it the finals of two of the most popular tournaments of cricket and tennis, it also saw historic […]
Sacrifice Your Way to Your Dream Job in Sports
Peter Murray, CEO of the Professional Fighters League, shares insights about his unusual path through sports, and how he sacrificed and focused on growth in order to land coveted jobs […]
Sling TV’s Sports Extra is going to cost more — for some
ling TV — which remains the most popular live streaming TV service in the United States— just did something that might make it just a tad less popular. It’s raising the price of […]
Amazon to experiment on sports media strategy: interview
When Amazon.com Chief Executive Jeff Bezos was spotted schmoozing in NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s booth during the Super Bowl in February, the media world exploded with anticipation about Amazon’s imminent […]
Book: How Chicken And College Football Helped Make Atlanta A Sports Mecca
When Chick-fil-A lent its name to the Peach Bowl, Atlanta joined the rush in the college football money bonanza. The title sponsorship led to a national championship game being played […]
World Cup scores big on eyeballs as viewers tune out non-sports channels
NEW DELHI: The ICC Cricket World Cup is ravaging viewership of non-sports television channels, with viewers switching off general entertainment, news and music channels to watch the game. It’s even denting cinema takings. […]
Yuvraj Singh retires: Yuvi and his love for the big moments
uvraj Singh brought the curtains down on his decorated cricket career on Monday as he announced his retirement from international cricket in a press conference in Mumbai. The celebrated cricketer […]
Toronto Raptors’ success gives Canadian sports fans a rare feeling: hope
Toronto Raptors fans sing the national anthem before the opening game of the NBA finals. Photograph: Tijana Martin/AP When Fitriya Hussein was given free tickets to a Toronto Raptorsbasketball game years […]
AB de Villiers chose money over country: Shoaib Akhtar
Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has slammed AB de Villiers for “putting finances over the country” in a video that was put up on Youtube. “Firstly, people must not forget […]