Murdoch on the front foot, to buy ESPN stake in JV

After months of speculation, Rupert Murdoch's 16-year-old equal joint venture (JV) with sports broadcaster ESPN has broken up. STAR will buy out ESPN's 50 per cent equity stake in the JV, ESPN-STAR......

ESPN-Star bags Champions League T20 rights

ESPN STAR, a joint venture between Disney and Rupert Murdoch's Star, has won the 10-year commercial rights (telecast and ground sponsorship) for the Champions League Twenty20 for $975 million (Rs......

ESPN STAR bags Olympics rights

Sports broadcaster ESPN STAR Sports has bagged the telecast rights of the Vancouver 2010 and London 2012 Olympic Games for cable and satellite television, IPTV and Mobile TV platforms. ESPN STAR......

ESPN Star's back with a cricket channel

Within four-months of bagging the $1.1 billion telecast rights for International Cricket Council (ICC) including the next two World Cups, sports broadcaster ESPN Star Sports is launching Star......

Mexican referee seeks Messi's autograph; disciplined!

IMAGE: Referee Marco Antonio Ortiz appeared to be asking for Lionel Messi's jersey after Inter Miami's 1-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup first......

Australian Open 2025: Must-Know Dates and Details

IMAGE: People pass a trophy poster ahead of the Australian Open tennis tournament, at Melbourne Park. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters The Australian Open is a hard court Grand Slam tournament......

Champions Trophy in jeopardy, ICC cancels schedule launch

IMAGE: The 2025 Champions Trophy schedule have been thrown into disarray. Photograph: Champions Trophy/X The International Cricket Council's (ICC) plans for a high-profile event in Lahore......

Sachin Tendulkar inspires new generation of American cricketers

IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar with Robin Uthappa at the Chicago Cricket Club. Photograph and video: Kind Courtesy National Cricket League/X Legendary Sachin Tendulkar, presented the Championship......

Bangladesh's hero reveals his biggest fear ahead of India series

It will be harder to face SG balls: Bangladesh batter Litton on India Tests Photograph: Kind courtesy Litton Das/X He was Bangladesh's batting star during their historic 2-0 away Test series win......