The Wild Frontier: New Sports Leagues Are Taking Over the World

4 days, 3 hours ago

Australian Open to provide platform for pickleball from 2025

The Australian Open will embrace one of the fastest-growing sports in the world when it hosts the inaugural AO Pickleball Slam on the final weekend of next month’s tennis major with $100,000 in prize money. “Pickleball is a sport for everyone, and its rapid growth globally highlights its unique ability to connect people of all ages and backgrounds,” said Tennis …

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4 days, 14 hours ago

World Pickleball League: Gaurav Natekar confident of revolutionary inaugural season

India Today

Pickleball, one of the fastest-growing sports worldwide, is poised to make a significant splash in India with the inaugural edition of the World Pickleball League. The WPBL, co-founded by former Indian tennis stars Gaurav Natekar and Arati Ponnappa Natekar, promises a competitive and inclusive spectacle while tapping into pickleball's growing community appeal. For Gaurav Natekar, a seven-time national tennis champion …

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1 week, 2 days ago

What the Pickleball World Rankings DUPR India League, launched by Andre Agassi and Rohan Bopanna in Mumbai, is all about

Firstpost

The newly-launched PWR DUPR India League, which is expected to take place in early 2025 in Mumbai, is expected to boost pickleball’s growth even further in a country where even football, the world’s most popular sport, has struggled to compete with cricket. Eight-time Grand Slam champion and former ATP world No 1 Andre Agassi and Indian tennis icon Rohan Bopanna …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Major League Soccer looking to switch to European-style calendar that could change 50-year tradition

The Hindu

Major League Soccer is mulling a radical overhaul of the league’s calendar to mirror a European-style autumn-to-spring season, a revolutionary move that would break with nearly 50 years of tradition in North America. Speaking ahead of Saturday’s MLS Cup championship game in Los Angeles, MLS commissioner Don Garber told reporters the league was considering a switch “more than ever before” …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

NBA China: League to host preseason games in Macao five years after it was effectively blocked from Asian nation

CNN

CNN — The National Basketball Association is taking a first step back into the huge Chinese market with two preseason games set to take place in Macao next October, five years after the league was effectively blocked from China. “Bringing preseason games to Macao will showcase the excitement of the NBA to fans in one of the world’s emerging hubs …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Pro Kabaddi League - A decade of deliverance, but what’s next for PKL?

The Hindu

In 2010, young men in Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, particularly those inclined towards sports, had two main career paths before them: joining the Armed Forces or the Police. For E. Prasad Rao, PKL’s technical director, seeing players like Chaudhari, Aslam Inamdar, Siddharth Desai, and many others benefit financially from the league was one of two primary objectives. Players are now able …

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3 weeks ago

Busy young professionals turn to sport to boost social circles

China Daily

Qin Yun, co-founder of Banks Tennis, relaxes on a net post. A study of engagement in urban sports jointly released by sportswear brand Skechers, newspaper Southern Weekly, and a research center under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in August, showed the expanding diversity of fitness activities in China. "The success of pickleball in China stems from its unique position …

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3 weeks ago

Busy young professionals turn to sport to boost social circles

China Daily

Qin Yun, co-founder of Banks Tennis, relaxes on a net post. A study of engagement in urban sports jointly released by sportswear brand Skechers, newspaper Southern Weekly, and a research center under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in August, showed the expanding diversity of fitness activities in China. "The success of pickleball in China stems from its unique position …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

What is the Baller League? Everything you need to know about IShowSpeed and KSI’s football venture

Firstpost

The Baller League is set to make its grand debut next year, with a unique selling point being the heavy involvement of social media influencers with a massive global reach. The other has won four out of six bouts as a pro boxer, including against Logan Paul Watkins set to launch the British and American versions of the Baller League …

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1 month ago

PSL franchise owners write to PCB over foreign players' availability as next league clashes with IPL

Hindustan Times

Karachi, With next year's Pakistan Super League dates likely to clash with the Indian Premier League 2025, the franchise owners of PSL have asked the country's cricket board to provide them clarity on the availability of foreign players for the competition. PSL franchise owners write to PCB over foreign players' availability as next league clashes with IPL A well-informed source …

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1 month ago

Pickleball association approaches sports ministry for NSF status

The Hindu

The governing body for pickleball has approached the sports ministry for recognition as a National Sports Federation following the successful hosting of the inaugural World Championship here this month, said All India Pickleball Association chief Arvind Prabhoo on Monday. Prabhoo said the All India Pickleball Association had submitted the required documents for getting recognition as an NSF to the ministry …

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1 month ago

Pickleball association approaches sports ministry for NSF status

Deccan Chronicle

Mumbai: The governing body for pickleball has approached the sports ministry for recognition as a National Sports Federation following the successful hosting of the inaugural World Championship here this month, said All India Pickleball Association chief Arvind Prabhoo on Monday.The World Pickleball Championship was held here from November 12-17 with around 650 players from countries like Australia, Vietnam, Taiwan, Poland, …

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1 month ago

World Pickleball Championship: How a fledgling sport is scaling new heights

Hindustan Times

The iconic Cricket Club of India in Mumbai, and its hallowed tennis courts where legends have set foot and celebrated Davis Cup tales scripted, was transformed. “It’s like a proper circuit,” said Isha Lakhani, India’s former professional tennis player who was ranked in the world’s top 25 in juniors a decade ago and took up pickleball in 2022. “Next year, …

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1 month, 1 week ago

DraftKings Thrives as Sports Betting Booms

Bloomberg

00:00 DraftKings hit a milestone in the second quarter of 2024 for the first time as a public company. The bigger players, they're all talking about iGaming being an opportunity to really make a lot of money, much more so from a margin perspective than sports betting is. And because also they don't need games on, you could play a …

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1 month, 1 week ago

All India Pickleball Association partners with Bingo! before World Pickleball Championship India leg

The Hindu

Indian snack brank Bingo has penned a five-year partnership with the All India Pickleball Association to promote the sport in India. The first major competition after the deal will be the India leg of the World Pickleball Championship, set to be played in Mumbai from November 12 to 17. With Bingo!’s extensive reach and vibrant brand presence, this partnership aspires …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Oceania Football Confederation invites Australian clubs to join new professional league

The Hindu

Australian clubs have been invited to join the Oceania Football Confederation’s new OFC Professional League, almost two decades after the nation left the Pacific’s regional body to switch to Asia. The proposed move would bring “significant benefits, including increased visibility and market reach, enhanced competitive standards, stronger economic and cultural links, and new development pathways for Pacific players,” the OFC …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

PWHL preparing for expansion as early as 2025-26 season, could add up to 2 teams

New York Times

The Professional Women’s Hockey League is preparing to expand beyond its six existing markets, potentially as early as the 2025-26 season. “It’s just the normal progression for the growth of our league in our sport.” GO DEEPER PWHL releases full 90-game schedule for 2024-25 season Planning for potential expansion at this stage in the league’s existence — its second season …

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2 months ago

Saturday Sports: MLB playoffs, WNBA finals, hockey season kickoff

NPR

Saturday Sports: MLB playoffs, WNBA finals, hockey season kickoff NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant break down the latest in Major League Baseball playoffs, the WNBA finals and a new hockey season. SIMON: Could Major League Baseball get the big-market World Series of its dreams, plus WNBA finals and a new NHL season with a new team. SIMON:.Very …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

MLB, Diamond may soon know which teams will stay with troubled broadcaster

New York Times

Which Major League Baseball teams stay with the broadcasting company Diamond Sports Group and which teams go elsewhere could be clarified soon. But James Bromley, a lawyer for MLB, said Wednesday that he’s in discussions with Diamond counterpart Andrew Goldman about getting baseball’s situation sorted out ahead of Diamond’s big day. “We have been in conversation now with Mr. Goldman …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Broadcaster Diamond Sports Group drops two MLB teams, implies nine others are in danger

New York Times

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story misstated how many teams Diamond Sports Group is dropping from its portfolio. But how many MLB teams Diamond will ultimately carry in 2025 is very much up in the air, and Diamond’s message to the league is that it wants to renegotiate the remaining deals. “But at the end of the day, …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

NBA Mavericks reach local rights deal with free broadcasts for about 10 million people

Associated Press

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks have reached a multiyear local broadcast rights agreement that the team said Friday will triple the number of people that will be able to see most of the NBA Western Conference champion’s televised games over the air for free. The announcement came after the Mavericks and financially troubled Diamond Sports Group last month mutually agreed …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Pro Kabaddi League season 11 to begin on October 18

Hindustan Times

Season 11 of the Pro Kabaddi League will begin on October 18 this year, announced the organisers on Wednesday. After successfully completing ten seasons of the Pro Kabaddi League earlier this year, the world’s biggest kabaddi league will embark on a new phase in October. Pro Kabaddi League season 11 to begin on October 18 In season 11, the Pro …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

All set for pickleball league

New Indian Express

CHENNAI: Over the past couple of years, pickleball has become one of the fastest-growing sports in the world. From school kids to retired professionals, people are taking to pickleball for various reasons and the All India Pickleball Association is doing their bidding in promoting the sport, especially with the possibility of pickleball being included in the 2032 Brisbane Olympics. Owned …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Pickleball is only getting more popular – tennis is running scared

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Quite frankly, it’s obnoxious to hear that pickleball noise,” U.S. Tennis Association President Dr. …

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4 months ago

Diamond Sports will continue to broadcast NHL, NBA games through upcoming season

The Independent

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4 months ago

Diamond Sports drops Mavericks, but promises to broadcast 2024-25 NBA, NHL seasons

New York Times

Regardless of whether it successfully emerges from bankruptcy, Diamond Sports Group, which broadcasts the Bally-branded regional sports networks, is now promising it will operate through the 2024-25 NBA and NHL seasons. “We have reached a new agreement with Diamond Sports Group for the 2024-25 season in which Diamond RSNs will telecast local games for 13 NBA teams,” the NBA said …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

IPL franchise meeting: Availability of overseas players could be up for discussion

The Hindu

As the owners of the 10 Indian Premier League franchises meet the Board of Control for Cricket in India office-bearers at the Cricket Centre here on Wednesday evening, the regular availability of the overseas players for the next three-year cycle could also be up for discussion. Though the IPL Governing Council chairman Arun Dhumal had termed the whole incident ‘unfortunate’ …

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5 months ago

MLB will redirect luxury tax dollars to help teams losing TV money

New York Times

MLB teams whose TV revenues are hurting have a little help on the way: the money collected from teams that spend above the luxury tax. Teams “whose local media revenue declined from the year prior or from the two years prior ” are eligible for what’s being called a “media disruption distribution,” largely intended to deal with the problems of …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Dallas Stars will start streaming their regional game broadcasts for free

Associated Press

FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Stars are taking their local game broadcasts directly to consumers for free after years of fans having issues watching the team’s games on a regional sports network. “After years of researching the right solution and careful planning with our partners at APMC, we’re proud to announce this pioneering streaming platform that will literally change the …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

How the USA’s shock cricket triumph reflects a global sporting and geopolitical transformation

CNN

CNN — Call it the Miracle on Grass. “Beating Pakistan in the World Cup is going to open many doors for us,” said USA Cricket captain Monank Patel in Texas, where the game took place in a converted minor league baseball park. But the US victory over Pakistan is exactly what global cricket chiefs hoped for when bringing some of …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Franklin Sports and Indian Pickleball Association Forge Significant Partnership

Hindustan Times

– Franklin Sports has signed a notable deal with the Indian Pickleball Association, making the Franklin x40 the official match ball for IPA events. “This collaboration reflects our commitment to the sport's growth and innovation.” Manish Rao, Director of Franklin India and board member of the Global Pickleball Federation, emphasized India's importance in Franklin's strategy. “This collaboration highlights our shared …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Comcast blacks out 15 regional sports networks in contract dispute with distributor

Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — Comcast has blacked out 15 regional sports networks offered by Bally Sports, escalating a contract dispute with their distributor. Diamond Sports Group, which distributes the networks under the Bally name, called the blackout “disappointing” and blamed Comcast for refusing to “engage in substantive discussions.” Comcast, meanwhile, said Diamond has declined several of its offers, such as allowing …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

For now, MLB’s streaming plans hinge on Diamond Sports Group’s bankruptcy case

New York Times

A major development in MLB’s media future likely hinges on Diamond Sports Group’s fate in bankruptcy court. But if Diamond and its Bally-branded regional sports networks successfully emerge from bankruptcy, it’s basically impossible for MLB to launch even a half-national package as soon as next season. If Diamond now survives bankruptcy — and that looks increasingly likely — MLB won’t …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Diamond Sports pushes forward on restructuring plan, as MLB casts a skeptical eye

New York Times

Major League Baseball continues to cast a skeptical eye toward Diamond Sports Group’s long-term health and the viability of its plan to emerge from bankruptcy. “Approval of the disclosure statement is another important step forward in our restructuring and we are working toward confirming our plan and emerging as a sustainable, go-forward business,” a spokesperson for Diamond Sports Group said …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Phoenix Suns acquire rights to G League team. Now all 30 NBA teams own or operate a franchise

Associated Press

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns announced Wednesday they have acquired the rights to a G League franchise that will begin play next season, meaning all 30 NBA teams now own or operate a team in the developmental league. “We are honored to welcome Mat Ishbia and the Phoenix Suns to the NBA G League, and are thrilled to achieve our …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Prime Volleyball to look for investors as value tops $90 million

Live Mint

Prime Volleyball League, India’s first private sporting league, will soon start looking at getting a strategic investor, as its valuation has more than quadrupled since its inception to over $90 million, said a top executive. Prime Volleyball was co-founded in 2021 by Indian sports marketing firm Baseline Ventures, the erstwhile promoter of the Pro Volleyball league, along with five original …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

How private equity is changing the global soccer landscape with big investments in clubs and leagues

Associated Press

MADRID — Atletico Madrid is revamping its training facilities. Spanish clubs this week are meeting to showcase and discuss projects funded by their shares of the $2.1 billion that private equity group CVC Capital Partners is investing in the Spanish league. The 2021 deal was the first of its kind in Europe’s top soccer leagues, but CVC has since made …

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1 year ago

Oakland is getting a new minor league team — the Oakland B’s

Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calif. — They will call themselves the Oakland B’s, short for Ballers. A new independent league baseball team called the Oakland Ballers is set to begin play next spring and embrace the loyal A’s fans who are heartbroken about their club’s planned departure to Las Vegas. “The idea of actually starting an independent franchise in Oakland really intrigued me,” …

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1 year ago

What is the TGL? Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s new golf league explained after delay to 2025

The Independent

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1 year, 1 month ago

As MLB free agency begins, uncertainty in TV revenue looms for some teams

New York Times

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — When an offseason begins, baseball teams typically have at least a general sense of their target payroll for the following year. … It’s certainly a challenge in our industry for sure, especially in the smallest market in the league.” Another team that was with Bally last season, the Minnesota Twins, had its TV rights deal expire. “There’s …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Next NBA media rights deal already subject of speculation before negotiations even start

Associated Press

The NBA will have its own version of March Madness this season. “You’re clearly seeing an evolution or a morphing of media moving continually to streaming services.. Obviously other entrants in the market would potentially be interested.” The league’s 45-day negotiation period with the incumbents, ESPN/ABC and TNT, for the next media rights deal formally begins March 9. ESPN’s Wednesday …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Load management has frustrated NBA, fans and TV partners, but will new rules help?

New York Times

For the past several years it has not been clear if the NBA fully understood the damage that the league and players were creating as a result of the load management that was becoming more and more fashionable. When commissioner Adam Silver stood behind a podium last week to discuss the league’s new fight against load management, it was a …

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1 year, 3 months ago

DraftKings apologizes for sports betting offer referencing 9/11 terror attacks

Associated Press

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Sports betting company DraftKings apologized Monday after using the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks to entice people to bet on baseball and football games on the anniversary of the tragedy that killed nearly 3,000 people. The Boston-based company offered users a 9/11-themed promotion that required three New York-based teams — the Yankees, Mets and Jets — …

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1 year, 3 months ago

How an amateur football league in China took off

Hindustan Times

Rongjiang County, tucked away in the rainy hills of south-west China, has little going for it at first glance. They came to watch an amateur football league involving 20 of the county’s villages. The men’s national team, made up of players from China’s top league, ranks 78th in the world. Football in the county dates back to the 1940s, when …

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1 year, 3 months ago

New Professional Women’s Hockey League is getting support from the NHL, just not the financial kind

Associated Press

The new Professional Women’s Hockey League has a framework for its inaugural season and the six cities teams will play in when the pucks drop in January. “They have been fantastically supportive of us from the first minute that I spoke with Gary Bettman,” PWHL board member Stan Kasten said Tuesday, referring to the NHL commissioner. For the first time, …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Paving the way of maximising Pickleball's potential in India

Hindustan Times

Cornerstone Sport, a renowned sports management and talent representation agency, has proudly unveiled its collaboration with Global Sports to proudly present the Monsoon Pickleball Championship in the vibrant city of Mumbai, India. Having triumphantly organized two resounding championships earlier in 2023, namely the Indian Open in Goa boasting participation from over 240 players, and the esteemed Global Sports Pickleball Championship …

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1 year, 4 months ago

We Never Played on Such a Big Platform Before: PKL Legends Looks Back on Pro Kabaddi League's Incredible Journey

News 18

It’s been exactly nine years since the Jaipur Pink Panthers and U Mumba teams walked out on the mat to play the first-ever Pro Kabaddi League match in Mumbai. Reminiscing the first-ever PKL match, the Most Valuable Player Award winner in Season 1 and U Mumba Captain Anup Kumar expressed, “We were quite nervous just before the game started. I …

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1 year, 5 months ago

A new cricket league is underway in the busy US sports market. Organizers believe it can stick

Associated Press

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — “Deep in the Heart of Texas” blared from the speakers during a timeout a few days into the debut of a U.S. professional cricket league near Dallas. This unusual confluence comes during the debut of Major League Cricket, which is hoping to find a foothold for one of the world’s most popular sports in a sports-mad …

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1 year, 5 months ago

MLS commissioner Garber welcomes growth of Saudi Pro League

The Hindu

The growth of the Saudi Pro League poses no threat to Major League Soccer but is an opportunity to grow the game around the world, MLS Commissioner Don Garber said on Tuesday. The Saudi league, which is largely bankrolled by the government’s Public Investment Fund, has seen its international profile rise considerably since Cristiano Ronaldo began playing for Al Nassr …

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