The BCCI Working Committee decided to maintain status quo on the issue of telecast rights.
Legendary Sachin Tendulkar, presented the Championship trophy to the victorious Chicago Cricket Club as the National Cricket Championship ended on a memorable note.
Commenting on ESPN-Star Sports' demand, it said there is no question of providing special match highlights to any broadcaster.
BCCI said the High Court litigation would have taken a long time and therefore in the interest of the game it decided to cancel the contract awarded to Zee.
The entertainment channel said ESPN-STAR Sports failed to satisfy the consortium criteria as mentioned in BCCI's tender bid.
The Bombay high court asked the BCCI not to entertain anyone other than Zee Telefilms Ltd and ESPN-Star Sports Ltd for the telecast rights' contract.
The working committee will meet in Kolkata on September 16 to discuss the vexed issue of television rights.
The Pakistan bowling great preferred devoting his time to his job as commentator.\n\n
The broadcaster had already signed up with cable operators, including Incable and Siticable and DTH service providers Tata Sky and Dish TV.
Champions Manchester United take on cross-town rivals Manchester City in a highly anticipated encounter on Sunday.
Coco Gauff was left star-struck by Justin Bieber in the crowd during her US Open match with Elise Mertens.
Sensing competition for the telecast rights of the cricket matches being played in India, Subhash Chandra's Zee group has upped its offer by Rs 94.5 crore
P V Sindhu won the ESPN's 'Female Sportsperson of the Year' award while young shooter Saurabh Chaudhary bagged the honour in the male category.
Former ESPN Star Sports MD Sawhney has already been working alongside outgoing Chief Executive Richardson for the last six weeks to ensure a smooth transition.
A select 12 matches will also be broadcast in Malayalam via Asianet Plus.
Neeraj Chopra said he is focussing on training and strengthening his blocking leg.
ICC CEO Manu Sawhney was sent on 'leave' in March after his conduct came under the scanner during an internal investigation by by audit firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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Serena Williams could easily walk off the court and into the broadcast booth if she wants to, pocketing a handsome paycheck and boosting ratings for a sport that is losing star power, those in the business say.
He has been playing cricket for over 20 years now, but Sachin Tendulkar says he remains as passionate about the game as he was in his initial days in the sport.
The petition sought an order from the apex court restraining the BCCI from awarding the telecast rights to any other channel.
The $385 million acquisition of TEN Sports is set to make Sony Pictures Networks a major cricket broadcaster in Asia as it seeks to expand its Twenty20-dominated portfolio. Sony Corp-owned SPN holds broadcast rights for the annual cash-rich Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament while also having the rights for the domestic leagues in South Africa and the West Indies.
The event will be telecast on MSM's sports channels -- Sony Six and Sony Six HD in English - and Sony Aath, the network's only regional channel, in Bengali.
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IHF President KPS Gill also said that he was not in favour of having a foreign coach for the team.
In cricket, we have something that we can share with our families, neighbours and indeed, the whole country. It is colour-blind, language-neutral, truly secular and transcends all regions, from Kashmir to Kerala and Mizoram to Maharashtra, explains Shreekant Sambrani.
It is the cricketers who have been roped in to appear in the promos of the Premier Hockey League beginning next week at Hyderabad.
As a sporting spectacle Alcaraz and Djokovic matches have delivered on every level and would be worthy of the Big Apple spotlight.
The India football captain hopes to resume playing in a couple of weeks after being sidelined with an injury to his left leg over 45 days.
International Cricket Council Chief Executive Manu Sawhney has been sent on 'leave' after his conduct came under the scanner during an internal investigation by audit firm PricewaterhouseCoopers and may resign before his term ends.
Mike Tyson was involved in a scuffle with another passenger on an airplane at San Francisco International Airport on Wednesday.
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With the acquisition of Hotstar, Disney gets immediate access to the OTT market.
Messi announced to take his talents to South Beach after his contract with PSG expires at the end of this month.
'It is best Sidhu shuns his role as Kapil Sharma's Paaji and instead concentrates on serving the people of Punjab,' says Sudhir Bisht.
Tennis stars Venus Williams and Tomas Berdych have posed naked for ESPN The Magazine's Body Issue.
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