Golf and Rugby coming to Olympics!
International Olympic Committee has announced that both Golf and Rugby are going to become Olympic sports in the coming years.
These are two new sports which are being added to the schedule after triathlon and taekwondo were added for the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
These two new games would become part [...]
Indian Premier League 2 is a hit with viewers
Audience Measurement and Analytics has announced that the second edition of the Indian Premier League has been a hit.
The report released by them stated that the second edition of the Cricket tournament has already seen an addition of 2 million more viewers for the first eight [...]
Force India to test 2009 season car this Sunday
Force India has announced that they would start the testing of their 2009 season Formula-1 car this coming Sunday.
The car would be showcased to the media on the same day as they prepare for the upcoming season.
The new car has been developed in collaboration with Mercedes [...]
Force India to debut their 2009 season car in March
Force India has announced that they would launch their new car for the 2009 season in March.
They are already pretty late as most other teams have already launched their cars for this season.
Force India technical director James Key said in a statement: “It’s [...]
Formula One definitely coming to India in 2011?
Indian Formula-1 fans might have some doubts, but F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has stated that the country would definitely host a F1 race in the 2011 season.
He said that FIA and Indian partner Jaiprakash Associates are fully committed to bringing a Formula-1 season race to India.
This [...]
Manchester United looking towards Sahara for partnership
World’s most popular soccer club Manchester United is looking towards an Indian company for sponsorship.
Manchester United has apparently approached Sahara group for a sponsorship deal.
AIG is currently one of the major promoters of the British club but they are themselves going through a major crisis.
This has made Manchester [...]
Tata to become a Ferrari Formula-1 sponsor
Tata is creating history by becoming the first Indian company to sponsor the Ferrari Formula-1 team.
Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo said in a statement: “For the first time an Indian brand will appear on the Ferrari. It’s historic.”
India already has a presence on the Formula-1 grid through the Force [...]
BMW Formula-1 car to use hybrid technology from next year
BMW AG has announced that they are working on developing hybrid technology to enhance the capabilities of their Formula-1 car.
This technology is currently planned for integration in their car to be used in the next Formula-1 season.
The company said that as per the rules of the [...]
Sina preparing for upcoming Beijing Olympics
Sina.com is one of the most popular online destinations in China. The company has said that they are spending a lot of money on developing infrastructure to provide content from the upcoming Beijing Olympics.
Chen Tong, executive vice-president and editor-in-chief at Sina spoke about their preparations: “We expect 10 to 20 [...]
BBC TV to broadcast Formula-1 from next year
BBC has announced that they have now secured the television rights to show Formula One in the UK from the 2009 season.
The deal is for a period of five years. The media company did not disclose the financial aspects of the deal.
This means that Formula-1 would be back [...]
