The Curious Case of Wage Gap in Women’s Sports
Women’s sports, both amateur and professional, have existed all across the world for centuries. Their participation and acceptance in sports increased greatly in the 20th century,
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The European Premier League and Football in the Age of Billionaires
Pandemic? What pandemic? You’d have thought the English Premier League’s football bubble would’ve burst amongst the Coronavirus Crisis
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The Business of Surfing in India
You’d think a pandemic isn’t the time to experiment. That searching for a new job or exploring offbeat opportunities when the economy appears to be on the verge of a recession wouldn’t be a sound idea.
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NBA Academy India: A Review & Top prospects
On 28th July 2020, during the much maligned COVID-19 outbreak, news broke that a promising Indian athlete had been selected to play in the NBA G League next season. The fact that Princepal Singh, a 19-year-old forward from Punjab standing 6’10” tall, is the first ever NBA Academy Graduate to be signed by an NBA G League team, shows the work and progress of the NBA Academy Program. There have been a couple of Indians in the past, Satnam Singh and Amjyot Singh, who have both been tried out in the NBA, neither of whom could unfortunately make it in the biggest basketball league in the world.
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Inside the NBA Bubble
They say ‘you don’t miss something until it’s gone’. The year 2020 has had so many paradigm-shifting moments that it has put the aforementioned saying into perspective. The unexpected demise of Kobe Bryant and his daughter shook the entire basketball fraternity. It brought the NBA to a halt, to pay tribute to this great legend. Nobody could have anticipated what was going to happen next. A small but deadly virus was about to bring the world to its knees.
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F1 and Zoom Announce Unique Partnership to Create Virtual Paddock Club
Formula 1 has signed a new digital deal with Zoom Video Communications to release its virtual Paddock Club experiences during the motor-racing championship’s Covid-19-affected 2020 season.
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The Business of Motorsports in India
When you think Indian motorsports, you usually think of Narain Karthikeyan. The country’s first Formula One driver. You think of the country’s participation in the short-lived A1 GP. You possibly think of Karun Chandok, who made his F1 debut in 2010. The image of the grandiose Buddh International Circuit pops into your mind.
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The Football World Moves Towards Crypto-Tokens
FC Barcelona has launched a crypto-token in partnership with blockchain firm Chiliz. Called Barça Fan Tokens ($BAR), they will offer fans enhanced engagement with the main team and with the club as a whole. Essentially, it is a way for casual supporters to become ‘Superfans’, if you will.
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What If Your Fields Are Snowed In?
Abundant snow is not a one-day anomaly for Russians, but a half year-long struggle with Marzanna and the great outdoors. But necessity and desperation beget innovation, and hardly anyone is more innovative than sports-fans starved of adrenaline and action.
combat the cold and keep their spirits up, people living in the colder regions
of Russia came up with an intriguing take on an age-old sport, and Snow Rugby
came into being.
A Brief History Of Wimbledon
Here’s a look into the brief history of the oldest tennis tournament in the world, Wimbledon.
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