Category: Sports

Cricketing Legend AB de Villiers Turns Fan Selfies Into Social Impact

South African cricketing legend AB de Villiers, in partnership with JET8 Foundation, today announced the launch of his own JET8 Engagement Technology powered social iOS and Android app called ‘ABDCam’. From today, fans and supporters in South Africa, India, and all around the world will be able to use the ABDCam app to customise photos […]

James Wiseman Named 2018-19 National Boys Basketball Player Of The Year

In its 34th year of honoring the nation’s most elite high school athletes, The Gatorade Company today announced James Wiseman of Memphis East High School in Memphis, Tenn. as the 2018-19 Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year. Wiseman won the award for his accomplishments on and off the court, joining a group of […]

Football for Friendship Launches Its Seventh Season

The seventh season of the International Children’s Social Programme Football for Friendship starts today by Gazprom Company, official partner of the UEFA Champion’s League. The final events will be taking place in Madrid, the capital of Spain, from May 28 up to June 02. The Programme’s main aims are to support children’s and youth sports, […]

USTA Texas Bringing Tennis Center To Indigo Ridge Development In Cedar Park

The United States Tennis Association Texas (USTA Texas) intends to bring its headquarters and facilities to the Indigo Ridge Mixed Use Development in the City of Cedar Park, north of Austin, Texas. A resolution to authorize the agreement was approved by the City of Cedar Park City Council on Thursday, March 14, 2019. The planned […]

Elina Svitolina Launches Foundation to Create Tennis Opportunities for Children Worldwide

Elina Svitolina, 2018 WTA Finals Champion, has announced that she will formally launch the Elina Svitolina Foundation at TbarM Racquet Club in Dallas, Texas on March 18, 2019. The mission of the Elina Svitolina Foundation is to encourage children, through the sport of tennis, to learn the values of hard work, self-discipline and the importance […]

Calgary Slated to Host the X Games

Minister of Culture and Tourism Ricardo Miranda, Mayor Naheed Nenshi and Tourism Calgary CEO Cindy Ady announced that Calgary has secured the exclusive Canadian rights to host X Games for a minimum three-year run. The X Games in Calgary is being developed by Manifesto Sport Management, a Calgary based Sport Marketing and Management Company and […]

Former Kansas Football Coach Sues Over Unpaid Salary

Former University of Kansas head football coach David Beaty has filed suit against Kansas Athletics, Inc., the school’s athletic department, alleging breach of contract and unpaid wages of $3 million owed to him after his November 2018 dismissal. Beaty was given a multi-year contract to turn KU’s football program around and the contract guaranteed payment […]

Mississippi State’s Quinndary Weatherspoon Win Awards As Magnolia State’s Top Male College Basketball Player This Season

Mississippi State swept the 2019 C Spire Howell and Gillom awards Monday as two seniors, guard Quinndary Weatherspoon and center Teaira McCowan, were named the state’s best male and female college basketball players this season. Weatherspoon and McCowan received the awards at a special luncheon Monday hosted by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and […]

Ole Miss’ Breein Tyree, Mississippi State’s Teaira McCowan wins fan voting portion of annual awards

Ole Miss point guard Breein Tyree, one of the best players in the SEC this year, and Mississippi State’s Teaira McCowan, one of the top female player in the nation, won the fan voting portion of the 2019 C Spire Howell and Gillom Trophies, which annually honor the top male and female college basketball players […]

Lisa Strasman Named Top Woman in Sports

Next College Student Athlete (NCSA), the world’s largest and most successful college athletic recruiting network, is pleased to announce that NCSA President Lisa Strasman has been named a 2019 Top Woman in Sports by Cynopsis Media. Cynopsis Top Women in Sports was established in 2019 to “celebrate female trailblazers in the sports industry.” Strasman is […]