India To Get World’s First Professional ‘match Poker’ League

June 1, 2017 by

India is to get the world’s first professional “match poker” league, organisers said Thursday, as the card game follows in the footsteps of the hugely popular Indian Premier League. Cricket’s IPL spawned a host of similar leagues in the country featuring city-based teams, such as football’s Indian Super League and the Pro Kabaddi League. The … Read more

Indian Kabaddi League Signs Multi-Million Dollar Deal

May 9, 2017 by

The Indian sport of kabaddi has received a major boost with Chinese mobile company VIVO signing a five-year deal worth $46.7 million to sponsor the game’s popular league. Pro Kabaddi has held its own among the myriad professional sporting leagues to emerge in the wake of the lucrative and hugely successful Indian Premier League Twenty20 … Read more