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Revision as of 12:08, 5 June 2024
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| Short name | KSG |
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| Location | Hyderabad |
| Chairman | Abhishek Reddy Kankanala |
Kankanala Sports Group or KSG for short, is a Hyderabad-based sports management firm that is dedicated to developing world-class talents through the development of sports at the grassroots level[1].
The Kankanala Sports Group currently owns several sports franchises across a variety of sporting disciplines such as INDE Racing in the FIM E-Xplorer World Cup, Hyderabad Black Hawks in the Prime Volleyball League, Telugu Talons in the Premier Handball League and Bengaluru Raptors in the Premier Badminton League[2]. Abhishek Reddy Kankanala currently serves as the Chairman of the Kankanala Sports Group[3].
Hyderabad Black Hawks
The Hyderabad Black Hawks are a professional men's volleyball team that competes in the Prime Volleyball League. Global Sports Arena LLP took over ownership in the year 2021, with the Kankanala Sports Group possessing a majority of the shares. Shyam Sundar Reddy and Deepak G. Reddy are co-owners and hold minority stakes in the Hyderabad franchise alongside Vijay Devarakonda[4][5].
They have competed in all three seasons of the Prime Volleyball League recording their best-ever finish in the 2022 season where they finished in third place alongside the Calicut Heroes[6]. The team most recently competed in the 2024 edition of the Prime Volleyball League[7].
As part of their commitment to developing volleyball at the grassroots level, the Hyderabad Black Hawks hosted the VD Black Hawks Open '24 which saw the participation of over 3000 players and 300+ teams and was held across 16 different locations[8].
INDE Racing
INDE Racing is India's first FIM licensed team, currently competing in the FIM E-Xplorer World Cup as the team representing India[9]. In January 2024, KSG announced that INDE Racing would compete in the FIM E-Xplorer World Cup[10]. Earlier in the year, INDE Racing signed a nine-year agreement with FIM that would see the hosting of the FIM E-Xplorer World Cup in India.
INDE Racing took part in the first two legs of the FIM E-Xplorer World Cup held in Osaka and Oslo repsectively, currently standing at third place in the overall rankings[9]. INDE Racing secured a podium finish in their debut race in theFIM E-Xplorer World Cup[11], with Sandra Gómez and Spenser Wilton finishing first and fifth in their respective categories to power INDE Racing to a third placed finish[12]. The teams riders consists of Sandra Gómez, Spenser Wilton, Aishwarya Pissay and Runar Sudmann.
Telugu Talons
The Telugu Talons are a professional Indian men's handball team that competes in the Premier Handball League. They are the only South Indian representatitve in the league and finished in third place in the 2023 season.
The Kankanala Sports Group announced the Telugu Talons as a participant for the 2023 season of the Premier Handball League on April 22, 2023 ahead of the inaugural auction.
Rahul TK finished with the Golden Glove award for the 2023 season, racking up 184 saves over the course of the tournament. The Telugu Talons announced Shubham Sheoran as the captain of the franchise.
Bengaluru Raptors
The Bengaluru Raptors (previously Banga Beats, Bengaluru Topguns and Bengaluru Blasters) is a professional men's badminton team that officially represents Bengaluru in the Premier Badminton League(PBL).
The team is one of the six founding members of the Premier Badminton League. The Bengaluru Raptors last competed in the Premier Badminton League in 2020 and finished as Champions defeating the Northeastern Warriors by a scoreline of 2-4. This win made them the only team to win the PBL twice in consecutive editions.
References
- ^ "Kankanala Sports Group | sports". Kankanalasports.com. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ "Kankanala Sports Group | LinkedIn". in.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ "Kankanala Sports Group | sports". Kankanalasports.com. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ Correspondent, D. C. (2023-01-24). "Vijay Deverakonda becomes co-owner of volleyball franchise Hyderabad Black Hawks". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ ANI (2023-01-23). "Prime Volleyball League: Actor Vijay Deverakonda announced as co-owner of Hyderabad Black Hawks team". ThePrint. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ Mohamed, Farzan (05-06-2024; accessed). "Prime Volleyball League 2022 Points Table: Where did the teams finish after the league stage?". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Prime Volleyball League | Official Website". Prime Volleyball League. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ Correspondent, D. C. (2024-02-09). "Vijay Deverakonda Black Hawks Open 24". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ a b "Indian Electric Motocross Team, INDE Racing, Racing team, Electric bike team | Electric Motocross Team". inderacing. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ "Kankanala Sports Group launches INDE Racing team". Financialexpress. 2024-01-18. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ Correspondent, D. C. (2024-03-10). "INDE Racing Achieves Historic Podium Finish At The FIM e-xplorer World Cup". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Gidithuri, Unnatee. "INDE Racing bags podium finish on FIM E-Xplorer debut". Autocar India. Retrieved 2024-06-05.