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WTA inks multi-yr partnership with Saudi Investment Fund

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May 21, 2024 17:05

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NEW YORK: Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) and the WTA on Monday unveiled a multi-year partnership that will "support their shared ambition to grow women’s professional tennis and inspire more women and girls around the world to take up the game".

The partnership will also enhance and develop initiatives that support players at all levels.

Apr 30, 2021 22:04

Lausanne host venue for FIH World Hockey5s

LAUSANNE: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced Friday that it will organise its first ever senior World Hockey5s event on 11 and 12 September, in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Apr 30, 2021 21:04

BCCI confirms UAE as Plan B venue for T20 World Cup

NEW DELHI: The Board of Control of Cricket in India has confirmed that the UAE has been marked out as the alternative venue for the T20 World Cup scheduled for October in the event that it cannot be staged in India due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Apr 30, 2021 20:04

ICC invites expression of interest for digital collectables

DUBAI: The ICC Friday invited expressions of interest from interested parties to develop and launch a "digital collectables platform for cricket fans across the world". The suitable partner should have an experience in all aspects of running a digital collectables platform, from the creation of the assets through to marketing and customer care

Apr 30, 2021 20:04

Covid surge forces promoters to call off 1st WBC India C'ship

NEW DELHI: Bowing to the inevitable, the first-ever Indian Championship fight, which had been endorsed by the the World Boxing Council (WBC), has been called off.

Apr 30, 2021 00:04

ISL’s promotion-relegation roadmap stays 'as is', AIFF clarifies

NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation clarified on Thursday that a meeting that the AIFF has called with state affiliates will NOT be about altering the agreed roadmap for the Indian Super League that had been agreed upon in 2019.

Apr 29, 2021 23:04

Covid relief: RR donates Rs75m; DC Rs15m; Sachin Rs10m

MUMBAI: Two Indian Premier League franchises - Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals - along with former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, on Thursday collectively donated Rs 100 million to procure oxygen concentrators for COVID-19 patients in the country as it battles a severe second wave of the global pandemic.

Apr 29, 2021 23:04

FC Goa head coach, foreign contingent leave India

GOA: Indian Super League side FC Goa on Thursday allowed its foreign staffers, including Spanish head coach Juan Ferrando and some footballers, to leave the country ahead of its last AFC Champions League match in view of the restrictions being imposed on flights from India globally.

Apr 29, 2021 22:04

Mercedes partners Assn for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers UK

LONDON: Mercedes’ ‘Accelerate 25’ programme to increase diversity in motorsport engineering on Thursday announced the launch of a new partnership with the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers UK (AFBE-UK).

Apr 29, 2021 21:04

CPL 2021 to be played at single venue, 50% fan attendance

MUMBAI: The richest and most powerful cricket board may be completely tone deaf and irresponsible in how it is delivering the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League, but fortunately the poorer cricket boards are not taking the BCCI's cue. The 2021 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will take place in St Kitts & Nevis in its entirety, with all 33 games being played in the federation.

Apr 29, 2021 20:04

4 BCCI affilates have rethink on running T20 tourneys post-IPL

MUMBAI: Close on the heels of the Board of Control for Cricket in India taking the "tone deaf" decision to grant permission to four of its affiliate associations - Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Mumbai and Saurashtra - to host their intra-state T20 leagues immediately after the conclusion of the Indian Premier League on May 30, said associations have reportedly seen the "writing on the wall".

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