NEW DELHI: The Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) has announced an extensive calendar of 41 competitions for the 2024-25 season, that includes many firsts.
Governance
Nov 26, 2020 21:11
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation in the field of Physical Culture and Sport signed among BRICS countries.
Nov 26, 2020 21:11
NEW DELHI: The Archery Association of India has secured government recognition, eight years after it was withdrawn for the AAI's failure to conduct elections in accordance with the National Sports Development Code, PTI reports.
The much-delayed elections of the AAI were held in January this year with Union Minister Arjun Munda's panel securing full majority.
Nov 26, 2020 20:11
PANAJI: The Goa government will install a life-size statue of late Argentine football legend Diego Maradona in the coastal belt of North district by early next year, a senior minister in the Goa government confirmed Wednesday.
Maradona's statue is already under making with a Maharashtra-based artist working on the mould, Calangute MLA and state Ports Minister Michael Lobo told PTI.
Nov 26, 2020 20:11
NEW YORK: The NBA and the Indiana Pacers announced Wednesday that NBA All-Star in Indianapolis, which was originally scheduled for Feb. 12-14, 2021, will now be held Feb. 16-18, 2024.
Public health conditions prevented the Pacers, the NBA All-Star Host Committee and the NBA from appropriately planning and executing fan-focused All-Star activities in Indianapolis that were envisioned for this February.
Nov 25, 2020 19:11
PUNE: In a development that was always on the cards, the 2021 edition of the Tata Maharashtra Open and Bangalore Open Challenger men’s tennis events - scheduled to be held in early February - have reportedly been postponed indefinitely (read cancelled).
Nov 25, 2020 19:11
MUMBAI: India's premier football tournament, the Hero Indian Super League (ISL), and Sportradar have signed a multi-year renewal of their integrity partnership, present since 2016.
The seventh season of ISL kick-started on November 20 with ATK Mohun Bagan making a winning start after defeating Kerala Blasters.
Nov 25, 2020 16:11
MUMBAI: England's tour of India next year will comprise four Tests instead of the regulation five to accommodate the limited-overs series that had to be postponed earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
PTI quotes BCCI president Sourav Ganguly as having confirmed the schedule for the series planned in February-March while speaking at an online event.
Nov 25, 2020 16:11
DUBAI: New Zealand Cricket's Greg Barclay has been elected as the new independent chair of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The Auckland-based commercial lawyer succeeds Shashank Manohar, who stepped down in July.
Nov 25, 2020 15:11
LONDON: Saudi Arabia will host Formula E’s first all-electric night race in Diriyah as part of the 2020/21 world championship calendar.
Formula E has confirmed that the all-electric ABB FIA Formula E World Championship will literally light up the streets of Diriyah as it returns to the historic desert surroundings of the UNESCO World Heritage site for a third year in a row.
Nov 25, 2020 15:11
MONACO: The Wanda Diamond League has released its provisional calendar for the 2021 season, which will see a return to a full schedule of 14 meetings culminating in a winner-takes-all season finale in Zürich.
Now in its 12th annual cycle, track and field’s premier season-long competition will begin on 23 May with the Meeting International Mohammed VI in Rabat, Morocco.