HYDERABAD: The Badminton Association of India, which is formulating plans for its own national coaching centre (NCC), is vetting proposals to set it up either here or in Bengaluru. For this, the BAI has budgeted between Rs30 million and Rs40 million.
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Jul 20, 2017 12:07
Tennis Integrity Unit flags 4 matches at Wimbledon, French Open
LONDON: Three matches at this year's Wimbledon and one at the French Open will be investigated by the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) for potential match-fixing.
The watchdog group did not specify which matches at Wimbledon had aroused concerns, but said that two took place during qualifying rounds, the earliest phase of the…
Jun 28, 2017 16:06
Pune to host junior swimming nationals
MUMBAI: The Glenmark 34th Sub Junior National and 44th Junior National Aquatic would be organised by Maharashtra State Amateur Aquatic Association in Pune and will see over 1,400 athletes taking part in swimming, diving and water polo disciplines.
The sub junior nationals are to be held between June 28 and 30 to be followed by…
Jun 28, 2017 15:06
IDBI Federal felicitates Srikanth, HS Prannoy
HYDERABAD: IDBI Federal felicitated Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy at an event held at Pullela Gopichand Academy here.
Karthik Raman, chief marketing officer, IDBI Federal, presented the prize money under their programme, ‘Quest For Excellence’ with Pulella Gopichand.
Jun 28, 2017 15:06
DFB, FFA sign football development MoU
MELBOURNE: Following similar agreements entered into in the last two years with the All India Football Federation and the J.LEAGUE, Football Federation Australia (FFA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with its German counterpart, the Deutscher Fussball Bund (DFB).
Jun 28, 2017 15:06
Fiorentina put up for sale
FLORENCE, Italy: Fiorentina's owners have declared they are putting the Italian Serie A side up for sale following mounting fan protests over their management.
The Della Valle family - owners of luxury goods maker Tod's - took over the club in 2002 after it was demoted to the fourth tier due to bankruptcy.
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Wimbledon aces China targeted digital partnership
BEIJING: Sina Sports and the All England Club announced Tuesday that they have entered into a digital content collaboration for Wimbledon.
Through the relationship, Sina Sports will become the official digital content partner of Wimbledon for the next two years. Sina Sports fans are able to access a full range of on…
Jun 28, 2017 15:06
RP-SG Mavericks to take on Falcons TTC in UTT opener
MUMBAI: The organizers of the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) have announced the event schedule for the inaugural edition.
UTT will be held from July 13 to July 30 with the opening game featuring RP-SG Mavericks with India's top paddler Sharath Kamal taking on Falcons TTC to be held in Chennai at the Jawaharlal Nehru…
Jun 28, 2017 15:06
BCCI forms 7-member panel; to file reforms report by July 10
NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday formed a seven-member special committee to identify the critical points in implementation of the Justice RM Lodha Committee reforms.
Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly is among those named on to the special committee, tasked in the board's…
Jun 28, 2017 15:06
Vivo retains IPL title rights with monster bid
NEW DELHI: Talk about humungous jump in value. Chinese mobile firm Vivo has retained the title sponsorship right of the Indian Premier League for a period of five years with a bid of Rs21.99 billion, approximately Rs4.4 billion per season.
Rival Chinese mobile firm Oppo was the next highest bidder at Rs14.3 billion…