MIES, Switzerland: The International Basketball Federation and leading sports apparel brand Nike, on Monday announced the signing of an 11-year (2017-2027) commercial agreement covering FIBA's Senior Men's, Women's and Youths' flagship national team competitions.
The agreement, which comes into effect during the year that sees…
KUALA LUMPUR: BWF President Poul-Erik Høyer has been nominated unopposed to lead badminton’s world-governing body for a second successive term.
When nominations closed last Friday, the 51-year-old Dane was the lone candidate for the position which he has held since the last BWF Council election in May 2013.
Current BWF…
MUMBAI: Maruti Suzuki has utilised a dual-pronged brand strategy to leverage their association with the inaugural P1 Powerboat, Indian Grand Prix of the Seas which will be held in Mumbai from March 3-5.
While their premium retail brand NEXA is the title sponsor for the event, the company has announced that their new model,…
MUMBAI: The six teams and their internationally acclaimed pilots and navigators for the inaugural NEXA P1 Powerboat, Indian Grand Prix of the Seas, the first UIM recognized World Championship Event, was Saturday unveiled here.
All teams will consist of two boats, each raced by a pilot and navigator, and will have ‘team…
CHANDIGARH: International Hockey Federation (FIH) chief executive Jason McCracken sees a lot of potential in the new home-and-away league that is expected to kick off next year.
The new league would have seven-nine teams playing each other over a period of four months.
McCracken insisted the new competition has been…
PUNE: PHD Chamber organized a Golf Tourism Conclave and Golf Tournament 2017 over Friday and Saturday here with a focus on making India a favored golfing destination.
The conclave held Friday brought on one platform all the relevant stakeholders – the Government (Central and States) and the private sector to discuss regarding…
KOLKATA: Pride Sports, a Madhya Pradesh-based club currently playing the second division league organised by the All India Football Federation (AIFF), has all but disbanded club operations.
Unable to pay players and coach Paulo Pedro their salaries, the club's owner left the outfit in the lurch by shirking responsibility and…
NEW DELHI: Vijender Singh's management team IOS Boxing Promotions have been forced to find a new fighter for a planned April 1 title bout after the Indian star's scheduled opponent - China's Zulpikar Maimaitiali - on Friday informed them he would prefer a later date.
The Vijender-Zulpikar super middleweight contest was to be a…
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) is the broadcast partner for the inaugural edition of Nexa P1 Powerboat, Indian Grand Prix of the Seas, the global series in powerboat racing being launched from India by Procam International.
This will be the first time in the world that powerboat racing will be telecast live.
MONACO: The IAAF Doping Review Board has agreed that the applications of three Russians have met the exceptional eligibility criteria to compete in international competition as neutral athletes under competition rule 22.1A(b) while the Russian national federation (RusAF) remains suspended.
The Doping Review Board, which is…