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Aug 30, 2017 10:08

New BCCI constitution draft by 8 Sep: CoA

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court appointed Committee of Administrators will ready the draft of the new constitution of the Board of Control for Cricket in India by 8 September.

Vinod Rai, head of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators has confirmed that the CoA will meet here on 8 September to finalise the…

Aug 29, 2017 12:08

Thailand poised to join MotoGP calendar

BANGKOK: Thailand is poised to join the MotoGP calendar from 2018, with Sakon Wannapong, the governor of Sport Authority of Thailand, and Carmelo Ezpeleta, Dorna Sports CEO, set to sign the contract on Thursday at a ceremony in the Thai capital chaired by his General Tanasak Patimapragorn, deputy prime minister of Thailand.

Aug 29, 2017 12:08

HCL commits to OGQ for next 5 yrs

NEW DELHI: Strengthening its contribution towards sports in India, HCL, a leading global conglomerate, Tuesday announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ), a not-for-profit foundation with a mission to support Indian athletes at the Olympics. 

Aug 29, 2017 11:08

Chennaiyin FC grooms young talent with junior teams

CHENNAI: Indian Super League franchise Chennaiyin FC has launched teams in three age groups – Under-13, 15 and 18 – and plans to compete in the three national youth leagues conducted by the All India Football Federation from this year.

The teams will also be groomed to take part in various other tournaments in those three age…

Aug 29, 2017 11:08

PCB earmarks $3m to host World XI in September

MUMBAI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), which will  host the World XI side in Lahore in mid-September for three T20 exhibition matches, will be spending big to ensure its success.

The PCB, which will spend an estimated $3 million on the series, says it is not looking at making any profits from it but is viewing it as a step…

Aug 29, 2017 11:08

BCCI plans boost for women's cricket in country

MUMBAI: Riding on the success of the Indian women's team's performance at the recently concluded Women's World Cup, the Board of Control for Cricket in India plans to introduce India A tours for women's cricket and expand the U-16 domestic zonal tournament to the all-India level.

The BCCI women's committee will meet on…

Aug 29, 2017 10:08

T20 Global League releases tournament schedule

CAPE TOWN: Cricket South Africa announced the inaugural season schedule of its upcoming T20 Global League here Monday, which will involve 57 games played out over 44 days.

The League starts with a north-south derby between the Cape Town Knight Riders (owned by Knight Riders Sports Pvt Ltd, promoter company of IPL franchise…

Aug 29, 2017 10:08

MP&S board adviser to head global sponsorship unit

NEW YORK: A senior adviser to the Group and board of MP & Silva since 2015, Chris Lencheski has been appointed to lead the global sponsorship division of sports marketing agency MP & Silva.

Lencheski has been named interim Global Commercial Partnerships director, overseeing the company's sponsorship business unit. The…

Aug 29, 2017 10:08

AFC signs social development partnership with IFRC

KUALA LUMPUR: The Asian Football Confederation’s Tuesday has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) – the world’s largest international humanitarian organisation. 

The MoU strengthens the foundations and partnerships of the AFC Dream Asia Foundation…

Aug 28, 2017 14:08

SC nixes Swamy plea for e-auction of IPL media rights

NEW DELHI: Finally, the much-delayed media rights bidding for the Indian Premier League can go ahead as per the latest schedule of September 4 in Mumbai. This follows the Supreme Court on Monday refusing to direct the BCCI to conduct e-auctioning for world cricket's most valuable annual property.

A Bench comprising Chief…