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Aug 08, 2017 15:08

Slovenia to host 2018 World Para TT C'ships

LAUSANNE: The Slovenian towns of Celje and Lasko will be home to the 2018 World Para Table Tennis Championships from 15th to 21st October.

The World Para Table Tennis Championships, which started in 1990 in Assen, Netherlands, has been held once every four years featuring both team and individual events, with its last edition…

Aug 08, 2017 15:08

U-17 World Cup trophy tour kicks off 17 August

NEW DELHI: The last phase of event promotion for India's first ever FIFA tournament kicks off on 17 August from the capitak. The six-city trophy tour will cover a distance of 9,000 km between 17 August and 26 September. 

Aug 08, 2017 14:08

GST body blow to future medal prospects in shooting: Rana

NEW DELHI: Ace shooter and chief coach of the Indian Junior Pistol team Jaspal Rana has said that the country's chances of winning Olympic medals in the sport has been dealt a body blow by the imposition of Goods and Services Tax on imported sports equipment.

Aug 07, 2017 12:08

Smaaash appoints Tushar Dhingra as CEO

MUMBAI: A year after Piramal Enterprises invested Rs1.5 billion in sports based entertainment outfit Smaaash Entertainment, the company has roped in Tushar Dhingra as the chief executive officer.

Dhingra will be responsible for contributing to Smaaash’s overall strategy and expansion plans with the core objective of pioneering…

Aug 04, 2017 12:08

Finland confirmed to join MotoGP calendar in 2019

HELSINKI: The Finnish GP at Kymiring is set to join the FIM MotoGP World Championship calendar from 2019, with the first event of a five-year contract set to bring Grand Prix motorcycle racing back to a country with an incredible history in motorsport. 

Aug 04, 2017 11:08

OTT platform Sportsfix gets additional funding

KUALA LUMPUR: OTT live streaming sports platform Sportsfix has got an additional round of funding from IPO Wealth, a Melbourne, Australia based investment group.

Sportsfix delivers local, regional and international Live, VOD and News Sports content to

Aug 04, 2017 10:08

Neymar completes €222m move to PSG

PARIS: After much drama, Paris Saint-Germain completed Neymar's world record move from La Liga giants Barcelona on Thursday when the Qatar-owned French Lique 1 club confirmed the Brazilian superstar had signed a five year-deal, earning him an estimated €30 million a year after tax.

Aug 04, 2017 09:08

MLS biggest beneficiary in US of adidas' increased marketing spend

HERZOGENAURACH, Germany: adidas has majorly upped its marketing spends till 2020 on the back of soaring sales in consecutive quarters.

The German sportswear giant, which announced an extension of its partnership with North America's Major League Soccer (MLS) on Wednesday, has seen sales grow 28 per cent in China and 26 per…

Aug 03, 2017 12:08

CoA seeks membership details of BCCI affiliates

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) Wednesday sent an email to all 30 affiliated units of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, asking them to provide a list of "all their respective constituent members". 

The CoA further wrote that a reply to the email must be sent by the state…

Aug 03, 2017 11:08

ITF lauds MSLTA conduct of India-NZ Davis Cup tie in Pune

PUNE: India’s Davis Cup match against New Zealand, organised by the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) here in February, has been awarded an ‘Above Group Standard Rating’ by the Recognition and Reward (R&R) panel of the International Tennis Federation (ITF).

The Rating Panel issued its assessment of MSLTA's…