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Jul 21, 2017 17:07

IPL media rights ITT now available for purchase

MUMBAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday made available for purchase the Indian Premier League Media Rights ITT (2018-2022). Both television and digital media rights to the league are up for grabs.

The last date for purchasing bid documents is 24 August. Bids will be opened on 28 August and the result…

Jul 21, 2017 12:07

Players not entitled to share of IPL revenues: Deloitte

MUMBAI: Financial services firm Deloitte has stated that when computing share of revenues for players from income generated by Board of Control for Cricket in India, P&L's from the BCCI's cash cow - Indian Premier League — cannot be included.

Jul 21, 2017 12:07

ITF defers World Cup of Tennis debut to 2019

LONDON: The International Tennis Federation (ITF), the sport's global governing body, has deferred plans to combine the finals of the Davis Cup and Fed Cup national team competitions into a World Cup of Tennis for another year.

As per the proposals ITF had put forth last month, starting 2018, the World Cup of Tennis finals was…

Jul 20, 2017 13:07

Australian College of Sport launches India scouting programme

BENGALURU: The Australian College of Sport is looking to tap the Indian market in scouting and recruiting student athletes to be admitted to ACS’s sports programmes across basketball, football, cricket, badminton, swimming and golf.

Towards that end, ACS has mandated Pursuit India Sports & Entertainment Pvt Ltd to act as…

Jul 20, 2017 13:07

New Gujarat PKL franchise unveils jersey

AHMEDABAD: Newly inducted Vivo Pro Kabaddi franchise Gujarat Fortune Giants on Wednesday formally launched the team and unveiled the jersey at an event here in presence of wrestler Geeta Phogat and team's skipper Sukesh Hedge.

The franchise, owned by edible oil major Adani Wilmar, is one of four new teams in PKL.

Jul 20, 2017 13:07

BAI ready to invest Rs40m behind ntl coaching centre

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.

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).