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Oct 15, 2020 17:10

Intl Swimming League season 2: Eurosport to t'cast in India

LONDON: The final schedule for Season 2020 of the International Swimming League (ISL) was announced Wednesday by the organizers, with competition beginning this Friday in Budapest, Hungary, and concluding on Sunday, 22 November.

While the upcoming ISL 2020 season 2 will broadcast to more than 140 countries, and territories…

Oct 15, 2020 17:10

Odisha govt seals 3-year deal to sponsor national rugby teams

BHUBANESWAR: The Biju Patnaik-led Odisha state government has announced that it will sponsor the Indian national rugby teams for the next three years and facilitate high performance training and conditioning of the players.

Oct 15, 2020 16:10

Top 5 sports celebs in IPL 13 ads: Sachin drops out, Sourav in

MUMBAI: Sourav Ganguly's reign as the president of the world's richest and most powerful cricket board may have nothing worth writing home about, but the visibility that the position has given him has certainly added sheen to his endorsements portfolio.

Oct 15, 2020 11:10

NZC’s Greg Barclay tipped for ICC chairman's post

MUMBAI: Greg Barclay, a director of New Zealand Cricket since 2012, and who is currently its nominee on the ICC board, could emerge as the compromise candidate for the post of chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Oct 15, 2020 11:10

2020 ITTF Women’s and Men’s World Cups title sponsor named

BEIJING: The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has confirmed that Dishang Group is the title sponsor of the upcoming 2020 ITTF Women’s and Men’s World Cups.

One of China’s largest manufacturers and exporters of apparel, Dishang Group is headquartered in Weihai (Shandong…

Oct 15, 2020 11:10

Birmingham City Council to pay £218m+ for 2022 CWG

BIRMINGHAM: The City Council's direct contribution to Birmingham 2022 remains at £184 million ($238 million/€203 million), around 25 per cent of the total cost of the event. 

According to Birmingham Live, however, a freedom of information request showed an additional…

Oct 15, 2020 11:10

Swiss courts return confiscated $40 million to Conmebol

LAUSANNE: The Swiss courts have returned to the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) 36.6 million Swiss francs ($40 million) which had been retrieved from two former officials accused of corruption, the office of the attorney general (OAG) announced on Thursday. 

Oct 15, 2020 11:10

CA chief confirms 4 venues for Oz-India Test series: Report

MELBOURNE: The four-Test series between Australia and India later this year is set to start with a day-night Test in Adelaide. The long tour (more than two months) is likely to begin with the white-ball games.

According to a report in The Australian, Eddings confirmed that he has…

Oct 14, 2020 20:10

Online fitness startup TREAD raises $1.1m seed funding

BENGALURU-BASED ONLINE FITNESS startup TREAD has raised its maiden round of funding of $1.1M from a clutch of reputable entrepreneurs, super angels and pre-seed funds. The notable investors who participated in this round were Better Capital, Unacademy founders Gaurav Munjal, Roman Saini & Hemesh, Udaan founder Sujeet Kumar, CRED…

Oct 14, 2020 19:10

Raina's foundation completes project for underprivileged in UP

NEW DELHI: Indian cricketer Suresh Raina's foundation has completed a project to provide better amenities at a government-run school in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. 

Raina took to Twitter and confirmed that his 'Garcia Raina Foundation' completed the aforementioned project with the help of "YUVA Unstoppable". Suresh Raina…