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Sep 10, 2020 20:09

SLC to conduct inaugural T-10 tournament in Dec

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Cricket has reportedly approved a plan to conduct the inaugural edition of a T-10 cricket tournament in December this year.

The decision was taken at a meeting of the SLC executive committee at its headquarters here, where the proposal to conduct a T-10 tournament was "unanimously approved", the local

Sep 10, 2020 19:09

Barca 1st sports club to hit 10m+ subscribers on YouTube

BARCELONA: FC Barcelona has reached a new landmark in its digital leadership by becoming the first club to have over 10 million YouTube subscribers.

Barça’s top spot on the world’s biggest online video service has been consolidated by spectacular growth in the last two years, both in terms of the number of followers and the…

Sep 10, 2020 19:09

World's largest NBA Store opens in Guangzhou

GUANGZHOU, China: NBA China and Topsports, a leading sportswear retailer and service provider in China, together with Nike Inc., the official on-court apparel provider of the NBA, announced Thursday the opening of the largest NBA Store in the world in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. 

Sep 10, 2020 19:09

Sunfeast India Run As One raises Rs10m+ for COVID relief

MUMBAI: Launched on Independence Day 2020, Sunfeast India Run As One, India’s largest citizen-led movement aimed at Indians and Indophiles all over the world, enters its last mile achieving significant success. 

With Social Impact as its core pillar, since its launch, the initiative has raised Rs 11.8 million in support of…

Sep 10, 2020 19:09

SRK unveils new KKR fan campaign ahead of IPL 2020

KOLKATA: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) co-owner Shah Rukh Khan on Thursday unveiled the new campaign of the franchise for this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL), set to be played in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

“@kkriders #HaiTaiyaar… come on, let’s get behind our Knights and support them through this season! #…

Sep 10, 2020 19:09

MediBuddy is official digital healthcare partner for RCB

BENGALURU: Digital healthcare platform MediBuddy has announced that they are the official digital healthcare partner for Royal Challengers Bangalore, for the 13th season of T20, a professional cricket league established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007.

Sep 10, 2020 19:09

US Soccer names David Wright as chief commercial officer

CHICAGO: The US Soccer Federation announced Wednesday the hiring of David Wright as its new chief commercial officer. Wright brings more than 20 years of strategic management and business growth leadership to U.S. Soccer at the professional and international levels of sports.

Sep 10, 2020 18:09

EbixCash emerges leading travel & forex partner to IPL teams

NOIDA: EbixCash, a fully owned subsidiary of Ebix, Inc., a leading international supplier of on-demand software and e-commerce services to the insurance, financial, healthcare and e-learning industries, Thursday announced that it is handling the travel needs for five of the eight franchises involved in the upcoming 82-day Indian…

Sep 10, 2020 18:09

LaLiga 1st European sports league to ring NYSE opening bell

MUMBAI: LaLiga Santander made history Wednesday, becoming the first European sports league to ring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) opening bell. 

LaLiga president Javier Tebas and country head of Banco Santander in Spain, Rami Aboukhair, rang the opening bell during the digital ceremony Wednesday morning.

Sep 10, 2020 18:09

MotoGP detects 2 Covid+ve cases ahead of San Marino GP

MADRID: Two individuals set to attend the Gran Premio Lenovo di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini have tested positive for Covid-19.

As already confirmed by his team, one of the individuals is Moto2 rider Jorge Martin (Red Bull KTM Ajo). There has also been one positive result returned for a mechanic from a different team…