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Aug 14, 2020 18:08

FanCode to exclusively live stream Hero Caribbean Premier League

MUMBAI: FanCode, India’s first multi-sport aggregator platform by Dream Sports, has partnered with Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL T20) to exclusively live stream all the cricket matches from the T20 tournament starting August 18.

Aug 14, 2020 18:08

Discovery+ scores streaming rights to MotoGP World C'ship

MUMBAI: Discovery Plus, India’s first aggregated real-life entertainment streaming app, will showcase MotoGP World Championship LIVE starting with the Austrian Grand Prix scheduled from August 15-16. 

The development follows on from Discovery-owned Eurosport SD and EurosportHD acquiring India territory broadcast rights to…

Aug 14, 2020 18:08

Inspire Institute of Sport celebrates 2nd anniversary

VIJAYANAGAR: Inspire Institute of Sport (IIS), the flagship High Performance Training Centre set up by the JSW Group in Bellary, Karnataka, celebrated its 2nd year anniversary on the eve of Independence Day and staked its claim among the preferred training destinations for Indian athletes aiming for Olympic glory.

Aug 14, 2020 17:08

Revolutionary tech breathing new life into $600bn industry

LONDON: Combine a Super Bowl-winning quarterback with some of the biggest names in the tech industry and you could be looking at the phenomenally lucrative future of sports. Only this time, the biggest winner may be a small Canadian startup that's got their attention.

Facedrive, a full-scale ESG platform, has already disrupted…

Aug 14, 2020 16:08

INOX on board as Team India sponsor for Tokyo Olympics

NEW DELHI: The INOX Group has inked a sponsorship agreement with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and will be an official sponsor for the Indian Olympic Team that will represent the country at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

The Tokyo Olympics was rescheduled to next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and will be held from July…

Aug 14, 2020 16:08

Augusta Masters to be held in November sans spectators

AUGUSTA: The 2020 edition of The Masters - one of golf's four majors - will take place November 9-15 without spectators on the grounds.

“Since our initial announcement to postpone the 2020 Masters, we have remained committed to a rescheduled tournament in November while continually examining how best to host a global sporting…

Aug 13, 2020 17:08

Sudeva in I-League from this season, Sreenidhi from next

NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation has confirmed that the upcoming 2020-21 season will see Sudeva Moonlight FC become the first club from the National Capital Region to compete in the Hero I-League, while Visakhapatnam's Sreenidhi FC will make its bow from 2021-22 onwards.

Aug 13, 2020 17:08

UAE, Lanka back-up host countries for T20 World Cup 2021

MUMBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC), which last week confirmed India as the host of the 2021 T20 World Cup, has kept the UAE and Sri Lanka as back-up host countries in the event that the COVID-19 situation in India has not been brought under control by then.  

India is the third-most severely hit country in the…

Aug 13, 2020 17:08

Abu Dhabi crown prince edu grant to Special Olympics Bharat

NEW DELHI: Special Olympics Bharat announced Wednesday a new impetus to their nationwide implementation of one of the largest initiatives for inclusion in education for young people with and without intellectual disabilities – made possible by a grant received from Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi and…

Aug 13, 2020 16:08

Qatar 2022, Asian Cup 2023 qualifiers pushed back to 2021

KUALA LUMPUR: In light of the current COVID-19 situation in many countries, FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have jointly decided that the upcoming qualifying matches for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023, originally scheduled to take place during the international match windows in October and…