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Aug 10, 2020 17:08

New dates for 6th Asian Beach Games, Sanya – China

KUWAIT CITY: The Olympic Council of Asia announced Monday that the 6th Asian Beach Games to be held in the City of Sanya, China will now commence on 2nd of April 2021 and culminate on 10th of April 2021.

The name of the Games, i.e. The Sixth Asian Beach Games Sanya 2020, and the logo of the Games shall remain unchanged.

Aug 10, 2020 16:08

AIFF join hands with CPSFI to promote football

NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation (AIFF), in its pursuit to promote grassroots football across the country, organised a webinar for representatives from the Cerebral Palsy Sports Federation of India (CPSFI) as well as members from the International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF) on Saturday.

Aug 10, 2020 16:08

PSG announces global partnership with Hisense

QINGDAO, China: French football club Paris Saint-Germain Monday announced leading Chinese consumer electronics and home appliances company, Hisense as their latest global sponsor in a multi-year partnership.

This new partnership will highlight the 51-year-old Chinese consumer electronics company's mission to enhance the…

Aug 10, 2020 12:08

T20WC 2021 in India, 2022 in Oz; Women's WC postponed

DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that the Men’s T20 World Cup 2020, which was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will now be held in Australia in 2022.

India will host the T20 World Cup 2021 as planned.

The Women’s Cricket World Cup 2021 in New Zealand has been postponed until February…

Aug 07, 2020 20:08

AS Roma confirms sale to US consortium at €591m valuation

ROMA: Serie A side AS Roma has confirmed a consortium led by US businessman Dan Friedkin has signed a deal to buy the club.

Agreement has been reached between AS Roma SPV, LLC, the majority shareholder of AS Roma S.p.A, and The Friedkin Group regarding the sale of the club.

Formal contracts were signed on Wednesday…

Aug 07, 2020 19:08

Plan for Borussia Dortmund legends team to visit India on hold


MUMBAI: Borussia Dortmund’s plan to send a legends team to India has been put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting overseas travel restrictions.

The development comes as no surprise as BVB had in any case already scrapped plans to send their first squad on a three-nation tour of China, Japan and…

Aug 07, 2020 19:08

BCCI asserts in-principle ok from govt for IPL in UAE

NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League (IPL) has received the Indian government's in-principle permission to conduct its 13th edition in the UAE, sources in the Board of Control for Cricket in India confirmed to ANI on Friday.

However, the official document is yet to be received by the board. The BCCI is hoping to receive the…

Aug 07, 2020 19:08

England white-ball Tour to India postponed until early 2021

MUMBAI: With the announcement that ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, due to take place across Australia in October and November, has been postponed and the present COVID-19 situation in India, the BCCI and ECB have confirmed that England men’s white-ball tour to India, originally scheduled in the ICC Future Tours Programme for late September…

Aug 07, 2020 19:08

SAI launches Khelo India mobile app online training prgmm

NEW DELHI: The Sports Authority of India (SAI), in association with Education Boards CISCE and CBSE, will host an online program for training of Physical Education (PE) Teachers from CISCE Schools on "Khelo India Fitness Assessment of School Going Children".

Starting Friday, the programme targets 7,500 participants across 2615…

Aug 07, 2020 19:08

Equitas SFB back as CSK retail banking partner

MUMBAI: Equitas Small Finance Bank Limited, the largest small finance bank in India in terms of number of banking outlets as of March 31, 2019, becomes the official retail banking partner for Chennai Super Kings.

The bank becomes the official retail banking partner for the Indian Premier League franchise and offers various…