NEW YORK: The National Basketball Association Monday named Victor Williams CEO of NBA Africa, effective August 17, it was announced by NBA commissioner Adam Silver.
Williams, an accomplished investment banking executive with extensive experience growing businesses across the US and Africa, will be based in the league’s…
MUMBAI: The fourth edition of the Ahmedabad Marathon will take place on its schedule date of November 29, albeit in a virtual format.
Given the disruptions caused by the COVID outbreak, the event synonymous as the #Run4OurSoldiers would be conducted through remote running with GPS tracking participants.
Much…
MADRID: The FIM, IRTA and Dorna Sports recently announced the addition of a fifteenth Grand Prix to the 2020 FIM MotoGP World Championship calendar, with the event set to take place from the 20th to the 22nd of November and become the season finale.
The venue for the event can now be revealed as the incredible Autodromo…
MUMBAI: While two German sports apparel and footwear majors are being touted as the main contenders in the race to replace Nike as the BCCI's kit sponsor, it is PUMA that has bought the Invitation to Tender document.
“I can confirm you that Puma has bought the ITT (Invitation to Tender) document worth Rs 1 lakh (Rs 100,000).…
MUMBAI: Famed yoga expert 'Baba' Ramdev-promoted Patanjali Ayurved's spokesperson SK Tijarawala has confirmed the firm was "considering" a bid for the title sponsorship of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL).
The slot for title sponsorship of IPL is now open after Chinese smartphone maker Vivo exited the deal, most…
DUBAI: The International Cricket Council is the number one sports’ governing body for video views on Facebook, with more views on the platform than any other leading sporting organisations in 2020, tyhe ICC claims.
The results, from Facebook's own analytics tool CrowdTangle, claims that the social media giant's own page is…
NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation has condoled the death of Mohd Shamsuddin, vice-chairperson, AIFF Finance Committee.
Shamsuddin, who was also the honorary secretary of Uttar Pradesh Football Sangh, suffered a cardiac arrest on Friday, August 8.
Shamsuddin, an able football administrator, was one of the…
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.
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.
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…