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Jul 30, 2020 17:07

Baseline to represent women’s football goalkeeper Aditi Chauhan

MUMBAI: Baseline Ventures has signed an exclusive multi-year deal with the Indian women’s football team goalkeeper, Aditi Chauhan, to manage all her commercial interests.

Jul 30, 2020 17:07

Virat-Anushka pledge help to flood-hit in Assam, Bihar

MUMBAI: Team India cricket captain Virat Kohli and his actress wife Anushka Sharma have pledged to help people hit by the devastating floods in Assam and Bihar.

Kohli took to social media on Thursday to announce his support to three organisations - Rapid Response, Actionaid India and Goonj.. - which, according to him, have…

Jul 30, 2020 15:07

Lex wins interim ruling in Lanka on DSport mark rights: Report

MUMBAI: Even as the legal dispute between Discovery Channel and ertswhile strategic partner Lex Sportel Vision (LSV) over rights to the DSport mark went in favour of the American media conglomerate in the Indian territory, in Sri Lanka the verdict has reportedly gone the opposite way.

Sri Lanka's Commercial High Court recently…

Jul 29, 2020 20:07

Bagan features on NASDAQ billboards on its special day

NEW YORK: On the occasion of Mohun Bagan Day 2020, the storied Kolkata football club was featured on the NASDAQ billboards in New York's Times Square on Wednesday.

"The pictures from NASDAQ is a testimony to the fact that Mohun Bagan belongs to a different league. Huge day for all the Mariners!! Happy Mohun Bagan Day Mariners…

Jul 29, 2020 20:07

FIFA Council approves COVID-19 Relief Plan regulations

ZURICH: FIFA’s groundbreaking COVID-19 Relief Plan reached a major milestone as the Bureau of the FIFA Council approved the plan’s regulations. Under the terms of the COVID-19 Relief Plan, USD 1.5 billion is being made available to support all 211 FIFA member associations and the six confederations to assist in the alleviation of the…

Jul 29, 2020 19:07

BWF cancels all Sep events, postpones season restart

KUALA LUMPUR: The Badminton World Federation (BWF) postponed the season restart on Wednesday by cancelling all World Tour tournaments in September due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

BWF gave notice that the following tournaments have been cancelled:
YONEX Taipei Open 2020 – Taipei – 01-06 September
Korea Open – Gwangju…

Jul 29, 2020 19:07

WIFA ranked 2nd in AIFF Performance Assessment

MUMBAI: The Western India Football Association (WIFA) has always played a distinct role in the promotion and development of football. The efforts of WIFA, which is the governing body for football in the state of Maharashtra, has not gone unnoticed as the association is currently ranked second from among the 36 affiliated football…

Jul 29, 2020 19:07

Securing rights to host Asian Cup '27 will be a challenge: Kushal

NEW DELHI: Even as India have expressed their interest to the Asian Football Confederation to host the Asian Cup in 2027, AIFF general secretary Kushal Das, in a live chat with AIFF TV stated that securing the hosting rights for the the tournament will be a “different ballgame”.

Jul 29, 2020 18:07

adidas launches ‘Ready For Sport’ campaign film

NEW DELHI: As the world counts down one more year to the biggest event in the global sports calendar, adidas,under the ambit of ‘Ready For Sport’ campaign has launched the ‘What’s One More’ film- aiming to inspire and enable all athletes as they prepare for the 2021 return of the Olympic Games. 

Jul 29, 2020 17:07

FanCode's NBA India live stream deal set for tip-off

MUMBAI: Eight months after multi-sport aggregator platform FanCode announced an agreement with the National Basketball Association to livestream NBA games and programming to fans in India, the deal is ready for tip-off, albeit quite a later than originally envisaged.

After being shut down for more than four months due to the…