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Jan 30, 2020 18:01

Football Delhi partners Athletic Drive in smartcard initiative

NEW DELHI: After successful online registration of 2,000 junior players who participated in the second edition of Golden League, Football Delhi Wednesday handed out the first smart card – the unique identification card for football players around Delhi, here in Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Tuesday. 

With the success of this…

Jan 30, 2020 18:01

PUMA becomes Beach Soccer World Wide global partner

BARCELONA: PUMA and Beach Soccer World Wide, the major sports entity behind the creation and growth of beach soccer, have signed an agreement through which the leading sports apparel brand joins the world of beach soccer and becomes an official global partner of BSWW.

As of 2020, PUMA will not only supply the official balls…

Jan 30, 2020 18:01

Cristiano Ronaldo tops 200m followers on Instagram

MUMBAI: Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first person to reach the 200 million followers mark on Instagram and this tally is only bettered by the social media platform itself with 330m followers.

Ronaldo shared a video on his social media thanking his fans and followers after reaching this milestone saying…

Jan 30, 2020 16:01

India Kickboxing Federation announces intl tournament

NEW DELHI: The India Kickboxing Federation, affiliated to the World Association of Kickboxing Organizations, on Wednesday announced the launch of the first-ever WAKO Indian Open Kickboxing international tournament.

The tournament is scheduled to be held in the capital's Talkatora Indoor stadium from February 10th to 13.

Jan 30, 2020 16:01

Scottish side Rangers sign on India intl Bala Devi

MUMBAI: Rangers Football Club Wednesday announced the signing of India national team striker Bala Devi from Manipur Police Sports Club, subject to international clearance.

The 29-year-old joins the club on an 18-month-deal after a successful spell on trial at the Glasgow-based club in November.

This will make Bala the…

Jan 30, 2020 15:01

ICC appoints Anurag Dahiya as chief commercial officer

DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) Thursday announced the appointment of Anurag Dahiya to the role of chief commercial officer.

Dahiya brings more than two decades of commercial experience from Asia’s fast growing media industry, most recently as head of Content and Media Sales at Singtel, Asia’s leading…

Jan 29, 2020 19:01

Real Madrid 'Skill' now available on Alexa

MADRID: The official Real Madrid "Skill" is now available on Alexa. The LaLiga club has launched the Amazon virtual voice service with the e-commerce giant.

Users will be able to ask Alexa about all the latest club news, with the service directing fans to the content on the official Realmadrid.com website.

Alexa will…

Jan 29, 2020 13:01

Retirement nigh? Badminton star Saina Nehwal joins BJP

NEW DELHI: Clearly indicating that politics is her retirement "go-to", star Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal has joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

BJP, on its official Twitter handle, posted a video of Nehwal joining the party at its headquarters in the capital in the presence of senior party leaders.

On the…

Jan 29, 2020 13:01

JSW Sports-backed Neeraj Chopra qualifies for Tokyo 2020

MUMBAI: Neeraj Chopra marked a memorable comeback to competitive throwing, registering a best throw of 87.86m – the second best throw of his career– to win the ACNW League Meeting in Potchefstroom, South Africa on Tuesday evening.

With the throw, the reigning Commonwealth and Asian Games Champion became the first Indian…

Jan 29, 2020 12:01

Discovery wins favourable interim HC ruling against Lex on DSport

NEW DELHI: The Hon’ble High Court of Delhi granted an interim injunction in favour of Discovery Communications LLC, Discovery Networks Asia Pacific and Discovery Communications India by completely restraining Lex Sportel Vision Pvt. Ltd., RC Venkateish and Dilip Sharan, CEO of Lex Sportel, from using DSport in any manner whatsoever…