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Jan 16, 2020 16:01

MA cricket stadium in Jammu upgraded under PM's grant

JAMMU TAWI: Girish Chandra Murmu, Lieutenant Governor of J&K Union Territory, Wednesday inaugurated the renovated Maulana Azad Cricket Stadium here.

The MA Cricket Stadium was upgraded under the Prime Minister’s Development Package (PMDP).

In his inaugural address, Murmu said: “Around Rs 40 cr (Rs 400 million) has…

Jan 16, 2020 16:01

ATK, Mohun Bagan ink merger; RPSG principal owner

KOLKATA: The much-awaited merger between Indian Super League (ISL) franchise ATK FC and I-League giants Mohun Bagan was made official Thursday. 

The announcement took place at the Mohun Bagan club headquaters here where officials of both clubs were present.

As per the announcement, Sanjiv Goenka's RPSG Group, which…

Jan 16, 2020 16:01

Comprehensive global coverage for ICC U19 CWC 2020

DUBAI: On the eve of the U19 Cricket World Cup 2020, The International Cricket Council Thursday announced coverage plans for the tournament, with ICC TV set to produce live coverage of 20 matches, with short form digital highlights from every other non-televised match.

Distribution of the live coverage will be supported by ICC…

Jan 16, 2020 16:01

BCCI drops MSD from annual contracts for 2019-20 term

MUMBAI: In the clearest indication yet that the retirement of the second cog of the Big 3 of Indian sport - Mahendra Singh Dhoni - is nigh, the Board of Control for Cricket in India on Thursday announced the Annual Player Contracts for Team India (Senior Men) for the period from October 2019 to September 2020. Missing from BCCI's…

Jan 15, 2020 19:01

Mumbai all set for 17th edition of Tata Mumbai Marathon

MUMBAI: Procam International, promoters of the prestigious Tata Mumbai Marathon, Wednesday highlighted arrangements that are in place for the 55,000+ participants on Sunday, 19th January. 

Hugh Jones - Race director, Dr Vijay D’Silva - Medical director, PN Sankaran - director Operations, Procam International, and Vivek Singh,…

Jan 15, 2020 18:01

20th Anniv Laureus World Sports Awards nominees confirmed

BERLIN: The world’s sports media have cast their votes and the nominees for the landmark 20th Anniversary Laureus World Sports Awards have been confirmed. 

The greatest sportsmen, sportswomen and teams now have just over a month to wait to see if they have won a prestigious Laureus Statuette at the world’s pre-eminent…

Jan 15, 2020 18:01

European Tour Destinations to drive business with Travel Hub

WENTWORTH, England: European Tour Destinations, a growing network of world class venues, has launched a dedicated platform to drive new business exclusively to its members.

The European Tour Destinations Travel Hub will allow consumers to select from one of the network’s 30 world class venues and organise all aspects of their…

Jan 15, 2020 18:01

ITTF 'looking forward' to more intl TT events in India

NEW DELHI: The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) executive committee, which met in India "for the first time in many years", held its first meeting of 2020 here on Friday 10th and Saturday 11th January.

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) senior vice-president Anil Khanna, together with the advisor of the Table Tennis…

Jan 15, 2020 18:01

BKT agrees Ligue 2 title rights in place of Coupe de la Ligue

PARIS: LFP, French football's governing body, announced here Wednesday a major agreement that grants Indian off-road tyre major BKT naming rights to Ligue 2, France's second tier club football league. 

The LFP confirmed Wednesday that BKT will the new title sponsor of the competition, which will be named Ligue 2 BTK. The four-…

Jan 15, 2020 17:01

WNBA, WNBPA agree 8-yr collective bargaining agreement

NEW YORK: The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the Women's National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) announced Tuesday that they have reached an agreement on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), pending ratification by the players and the league’s board of governors.