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Nole is Laureus world sportsman; Spanish women among top winners

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Apr 23, 2024 21:04

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Novak Djokovic, Aitana Bonmatí, Jude Bellingham and Simone Biles were among the big winners in Madrid on Sunday night, as Spain was at the centre of world sport with an unrivalled collection of sport’s greatest talents celebrating the 2024 Laureus World Sports Awards.

On an unforgettable evening at the historic Palacio de Cibeles in the heart of Madrid, with media from across the world in attendance, Djokovic was named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for a record-equalling fifth time.

Oct 16, 2020 16:10

USA Cricket floats strategic plan to take sport mainstream in US

NEW YORK: USA Cricket Thursday launched its first-ever strategic plan, outlining the actions to be taken and initiatives to be launched through until the end of 2023. The USA Cricket Foundational Plan articulates a long-term vision for cricket to be established as a "leading sport" in the United States and USA Cricket to become a Full Member of the ICC by 2030.

Oct 16, 2020 11:10

SC okays new dates for DDCA elections next month

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday gave the green signal to the new dates of elections of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) next month after the warring factions struck an out-of-court settlement and submitted affidavits to that effect. The new polling dates are November 5-8, as per IANS.

Oct 16, 2020 11:10

AFC to reopen bidding for 2022 U-23 Asian Cup

KUALA LUMPUR: The Chinese Football Association has pulled out of hosting the men's Under-23 Asian Cup in 2022. The Asian Football Confederation says Chinese officials cited "scheduling conflicts, stadium completion timelines ahead of other international events and challenges created by the Covid-19 pandemic".

Oct 15, 2020 17:10

Odisha govt seals 3-year deal to sponsor national rugby teams

BHUBANESWAR: The Biju Patnaik-led Odisha state government has announced that it will sponsor the Indian national rugby teams for the next three years and facilitate high performance training and conditioning of the players.

Oct 15, 2020 11:10

NZC’s Greg Barclay tipped for ICC chairman's post

MUMBAI: Greg Barclay, a director of New Zealand Cricket since 2012, and who is currently its nominee on the ICC board, could emerge as the compromise candidate for the post of chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Oct 15, 2020 11:10

2020 ITTF Women’s and Men’s World Cups title sponsor named

BEIJING: The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has confirmed that Dishang Group is the title sponsor of the upcoming 2020 ITTF Women’s and Men’s World Cups. One of China’s largest manufacturers and exporters of apparel, Dishang Group is headquartered in Weihai (Shandong province), the host city for both events, which will be staged on the following dates:

Oct 15, 2020 11:10

Birmingham City Council to pay £218m+ for 2022 CWG

BIRMINGHAM: The City Council's direct contribution to Birmingham 2022 remains at £184 million ($238 million/€203 million), around 25 per cent of the total cost of the event.

Oct 15, 2020 11:10

Swiss courts return confiscated $40 million to Conmebol

LAUSANNE: The Swiss courts have returned to the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) 36.6 million Swiss francs ($40 million) which had been retrieved from two former officials accused of corruption, the office of the attorney general (OAG) announced on Thursday.

Oct 15, 2020 11:10

CA chief confirms 4 venues for Oz-India Test series: Report

MELBOURNE: The four-Test series between Australia and India later this year is set to start with a day-night Test in Adelaide. The long tour (more than two months) is likely to begin with the white-ball games.

Oct 14, 2020 15:10

Clueless on apex council meeting agenda, ICA rep slates BCCI brass

MUMBAI: The much ballyhooed (mostly by the BCCI) but toothless Indian Cricketers' Association (representing retired players) has one more gripe to add to the many that are piling up, with little hopes of redressal.

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