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Jun 15, 2020 17:06
SEOUL, Korea: World Taekwondo announced at the weekend that the federation was postponing the "recognition fees" owed by partners for 2020 and waiving their 2021 fees to ease financial pressures.
Jun 08, 2020 20:06
LONDON: Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor has announced his retirement for the third time in four years.  McGregor abruptly made his latest dubious declaration Sunday morning via his official twitter handle.  McGregor posted on his Twitter handle: "Hey guys I’ve decided to retire from fighting. "Thank you all for the amazing memories! What a ride it’s been!"
Jun 02, 2020 17:06
STAMFORD, Conn.: WWE Monday unveiled the free version of WWE Network, the company’s digital streaming service, unlocking a vast portion of its content library with more than 15,000 titles now available for free. The Free Version of WWE Network includes:
May 15, 2020 13:05
SINGAPORE: India’s Ankiti Bose, co-founder of fashion e-commerce platform Zilingo, Asian fight sports promotion ONE Championship (ONE) as one of the 12 guest CEOs on its ambitious reality show, The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition.  As the sports world takes a break due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, ONE will be foraying into reality content for the first time.
May 13, 2020 20:05
NEW DELHI: Resume non-contact sports like cricket and badminton behind closed doors, in few locations and with limited manpower, industry body FICCI suggested on Wednesday, as the Indian sports sector looks to get the wheels back in motion amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 12, 2020 19:05
SINGAPORE: Leading Asian fight sport promotion ONE Championship (ONE) has announced new strategic partnerships - including Xiaomi, Intel, HP and Logitech.
May 07, 2020 18:05
NEW YORK: Hollywood talent agency and entertainment giant Endeavor has agreed to sell its minority stake in Epic Games as part of the North Carolina-based company's latest fundraising round, which is expected to come at a valuation of more than $15 billion, according to Bloomberg and The Hollywood Reporter. 
May 07, 2020 13:05
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Sports Network (SPSN) is all set to return to broadcasting live UFC events this weekend with UFC 249. 
May 04, 2020 18:05
MUMBAI: Close on the heels of Reliance Jio announcing that it had offloaded a 9.99% stake to social networking giant Facebook, the telecom arm of Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries Ltd confirmed Monday that private equity giant Silver Lake had picked up a further 1.15% stake in the telco.
Apr 27, 2020 17:04
LAS VEGAS: UFC returns with one of the most stacked cards in recent history, as No. 1 ranked lightweight contender Tony Ferguson and No. 4 ranked Justin Gaethje battle for the interim championship. In the co-main event, Henry Cejudo intends to prove that he is the greatest UFC bantamweight champion of all time as he looks to defeat multiple-time title holder Dominick Cruz.