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BJP fields Brij Bhushan's son from Kaiserganjj for LS polls

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May 02, 2024 18:05

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If last year's elections for the Wrestling Federation of India's executive council was all about proxy candidates whose main claim to fame was absolute loyalty to the WFI's former president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the upcoming Lok Sabha elections for the Kaiserganj seat in Uttar Pradesh follows an identical template.

The Bharatiya Janata Party is fielding Karan Bhushan Singh, son of the sitting MP Brij Bhushan. It is worth noting that Karan was last year anointed by his father as his replacement for presidentship of the Uttar Pradesh Wrestling Association.

Mar 31, 2020 17:03

World Athletics C'ships Oregon pushed to 2022

MONACO: The 2021 World Athletics Championships will be shifted to 2022 to accommodate the re-arranged Tokyo Olympics, World Athletics announced Monday. World Athletics statement: "The IOC, IPC, Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced that the postponed 2020 Games will take place from 23 July to 8 August 2021.

Mar 31, 2020 15:03

ECB suspends general ticket sales for The Hundred

LONDON: The ECB confirmed Monday that the next two sale windows for The Hundred are to be delayed. Following February’s first priority access window, a second instalment, available for subscribers to The Hundred, was due to open on 2 April. The competition’s inaugural general sale was scheduled for 8 April. It was scheduled to be the first time that tickets for The Hundred were available in an all-access sale.

Mar 30, 2020 18:03

Official announcement of IPL 2020 cancellation in offing: Report

MUMBAI: There is nothing official about it. Yet! But the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League is set to be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic which has gripped the entire world, Indian Express reports. The report adds that the Indian cricket board is only awaiting an announcement from the Indian government and Union Sports Ministry for the final call on the tournament.

Mar 30, 2020 18:03

IOC confirms same Jul-Aug time slot for Tokyo Olympics in 2021

LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, the Tokyo Metropolitan government and the government of Japan Monday agreed new dates for the Games of the XXII Olympiad, in 2021. The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 will be celebrated from 23 July to 8 August 2021 (the same time slot scheduled for this year's Games).

Mar 30, 2020 17:03

ITTF suspends all events until June 30

LAUSANNE: On Sunday 29 March 2020, the ITTF executive committee met to discuss further the effects of COVID-19 on the international table tennis event schedule.

Mar 30, 2020 16:03

Wimbledon set to be cancelled: German tennis chief

WIMBLEDON, THE TENNIS calendar's only grass court Grand Slam, scheduled to begin in London on June 29, will in all likelihood NOT be held for the first time since 1945, when there was no event due to World War II. Wimbledon will be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to German Tennis Federation (DTB) vice-president Dirk Hordorff.

Mar 28, 2020 23:03

BCCI donates Rs510m towards combating COVID-19

MUMBAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will donate Rs 510 million to the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund to help fight the coronavirus outbreak in the country.

Mar 28, 2020 19:03

Women's Evian golf major, European events pushed forward

PARIS: The Evian Championship, one of five women’s golf majors, in consonance with the decisions of the LPGA and LET, has moved the dates of its 2020 tournament. The Evian Championship will be held at the Evian Resort Golf Club from 6 to 9 August, beginning a run of European golf events, that include the Ladies Scottish Open and the Women’s British Open.

Mar 28, 2020 19:03

PCB limits Pak player participation in intl T20 leagues to 4

KARACHI: Pakistan's centrally contracted players would be able to play in a maximum of four Twenty20 leagues, including the Pakistan Super League, after the Pakistan Cricket Board announced its new policy for issuing No Objection Certificates to them.

Mar 28, 2020 19:03

LaLiga players, global artists collaborate to raise funds

MADRID: Over 50 artists and footballers are poised to come together Saturday to take part in ‘LaLiga Santander Fest’, a global charity festival organised by LaLiga in partnership with Santander Bank, Universal Music Group and the rest of the league's sponsors, as well as players, clubs, artists and GTS.

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