BEIJING: UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts (MMA) organization on Saturday announced its highly anticipated inaugural live event slated to take place at the Mercedes-Benz Arena, Shanghai on November 25.
The event presented by General Tire, official tire partner of the UFC in the Asia-Pacific region, will give Chinese…
MELBOURNE: Reports appearing online and on social media channels provided heft to growing speculation Monday that a resolution was at hand to the protracted pay dispute between Cricket Australia (CA) and the players' union.
However, CA and the Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA) declined to comment on the progress of…
MELBOURNE: Reports appearing online and on social media channels provided heft to growing speculation Monday that a resolution was at hand to the protracted pay dispute between Cricket Australia (CA) and the players' union.
However, CA and the Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA) declined to comment on the progress of…
MONTREAL: Mahindra Racing has capped off its best ever season in the FIA Formula E Championship with second place at the Montreal ePrix.
Swedish racing driver Felix Rosenqvist delivered the team’s final podium in round 12, while teammate Nick Heidfeld followed in fifth to lock down third in the Teams’ Championship. It was a…
NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is setting up a reserve fund of around PKR1 billion (Rs610 million) to take care of the legal costs of filing a compensation claim against the Indian board before the ICC disputes resolution committee.
PCB chairman, Shaharyar Khan said in an interview on Saturday that the board of…
MUMBAI: Falcons TTC emerged champions of the inaugural CEAT Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT), the country’s newest franchise sports league, after beating Shazé Challengers 14-9 in the final at the NSCI here Sunday.
According to the tournament rules, in the knockout stage the team that secures 14 points first is declared winner. …
LONDON: The IAAF World Championships London 2017 has announced that more than 660,000 tickets have sold for the championships, which start exactly six days Saturday, meaning the 2017 edition is already set for the best ever attendance.
The championships, which began in 1983, have completely sold out for the opening night at…
KOCHI: The Kerala High Court, in an interim order, has directed the Athletics Federation of India “ensure the participation" Asian Athletics 1500m Gold medalist PU Chitra at next month’s IAAF World Championships in London.
The case will be taken up on Monday for detailed hearing.
Apart from the AFI, the court has…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has set on August 22 to hear arguments on a petition moved by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy seeking e-auctioning of media rights of the Indian Premier League.
For the record, 24 August is the last date given by the BCCI for purchase of its Invitation To Tender (ITT) document and 28 August is when…
NEW DELHI: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu Thursday announced a cash award of Rs1.3 million for each of the 10 women's cricketers employed with his department for their inspiring show at the World Cup.
Indian women's team ended runners-up at the ICC event, narrowly losing the title clash to hosts England.
The minister…