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DALLAS, TX: Pickleball, billed as America’s fastest-growing sport, is going after a new frontier - India. The United Pickleball Association (UPA), which was created after a merger between Major League Pickleball and the Professional Pickleball Association in the US last February, and India-based Global Sports have inked a deal to bring the PPA Tour and Major League Pickleball to the country.

As a part of the partnership, the organizations will launch key initiatives to the country, promoting the rapidly-growing sport to a young market. 

Jan 05, 2019 16:01
CHANDIGARH: A 'jumla' (false / empty promise) barb by teen shooting sensation Manu Bhaker directed at Haryana Sports Minister Anil Vij has not surprisingly elicited an outraged response from the aggrieved politician... but little else by way of substance. 
Jan 04, 2019 12:01
CHENNAI: Chennai Spartans, one of six teams in the upcoming Pro Volleyball League, held its first launch function in the city on Thursday, ahead of the inaugural event in Kochi and here from 2-22 February, Press Trust of India reports.
Jan 03, 2019 15:01
MUMBAI: The Pro Volleyball League, which will have its inaugural season begin on 2 February, has bagged a sponsorship deal for its first two seasons with Nippon Paint, one of Asia’s largest coating manufacturers, Economic Times reports.
Jan 03, 2019 14:01
BENGALURU: India is set to host the final leg of the Asian Tour 10 Reds Snooker in March this year, Press Trust of India reports. "We have taken up the responsibility of conducting the third and final leg of the Asian Tour 10 Reds snooker in next two months. The competition will be organised in Bengaluru," India’s champion cueist Pankaj Advani was quoted as saying to PTI.
Jan 02, 2019 16:01
MUMBAI: Hinduja Group subsidiaries ONEOTT intertainment and In Entertainment India have announced their collective entry nto the sports ecosystem with the acquisition of the ‘Mumbai Ninjas’ franchise in the upcoming Ultimate Karate League (UKL).  Mumbai Ninjas are one of the six teams that will feature in the inaugural season of UKL, which kicks off on January 11.
Jan 02, 2019 16:01
MUMBAI: India’s largest wealth management firm, IIFL Investment Managers Sunday announced the launch of the second season of EKA, the company’s CSR initiative dedicated to the development of junior sport in the country. It has previously been endorsed by the likes of Vishwanathan Anand and Mahesh Bhupathi.
Dec 22, 2018 10:12
NEW DELHI: The South Asian Fencing Federation (SAFF) has named Rajeev Mehta as its new President till 2022, Press Trust of India reports. He was elected to the top post at a SAFF meeting in Hyderabad recently.
Dec 21, 2018 16:12
MUMBAI: The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), the apex body for the Olympic sport of Shooting in India and the $13 billion Indian conglomerate JSW Group Monday announced the signing of an exclusive partnership to identify, train and develop sports shooting talent in the country for Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Summer Olympics Games. 
Dec 21, 2018 15:12
NEW YORK: Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) jointly announced today an agreement with the Cuban Baseball Federation (FCB) that will provide Cuban baseball players with a safe and legal path to sign with an MLB club.
Dec 13, 2018 13:12
NEW DELHI: Indian table tennis champion Manika Batra on Wednesday became the first from the country to be conferred with the ‘Breakthrough Table Tennis Star’ award at the prestigious International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Star Awards in the Indonesian city of Incheon, Press Trust of India reports.