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AICF seeks govt, sponsor support to bid for world title match

SportzPower Team
Apr 25, 2024 13:04

The All India Chess Federation (AICF) is assessing the possibility of hosting the World Chess Championship in India with the 17-year-old chess Grandmaster (GM) D. Gukesh qualifying to challenge world champion China's GM Ding Liren.

The match will be played in November. Hosting rights will be awarded by FIDE, the world body, through a bidding process.

Feb 27, 2020 18:02
Stage set for world’s richest horse race; t'cast in 100 territories
RIYADH: The richest horse race in the sport’s history - the $20 million Saudi Cup - is all set to have its first staging on Saturday at the King Abdulaziz Racetrack. 
Feb 26, 2020 17:02
Inaugural Khelo India Winter Games kicks off in Leh, Ladakh
NEW DELHI: The first-ever Khelo India Winter Games in the Union Territory of Ladakh at Leh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir was flagged off Tuesday by Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju.  The event is being organised to promote winters ports in India and to popularise these games among the youth of the country.
Feb 25, 2020 16:02
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AAI sights Nov-Dec timeline for Indian Archery League launch
NEW DELHI: The Archery Association of India (AAI), fresh of elections that put in place a new governing team that has the support of the Union government, on Saturday proposed launching the Indian Archery League (IAL), a franchise-based league featuring top Indian and overseas archers.
Feb 25, 2020 13:02
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CWG 2022: Chandigarh to host archery, shooting c'ships
LONDON: The Commonwealth Games Federation has approved a plan for a Commonwealth Archery and Shooting Championships to be held in Chandigarh in January 2022. It comes after neither sport was approved as an optional addition to the programme of the next Commonwealth Games, which is scheduled to take place from 27 July to 7 August 2022 in Birmingham, Great Britain.
Feb 24, 2020 13:02
PM declares Khelo India University Games open
CUTTACK: The inaugural edition of the Khelo India University Games was launched here on Saturday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi doing the "virtual" honours via a video hook-up.
Feb 22, 2020 12:02
World Rugby looking at comprehensive transgender policy review
LONDON: World Rugby is consulting with expert voices and the global women’s game ahead of a ground-breaking forum next week that will pave the way for a comprehensive review and evidence-based commitment to rugby’s policies relating to transgender players, reflecting its mission of inclusivity while promoting player welfare.
Feb 22, 2020 11:02
Inaugural World Athletics continental tour kicks off this weekend
MONACO: The inaugural World Athletics Continental Tour, a series of leading international one-day meetings around the globe, kicks off this weekend with back-to-back meetings in Sydney and Auckland.
Feb 21, 2020 19:02
Infront takes IBU partnership into 3rd decade with extended deal
BEIJING: Infront, a Wanda Sports Group company, will continue as the exclusive marketing partner of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) after extending its partnership by eight years, to the 2029/30 season.  The current agreement was due to end after the 2021/22 season.
Feb 21, 2020 19:02
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Stage set for inaugural Khelo India University Games
CUTTACK: The stage is set for the first-ever Khelo India University Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium here on Saturday. As many as 3,400 athletes from 159 universities across the country will vie for top honours across 17 disciplines, including rugby which is among the six team events.
Feb 21, 2020 17:02
Tissot scores cycling 'triple crown' with Giro d’Italia partnership
MUMBAI: Swiss watch brand Tissot, which has been heavily involved in a range of cycling events for 50 years, has added the Giro d’Italia to its prestigious list of cycling races.
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