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LONDON: Following the first meeting of 2023 in Dubai, in which it WAS concluded that the game was at a crossroads with intervention required, the MCC World Cricket Committee has now released specific recommendations for the International Cricket Council (ICC) to help ensure the long-term prosperity of the men’s and women’s international game.

Nov 21, 2018 15:11
ZURICH: UEFA, the apex governing of European football, has named its new scholarship programme after its ex-President Lennart Johansson of Sweden. Johannson was at the helm at UEFA from 1990-2007. The aim of the ‘Lennart Johansson Scholarships for Football Leaders’ is to develop the talents of people with the potential to play a leadership role in football in the future.
Nov 21, 2018 13:11
NEW DELHI: Top officials from 18 Spanish LaLiga clubs got together in the city Tuesday, ramping up their activities in the country while mulling a collaboration with the All India Football Federation, Press Trust of India reports. "We have come to see football's potential for growth in India," an official, who was part of the event, told the newswire.
Nov 21, 2018 12:11
NEW DELHI: The captain of the Indian men's hockey team, Manpreet Singh on Tuesday signed up with adidas, the global sports giant ahead of the season-ending Odisha Hockey World Cup to be played in Bhubaneswar from 28 November to 16 December. IOS Sports and Entertainment, one of India’s largest sports marketing and talent management companies, brokered the deal on Manpreet’s behalf.
Nov 20, 2018 14:11
NEW YORK: The PGA Tour Monday announced that IMG Arena, IMG’s leading sports betting service and content hub, will distribute official PGA Tour scoring data for media usage and sports betting purposes. Under a significant multi-year agreement, IMG Arena will distribute official PGA Tour data to sports media companies, news services and other media organisations worldwide.
Nov 20, 2018 13:11
MUMBAI: Leading book publisher HarperCollins India has joined hands with Indian Sports Fan (ISF) to promote ‘Free Hit’, the first ever book based on women’s cricket in India. HarperCollins India and ISF together will cater to women's cricket fans from 17 countries with exclusive content, podcasts, chat sessions with Suprita Das, the author of the book.
Nov 17, 2018 15:11
NEW DELHI: The FC Bayern Youth Cup, an Under-16 seven-a-side inter-school football tournament, is set to kickstart from 24 November, Press Trust of India reports. The tournament will enter its sixth year and is a joint initiative by adidas and Bundesliga’s most successful club, Bayern Munich. It will see participation of over 2,000 kids from schools across India.
Nov 15, 2018 13:11
MUMBAI: Asian Games Gold medallist sprinter Hima Das has been appointed as the first ever youth ambassador of United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) India. UNICEF confirmed the development on its official Twitter handle that read: ‘Meet our Youth Ambassador, Hima Das! The Asian Games medallist is @UNICEF India's first ever youth ambassador as part of #WorldChildrensDay celebration. #GoBlue.’
Nov 15, 2018 12:11
LONDON: The International Cricket Council (ICC) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will be working alongside the Commonwealth Secretariat and the nations they represent, ahead of next year’s Men’s Cricket World Cup in the country. A joint event was hosted Tuesday evening to celebrate the tournament and the vital role cricket has played in uniting communities across the globe.
Nov 13, 2018 11:11
TOKYO: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, founded by American billionaire Bill Gates, which has been renowned for its charity work across the globe, will be associating with the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 to increase awareness of, and participation in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) created by the United Nations.
Nov 06, 2018 15:11
MUMBAI: The Government of India through the Ministry of Youth and Sports on Monday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in sports with South Korea, ANI reports.