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Sportswear major adidas has announced the return of "Move For The Planet" – its global initiative "harnessing collective movement to create collective impact". 

adidas is calling on all athletes at every level across the world to track their physical activity across a variety of sports to raise money for projects in areas impacted by heat waves, flooding, and other extreme weather conditions.

Dec 10, 2019 17:12
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 20 chaired a meeting with Sports Ministry officials over India's preparation for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympics, ANI reports.  The meeting was attended by Sports Secretary, director-general of the Sports Authority of India (SAI), and CEO of Target Olympics Podium Scheme (TOPS).
Dec 10, 2019 16:12
NEW DELHI: Hindi film actor Suniel Shetty was on Tuesday appointed the brand ambassador of the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA). The country’s anti-doping body is hoping that Shetty's celebrity status helps its efforts to clean up sports in the country from the menace, PTI reports.
Dec 10, 2019 16:12
MUMBAI: Shashank Manohar, the first independent chairman of the International Cricket Council, will NOT be running for a third two-year term when his tenure at the ICC ends in May 2020.
Dec 09, 2019 18:12
LAUSANNE, Switzerland: The World Anti-Doping Agency on Monday banned Russia from global sporting events including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics after accusing Moscow of falsifying data from an anti-doping laboratory. 
Dec 06, 2019 19:12
HONG KONG: Organisers of the $1 million Hong Kong Open have confirmed that the 61st edition of the tournament will take place at Hong Kong Golf Club from Thursday 9th to Sunday 12th January 2020. The tournament, one of Asia's oldest and biggest golf competitions, was originally slated for November 28-December 1, but was postponed as the city wrestled with months of pro-democracy protests.
Dec 03, 2019 15:12
NEW DELHI: The total expenditure incurred by the Union Sports Ministry under different schemes for promotion of sports, including for women athletes in 2019 (till October) was Rs 8.95 billion, out of which Rs 3.2 billion was incurred for Khelo India, Rs 3.285 billion for Sports Authority of India (SAI) and Rs 2.45 billion for National Sports Federations.
Dec 03, 2019 10:12
GUWAHATI: The third edition of the ambitious Khelo India Youth Games will take place on a larger and grander canvas in the picturesque locales of Guwahati, starting from January 10, 2020 and ending 13 days later. This was announced Sunday at the launch ceremony event, attended by Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju. 
Nov 30, 2019 19:11
NEW DELHI: A brand new 13th edition of the Hero I-League kicked off Saturday with a double-header featuring a clash between former champions Mohun Bagan and Aizawl FC starting the ball rolling, followed by Gokulam Kerala FC taking on Neroca FC at 7 pm at home.
Nov 30, 2019 17:11
LONDON: The English Premier League has been forced to resume its hunt for a chief executive for a third time after CEO-designate David Pemsel resigned two months before he was due to take up the role. The 51-year-old was forced to step down after allegations appeared in the UK's Sun tabloid earlier this week about his private life. 
Nov 29, 2019 20:11
NEW DELHI: Delhi and Districts Cricket Association president Rajat Sharma has resigned from his position for a second (and presumably final) time. This time though, DDCA ombudsman Justice (Retd) Badar Durrez Ahmed has accepted the resignation of the noted media personality and promoter of the pro-government Hindi news channel India TV.