NEW DELHI: The All India Tennis Association has announced a 9-member "second string" squad for next month's Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group-I tie to be held in Islamabad on November 29-30 after the top stars, led by non-playing captain Mahesh Bhupathi, refused to travel to Pakistan.
The AITA sent a revised list to the…
MADRID: LaLiga has started to distribute its Players Pack this week, which is a new initiative to bring LaLiga's sponsors closer to players, coaching staff and boards of clubs in LaLiga Santander and LaLiga SmartBank, the first and second divisions of professional football in Spain, respectively.
MONACO: Statistics, provided by Nielsen, show that 66% of the population are interested in at least one women’s sport, and that 84% of general sports fans are interested in women’s sports.
There is also currently a 37% growth in the annual number of women’s sport sponsorship deals being announced.
These encouraging…
LONDON: Formula 1 announced Thursday that the Porsche Supercup would continue as a partner for three more years.
This means the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup and Porsche’s national one-make cup series will run as a support race to the FIA Formula One World Championship up to and including 2022.
LONDON: The ATP has announced the appointment of former player Andrea Gaudenzi as ATP chairman for a four-year term, beginning 1 January 2020.
The 46-year-old Italian will take over from Chris Kermode who will leave his position as ATP executive chairman and president at the end of the year.
Following a highly…
BEIJING: Ritu Phogat, an internationally acclaimed wrestler from the famous Phogat family, is bringing the indomitable spirit of her lineage to the sport of mixed martial arts.
The most high profile Indian wrestler to transition to mixed martial arts, she will take part in her first professional bout at "ONE: AGE OF DRAGONS",…
LONDON: The 2019 WSF Men’s World Team Squash Championship will be broadcast live across the globe between December 15-21, after an agreement was reached between the tournament hosts Squash On Fire, the World Squash Federation (WSF) and SQUASHTV, the broadcasting arm of the Professional Squash Association (PSA).
DHAKA: The players have called off their strike following the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s promise to meet most of their demands, including pay hike and better facilities.
“The board has assured us that our demands, requirements will be fulfilled. We are joining the camp on the 25th (Friday),” Shakib Al Hasan told a news…
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla: U.S. Polo Assn., the official brand of the United States Polo Association (USPA), has unveiled its new global digital site: uspoloassnglobal.com.
The customized site will be rolled out in multiple languages to some 100 countries worldwide over the next 24 months.
MUMBAI: Significant Sports Thursday announced a strategic partnership with Abu Dhabi T10 league franchise Northern Warriors for the upcoming tournament.
Capt Rashid Khan, founder, Significant Sports, said about the association: “We are glad to partner with the Northern Warriors team. Being in the field of sports…