JAMMU: Indian wrestler Dalip Singh Rana, better known as Great Khali who shot to fame with his exploits in the WWE announced on Sunday that he will be organizing an international level wrestling competition in the near future as a step to work towards bringing about a sporting culture in the state amongst the youth, Press Trust of…
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Sep 24, 2018 13:09
PCB will not release players for T10 League: Ehsan Mani
DUBAI: Even as the draft for the second season of T10 League was set to take place here Monday, there were little likelihood of any Pakistan players, who constituted the bulk of players in the inaugural edition of the 10-over competition, being available.
Pakistani media quoted Ehsan Mani, the new chairman of the Pakistan…
Sep 24, 2018 12:09
Hockey WC to help promote Odisha worldwide
BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government will begin promoting its pet project, the Men’s Hockey World Cup which is nearly two months away on a larger scale not just in different parts of India but beyond national shores as well, IANS reports.
Sep 24, 2018 12:09
‘Spirit of Wipro’ Run 2018 held in 125 cities across 34 countries
BENGALURU: Indian software major Wipro Limited Sunday organized the 13th edition of the ‘Spirit of Wipro’ Run in 125 cities across 34 countries. Several thousands of Wipro employees, their friends and families, alumni, customers, partners and suppliers came together for the Run.
The theme for this year’s Run was ‘We Before Me…
Sep 24, 2018 12:09
ILGW 2nd edition tees off, 51 golf clubs register
CHENNAI: The second edition of the India Learn Golf Week (ILGW), an ambitious programme aimed at providing 100,000 new golfers with their first golfing lessons by 2022, commenced on Monday.
The first edition of the ILGW saw 27 golf clubs from 15 cities initiate around 7,000 new golfers into the game. This year, a record 51…
Sep 24, 2018 12:09
Liqui Moly looks to tap into Chicago Bulls' global appeal
CHICAGO: German oil and additive specialist Liqui Moly has agreed a dollar seven-digit sponsorship agreement with the Chicago Bulls. Advertising in the stadium and on social media seeks to tap into the broad appeal of the American basketball team.
“This is our largest-scale sponsorship program ever in North America,” says…
Sep 24, 2018 12:09
Sports min assures support to Asian games, CWG medal prospects
NEW DELHI: Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Sunday promised continued support to medal prospects for the 2022 Asian and Commonwealth Games even though the focus has now shifted to 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
“I know in the next two years players will focus on 2020 Olympics but there are a lot of them who are not an…
Sep 24, 2018 10:09
Comcast wins Sky bid with $40bn offer
LONDON: Comcast Corporation CMCSA, Sunday announced that Comcast had beaten back Rupert Murchoch's 21st Century Fox , which handled the bidding for new owner Disney, with the highest offer price in the auction to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Sky plc with an offer price of £17.28 per Sky share.
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Sep 22, 2018 13:09
Amazon’s Alexa to provide EPL live commentary in India
MUMBAI: Alexa, the popular virtual assistant technology used in Amazon’s Echo range of smart speakers will be providing live commentary of all English Premier League matches in India by enabling its skill on command, Economic Times reports.
This has been made possible as Amazon India has entered into a new…
Sep 22, 2018 13:09
World Cup of women’s boxing returns to India after 12 years
NEW DELHI: The World Women’s Boxing Championships is set to take place in the capital city from 15-25 November this year with India being the host nation of the marquee event for the first time in 12 years, Press Trust of India reports.
An official of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) said that all teams need to…