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Aug 10, 2017 12:08

AIFF to evaluate I-League entry bids Aug 18

NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) bid evaluation committee will meet on August 18 to decide which two of four applications from Kerala, Karnataka, Gujarat and Rajasthan for corporate entry into the I-League from the 2017-18 season onwards will make the cut.

Ozone FC from Bengaluru and Gokulam FC from…

Aug 10, 2017 12:08

Epic Channel launches crowdfunding initiative for Olympics aspirants

MUMBAI: In what it terms is the 'largest online fundraiser' in the country, Epic channel has launched a crowdfunding initiative with Impactguru.com to empower athletes on its roster for the Umeed India show.

Aug 10, 2017 12:08

DSport acquires India rights to PGA Championships

MUMBAI: DSport, Discovery Channel's sports channel that launched earlier this year, has acquired long term India broadcast rights of the PGA Championships, Golf’s fourth and year-ending Major. 

The 99th PGA Championships is set to be held at the Quail Hollow Club in North Carolina, which will host a Golf Major for the very…

Aug 10, 2017 12:08

21 BCCI affiliates ignore CoA diktat on members’ list

NEW DELHI: Only 10 of the 31 affiliated units of the Board of Control for Cricket in India have responded to the Committee of Administrators’ demand of submitting their members’ list. 

The CoA had asked the state associations to display the list on their respective websites even though some of the units don’t even have a…

Aug 10, 2017 12:08

Empanelled BCCI commentators may have to sign no conflict undertakings

NEW DELHI: Those enisted on BCCI's panel of commentators will likely have to sign an undertaking that they don't have any 'conflict of interest' as per the recommendations by the Lodha Panel.

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar, Sanjay Manjrekar, Murali Kartik and Harsha Bhogle, who is returning after a fall out with the BCCI…

Aug 10, 2017 11:08

NRAI petitions fin min for GST relief on sports goods

NEW DELHI: National Rifle Association of India (NRAI)  president Raninder Singh has written to the finance ministry asking for a review of imposition of GST on sports equipment.

Shooters in the country say they have been hit hard by the Goods and Services Tax, which envisages a 18 to 28 per cent tax on air guns, pistols, and…

Aug 10, 2017 11:08

BCCI unlikely to give nod for Olympic participation

NEW DELHI: The BCCI is unlikely to change its mind about participating in the 2024 Olympics, if cricket does get included in the event. A decision to this effect could be taken when the board's general body meets next. The BCCI's reluctance to adhere to the Olympic Charter, which would effectively make it a national sports federation…

Aug 10, 2017 11:08

Sreesanth seeks BCCI nod to resume career

THIRUVANATHAPURAM: Following his reprieve by the Kerala High Court, banned pacer S Sreesanth has written to the BCCI, seeking permission to resume his cricket career "both at national and international level without any further delay". 

The cricketer, whose life ban was lifted by the Kerala High Court earlier this week, has…

Aug 10, 2017 10:08

Najam Sethi elected PCB chairman

LAHORE: Najam Sethi, the main force behind Pakistan's successful staging of its own Twenty20 league, has been elected unopposed for a second stint as chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

The election process of the Pakistan Super League chief was carried out at a meeting of the PCB board of governors here Wednesday.…

Aug 09, 2017 20:08

Volkswagen signs on as UEFA mobility partner

FRANKFURT: UEFA has announced that Volkswagen has signed an agreement to become a partner with European football’s governing body for all UEFA national team football competitions running from 2018 until 2022, including UEFA Euro 2020.

This engagement in the world’s most popular sport will mainly serve as a communication…