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Mar 02, 2020 17:03

Azlan Shah Cup pushed to September due to coronavirus

NEW DELHI: The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament on Monday became the latest sporting event to be affected by the coronavirus outbreak, pushed from April to September in the wake of the deadly disease which is spreading across the world.

The tournament, which was scheduled to be held in Ipoh, Malaysia from April 11 to 18…

Mar 02, 2020 17:03

Snooker Alley opens 'Cue Sports Experience Zone' in B'luru

BENGALURU: Cue sports equipment manufacturer Snooker Alley launched what it claims is India’s first and only "Cue Sports Experience Zone" here Sunday. 

Pankaj Advani, India’s cue sports "golden boy", did the honours at the launch event.

The store in Shantinagar has a variety of equipment on display. From professional…

Mar 02, 2020 17:03

SPN National Inclusion Cup 2020 kicks off

MUMBAI: With the aim of empowering marginalised sections of the society via sports, Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN), under the aegis of its CSR theme ‘Ek India Happywala’, sponsored the fourth consecutive edition of ‘SPN National Inclusion Cup 2020’ in association with the FIFA awarded charitable organisation ‘Slum Soccer’.

Mar 02, 2020 16:03

KIUG inaugural edition concludes; Panjab Univ take crown

BHUBANESWAR: The Khelo India University Games 2020 concluded here on Sunday with a simple but impressive closing ceremony, but not before Panjab University pipped Savitribai Phule Pune University with a last-gasp effort to be crowned champions of the inaugural edition.

Mar 02, 2020 16:03

COVID-19: MotoGP takes 2 season-opening races off the grid

DOHA: The global outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) has resulted in the opening two races of the MotoGP season, which were scheduled to take place in Qatar on March 8 and in Thailand on March 22, being taken off the grid.

While the Qatar Grand Prix has been cancelled altogether, the OR Thailand GP has been postponed, pending…

Feb 29, 2020 18:02

50,000+ tickets already snapped up for ICC Women's T20 WC final

MELBOURNE: At the halfway mark of the group stage of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020, over 50,000 tickets have been sold to the final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Sunday 8 March.

Already the event has set new benchmarks, including the highest attendance at a standalone women’s cricket match in Australia, when 13…

Feb 29, 2020 18:02

India aboard as Pak to host Asia Cup at neutral venue

KOLKATA: Pakistan, technically the hosts of the next Asia Cup, have agreed to "host" the tournament at a neutral venue. That was the condition the "Big Daddy" of world cricket India set for participating in the biennial tournament.

"Asia Cup will be held in Dubai and both India and Pakistan will play," BCCI president Sourav…

Feb 29, 2020 17:02

2020 FMSCI Awards: Gaurav Gill, Yash Aradhya feted

NEW DELHI: 2019 Arjuna awardee Gaurav Gill added another feather to his cap as he took home the Special Award at The Federation of Motor Sports Club of India Awards (FMSCI) held at PHD House here Saturday.

FMSCI is the only federation in Asia Pacific that organizes 10 national championships in almost all verticals of 2-…

Feb 29, 2020 17:02

Premier League, ISL renew mutual cooperation agreement

MUMBAI: Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL), promoter and organiser of the Hero Indian Super League (ISL), and the Premier League have renewed their 'Mutual Cooperation Agreement'.

The new agreement will see the ISL and Premier League continue to work together to share knowledge and expertise in all areas of the elite…

Feb 29, 2020 17:02

4-team Women’s T20 Challenge during IPL Playoff week

MUMBAI: Jaipur will host the third season of the Women’s T20 Challenge that will see an addition of an extra team, the BCCI announced on Saturday.

The 2020 season will have a total of seven matches which will be played during the IPL Playoff week at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium.

The inaugural edition of the tournament in…