MUMBAI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has agreed to host the Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates, Mumbai Mirror reports.
According to a Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) official who talked to Mirror, the BCCI’s understanding is that the tournament will be held in Dubai, tentatively in September.
This…
NEW DELHI: Indian hockey captain Rani Rampal, voted The World Games Athlete of the Year, has been honoured by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) with an out-of-turn promotion.
Rani, who joined SAI as an assistant coach in 2015, has been promoted to the post of coach (Level-10), with immediate effect, The Hindu reports.
…NEW YORK: USA Gymnastics has offered Larry Nassar's victims a $215 million settlement as part of a plan for the organization to ward off bankruptcy.
USA Gymnastics filed a plan of reorganization with the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana Thursday that will enable it to emerge from bankruptcy.
NEW DELHI: Belying the hopes of sportspersons in an Olympic year, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reduced the allocation of incentives for athletes by more than Rs 400 million while presenting the Union Budget for the fiscal year 2020-21 on Saturday.
The amount has been slashed from Rs 1.11 billion to Rs 700 million at a…
STAMFORD, Conn.: WWE has announced that co-presidents George Barrios and Michelle Wilson will depart the company, effective immediately, and will no longer serve on its board of directors.
Frank A Riddick III, who has served as a member of WWE’s board of directors for more than 11 years, has been named interim chief financial…
NEW DELHI: Indian women's hockey team captain Rani Rampal was Thursday announced as the first Indian athlete to win the prestigious World Games Athlete of the Year 2019 Award.
This was the 6th edition of the IWGA (International World Games Association) initiative that recognises and honours an athlete or a team for their…
MUMBAI: The Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) has signed cricketing icons Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni for their 'Mutual Funds Sahi Hai' campaign, to help create awareness about Mutual Funds, as the preferred investment option.
MIAMI: The return of the Blue Bay LPGA to the tour's schedule will have to wait another year. The LPGA announced Thursday the cancellation of the 2020 event due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak in China.
The 2020 edition was slated for March 5-8.
A statement issued by the LPGA reads: "Given the current health…
NEW DELHI: The International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced Friday that the Fed Cup Asia-Oceania Group-1 women’s tennis event, scheduled to be held in Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan, from February 4 to 8, has been postponed.
“The ITF is working with the six competing nations, China, India, Korea, Chinese Taipei, Uzbekistan and…
LONDON: Racing Point are set to morph into Aston Martin Racing for the 2021 Formula 1 season, following a significant investment into the iconic British automobile brand by a consortium led by Racing Point’s current owner, Lawrence Stroll.
The £182 million investment from Stroll’s consortium sees them take a 20% stake in Aston…