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US pro pickleball assn signs first international deal in India

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Apr 26, 2024 20:04

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DALLAS, TX: Pickleball, billed as America’s fastest-growing sport, is going after a new frontier - India. The United Pickleball Association (UPA), which was created after a merger between Major League Pickleball and the Professional Pickleball Association in the US last February, and India-based Global Sports have inked a deal to bring the PPA Tour and Major League Pickleball to the country.

As a part of the partnership, the organizations will launch key initiatives to the country, promoting the rapidly-growing sport to a young market.

Aug 08, 2019 18:08

Dutee Chand kits up with Puma

MUMBAI: Indian sprinter Dutee Chand will get custom-made gear in her bid to qualify for next year’s Tokyo Olympics after signing a two-year deal with Puma, the German sportswear company said on Thursday. Like South African Olympic champion Caster Semenya, Chand suffers from hyperandrogenism but was cleared to race in 2015 following a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling on gender testing guidelines.

Aug 08, 2019 17:08

World body suspends Archery Association of India

LAUSANNE: World Archery has suspended the Archery Association of India effective Monday 5 August 2019. A previous executive board decision gave a deadline of the end of July for the election situation to be resolved. No resolution has been reached. Indian athletes will be permitted to compete in the 2019 World Archery Youth Championships in Madrid, Spain on 19-25 August.

Aug 07, 2019 18:08

World Archery to suspend AAI: Report

NEW DELHI: World Archery, was reportedly set to suspend Archery Association of India Wednesday after WA's July 31 ultimatum to AAI to set its house in order lapsed.

Aug 07, 2019 18:08

Teams' auction flops; Kerala Tourism to run CBL solo

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Tourism’s invitation for owner bids for its inaugural franchise-based Champions Boat League may have failed to take off, but the three-month event will be held as per its original schedule, Kerala Tourism director P Bala Kiran, who also heads the SPV set up for the CBL, has asserted.

Aug 07, 2019 17:08

Delhi Half Marathon opens registrations; names new partners

NEW DELHI: Procam International Wednesday announced that registrations for the 15th edition of Airtel Delhi Half Marathon (ADHM), scheduled for October 20, are now open.

Aug 06, 2019 14:08

SPN renews UFC media rights until 2023

MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited (SPN) has retained the exclusive media rights for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the world's premier mixed martial arts promotion, till 2023.

Aug 03, 2019 17:08

17th HCL International bridge c'ship offers Rs18m prize purse

CHENNAI: The 17th HCL International bridge championship, scheduled to be held here from August 5 to 10, will introduce a new event - Team of Four Bronze - for relatively new players.

Aug 03, 2019 17:08

AFI's 5th Indian Grand Prix for 2019 shifted to Patiala

CHENNAI: The fifth and final Indian Grand Prix will not be held in Chennai, but in Patiala on August 16, The Hindu reports.

Aug 03, 2019 16:08

World Archery deadline passes, AAI awaits fate

NEW DELHI: What World Archery proposes, either Archery Association of India ignores, or Indian courts fail to dispose.

Aug 03, 2019 14:08

AFI financial grants for 100 district assns: Sumariwalla

NEW DELHI: The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has decided to provide grants to 100 district associations to fuel the growth of the sport across the country. The grant will also help the associations compete in the National Inter-District Junior Athletics Meet (NIDJAM) each year.

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