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KUALA LUMPUR: India has been recommended as the first South Asian hosts for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2022 by the AFC Women’s Football Committee, which met at the AFC's headquarters in the Malaysian capital Wednesday.

It was felt that India, who will also have the experience of hosting the FIFA Women’s Under-17 World Cup later this year, was best placed among the three bidders – Chinese Taipei and Uzbekistan were the other competing candidates – to maximise the promotion of the women’s game.

Jul 27, 2018 16:07
NEW DELHI: Star India managing director Sanjay Gupta is convinced that the the sports industry in India has the potential to touch $10 billion in value within the the next five to seven years.  Guota made this assertion while delivering a keynote at Scorecard 2018, the CCI's annual sports conference. 
May 14, 2018 12:05
MUMBAI: Indians seem to be showing more interest in travelling for sports events across the country or abroad, resulting in a 10-12% growth in the sports tourism sector, reports PTI.
Apr 28, 2018 16:04
NEW DELHI: India continues to remain amongst the top 10 nations when it comes to doping violations as per the latest report of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). The samples on which the report is based were collected in 2016. The country has had 69 anti-doping rule violations (ADRV), the same as that of Russia, which has been under international scrutiny for years now, PTI reports.
Apr 23, 2018 16:04
KOLKATA: The fact that India and Pakistan do not have a players' association is a cause of worry for the International Cricket Council and was discussed during the first day of ICC's five-day quarterly meeting here on Sunday.
Apr 10, 2018 14:04
MUMBAI: Sports, fitness and wellness (SFW) in India, a large market with robust growth drivers, will reach a value of $90 billion by 2022, according to a new report released by Praxis Global Alliance Report.
Apr 09, 2018 12:04
NEW DELHI: adidas launched its Tango League street football competition at the weekend in India for the first time with national team star Eugeneson Lyngdoh unveiling the trophy in the capital.
Mar 21, 2018 13:03
MUMBAI: ESP Properties, the entertainment and sports arm of GroupM, and SportzPower (India’s leading provider of sports business news) Wednesday released the 2018 report on sports sponsorship in India. 
Mar 19, 2018 17:03
NEW DELHI: World football governing body FIFA has awarded the hosting rights for next year's U-20 World Cup to Poland. This was decided at the FIFA's first council meeting of 2018 in Bogota, Colombia,, where the bid of the European nation won favour over that of India's.
Mar 15, 2018 13:03
MUMBAI: The National Basketball Association (NBA) and digital media company Culture Machine have announced a content partnership deal to produce and deliver game highlights and original programming to fans in India through several NBA and Culture Machine platforms.  Fans can access the content for free through the NBA App, Being Indian, Put Chutney, Viva, and Blush.
Jan 23, 2018 12:01
MELBOURNE: Global payments company Mastercard remains open to the idea of evaluating tennis sponsorships in India despite tournaments have vanished off the calendar due to lack of corporate and government support.