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May 04, 2020 20:05

COVID: One8 Commune pledges to provide 30,000 meals

MUMBAI: One8 Commune, a brand that India captain Virat Kohli is associated with, has pledged to provide 30,000 meals to those in need during tough COVID-19 times.

Kohli shared the story on his Instagram handle wherein there are photos of workers preparing food packets for the needy who are struggling to bring food to their…

May 04, 2020 20:05

Baseline to represent India U-19 captain Priyam Garg

MUMBAI: Sports marketing firm Baseline Ventures have added India under-19 captain, Priyam Garg to their talent roster. 

May 04, 2020 20:05

FIH elections in October, Batra clarifies

NEW DELHI: International Hockey Federation President Narinder Batra on Sunday "corrected" his statement made the previous day that his tenure was set for an extension due to the postponement of FIH elections to 2021, saying that the polls "as of now" will go ahead in October this year.

May 04, 2020 20:05

Indian women's hockey team raise Rs2m+ for COVID relief

BENGALURU: In an unprecedented effort to help the poor and migrant workers whose livelihood has been affected due to the nationwide lockdown to fight COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian Women's Hockey Team has raised an overwhelming Rs 2,001,130 which is being contributed to feed more than 1,000 families. 

May 04, 2020 20:05

FINA pushes World Swimming C'ships back to 2022

LAUSANNE: Following consultation with the city of Fukuoka, Japan Swimming Federation, organisers, athletes, coaches, technical committees, TV partners and sponsors, FINA announced Monday that the World Championships in Fukuoka (JPN), initially scheduled for the summer of 2021, will now take place from May 13-29, 2022.

May 04, 2020 19:05

Bill Beaumont re-elected World Rugby chair for 2nd term

LONDON: Bill Beaumont has called on the game to become more united than ever and get working immediately to achieve sustainable growth in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic after being elected for a second four-year term as World Rugby chairman. 

Beaumont achieved a first-round simple majority of 28-23 against outgoing vice-…

May 04, 2020 18:05

Plan to resume national camps from May end: Rijiju

NEW DELHI: Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said his ministry is devising a plan for phase-wise resumption of national camps for Olympic-bound athletes by the end of this month, PTI reports.

Rijiju said the coronavirus-forced nationwide lockdown, which has been extended till May 17, forced his ministry to delay the…

May 04, 2020 18:05

UFC, CFC, IMG investor Silver Lake buys into Jio

MUMBAI: Close on the heels of Reliance Jio announcing that it had offloaded a 9.99% stake to social networking giant Facebook, the telecom arm of Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries Ltd confirmed Monday that private equity giant Silver Lake had picked up a further 1.15% stake in the telco.

Silver Lake's investment in…

May 01, 2020 19:05

Ambition there to run Indian football in future: Bhutia

KOLKATA: Former Indian football captain Bhaichung Bhutia has raised his hand up to run the Beautiful Game in the country as and when All India Football Federation president Praful Patel decides to "hang up his boots".
 
The 43-year-old has begun working towards it by joining the Sikkim football association, but admits…

May 01, 2020 18:05

OGQ will stay the course despite funds crunch: Rasquinha

MUMBAI: For non-profit organisation like Olympic Gold Quest, a post COVID-19 world is one that will be stressed for funds to manage their athletes training programmes, but OGQ is "ready to battle it out", CEO Viren Rasquinha asserts. 

“As far as funding is concerned, we raise our resources only from donations. These donations…