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IOC TOP sponsor Samsung has announced new agreements to support competitions for three of the Olympics' newest sports in the lead-up to the Paris 2024 Games.

The collaboration will see Samsung work alongside the World Surf League (WSL), Street League Skateboarding (SLS) and Pro Breaking Tour (PBT) to celebrate the sports of surfing, skateboarding and breaking — and their communities — on the Road to Paris 2024 and beyond.

Aug 14, 2020 18:08
VIJAYANAGAR: Inspire Institute of Sport (IIS), the flagship High Performance Training Centre set up by the JSW Group in Bellary, Karnataka, celebrated its 2nd year anniversary on the eve of Independence Day and staked its claim among the preferred training destinations for Indian athletes aiming for Olympic glory.
Aug 13, 2020 15:08
MUMBAI: FanCode, India’s first multi-sport aggregator platform by Dream Sports, has announced a multi-year partnership with Major League Baseball (MLB) to live-stream the games in India.  With this partnership, Indian baseball fans can access live matches along with other varied content offerings - match highlights, fantasy research and tips, schedules, scores, news features, and more. 
Aug 12, 2020 19:08
LONDON: The orgtanising committe of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham have announced that athletes and team officials will be housed in three ‘campus’ villages at The University of Birmingham, The University of Warwick, and The NEC Hotel Campus, rather than at one "athletes' village".
Aug 11, 2020 18:08
MUMBAI: Payments platform PhonePe has joined the citizen-led virtual movement dedicated to help restart livelihoods - Sunfeast India Run As One.  The movement was initiated by Procam International, the pioneer of distance running in India, in collaboration with GiveIndia, dedicated in support of livelihoods. The registrations for the event began on 1st August and the movement will commence on 15th August. 
Aug 10, 2020 20:08
MUMBAI: The fourth edition of the Ahmedabad Marathon will take place on its schedule date of November 29, albeit in a virtual format. Given the disruptions caused by the COVID outbreak, the event synonymous as the #Run4OurSoldiers would be conducted through remote running with GPS tracking participants.
Aug 10, 2020 17:08
KUWAIT CITY: The Olympic Council of Asia announced Monday that the 6th Asian Beach Games to be held in the City of Sanya, China will now commence on 2nd of April 2021 and culminate on 10th of April 2021. The name of the Games, i.e. The Sixth Asian Beach Games Sanya 2020, and the logo of the Games shall remain unchanged.
Aug 07, 2020 19:08
MUMBAI: India's only individual Olympic Gold Medalist Abhinav Bindra will be participating in the 'Sunfeast India Run As One' initiative. 
Aug 06, 2020 20:08
NEW DELHI: The Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Wednesday shortlisted 258 athletes from across 12 sporting disciplines and they will be a part of the TOPS Developmental Group. This is a step towards grooming athletes for the 2024 and 2028 Olympics and the athletes have been shortlisted by SAI's Mission Olympic Cell, including the 85 selected before the lockdown.
Aug 06, 2020 19:08
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.: EA SPORTS has announced a brand-new way to play in Madden NFL 21 with The Yard - a fun, dynamic mode for players to experience backyard football with fast-paced, small-sided gameplay. 
Aug 06, 2020 16:08
MUMBAI: Olympian gymnast and Padma Shri awardee, Dipa Karmakar, and Arjuna awardee sprinter, Hima Das, along with Rani Rampal (captain of the Indian Women’s Hockey Team), Sukant Kadam (ace Para-Badminton Shuttler and Shiv Chhatrapati Awardee), and Manika Batra (Table Tennis champion) are among the celebrities who are supporting and have taken a pledge under the HelpYourHelp initiative from Edelweiss, a financial services co