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Apr 02, 2020 15:04
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Sports Network (SPSN) Thursday announced the launch of a new primetime programming slot, ‘WWE Blockbusters @ 8pm’, exclusively on SONY TEN 1 and SONY TEN 3 channels.  WWE Blockbusters will celebrate some of the most iconic matches in WWE history, honouring WWE Legends and showcasing the current WWE Superstars representing flagship brands – RAW, SmackDown and NXT.
Apr 01, 2020 16:04
SEOUL, Korea: World Taekwondo has welcomed the announcement of the new dates for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games and provided its stakeholders with an update on the subsequent impact to its events calendar in 2020 and 2021.
Mar 31, 2020 13:03
MUMBAI: Just under five months after SportzPower, in a worldwide exclusive, reported that Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) had renewed the media rights it held to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which owns popular wrestling properties RAW and Smackdown, comes the official announcement.
Mar 19, 2020 17:03
NEW YORK: The 36th edition of WrestleMania, WWE's biggest event, will for the first time be held as a two-night event streaming on Saturday, April 4 and Sunday, April 5 at 7 pm ET on WWE Network and available on pay-per-view.  Additionally, WWE said WrestleMania 36 will now “include multiple locations”. 
Mar 13, 2020 18:03
STAMFORD, Conn.: WWE Thursday communicated perspective regarding the potential impact of COVID-19 on the company’s financial performance.
Feb 29, 2020 17:02
SINGAPORE: Ritu Phogat moved to 2-0 in her professional mixed martial arts career with a unanimous decision win over “Miss Red” Wu Chiao Chen at the One: King of the Jungle event on Friday.  The ONE Championship event was held behind closed doors at the Singapore Indoor Stadium due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Feb 26, 2020 16:02
VANCOUVER: Blockchain firm Dapper Labs Tuesday announced a new licensing partnership with UFC, the world's premier mixed martial arts promotion.  
Feb 11, 2020 18:02
STAMFORD, Conn.: WWE has announced that SoFi Stadium at Hollywood Park in Los Angeles will host WWE’s pop-culture extravaganza, WrestleMania, on Sunday, March 28, 2021.
Feb 06, 2020 18:02
ATLANTA: Japanese sportswear company Mizuno has signed Ronda Rousey, MMA's greatest ever woman fighter, as the newest addition to the brand's roster of athletes in North America.  Rousey joins a roster of influential female athletes including, April Ross and Jennie Finch, representing Mizuno with powerful, inspiring messages of courage, determination and grit.
Feb 01, 2020 17:02
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.