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Sep 28, 2018 14:09

Hima Das strikes 2nd endorsement deal

MUMBAI: Days after bagging her first-ever endorsement deal with adidas, world champion U-20 athlete and Asian Games Silver medalist Hima Das has scored another one with the State Bank of India.

Das will be promoting the bank’s new digital initiative, YONO.

YONO gives SBI’s customers the opportunity to transact for all…

Sep 28, 2018 14:09

Latest ISL promo celebrates Bengaluru FC as the pride of the city

BENGALURU: After Kolkata’s ATK, Star Sports has come out with a new TVC featuring last year’s Indian Super League (ISL) finalists Bengaluru FC with a mix of both Kannada and English, celebrating the different cultures of football fans who are united by the club, which is the city’s pride.  

Sep 28, 2018 14:09

ECB, ICC launch ‘Cricket World Cup Schools Programme’

LONDON: The International Cricket Council (ICC) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have joined hands to initiate the ‘Cricket World Cup Schools Programme’ across the country, less than a year before the ICC Cricket World Cup takes place.

The programme was launched at the Home of Cricket, the Lord’s Cricket Ground in…

Sep 28, 2018 14:09

Amazon India web series 'Inside Edge' nominated for Intl Emmy

MUMBAI: Inside Edge, Amazon India's fictional web series on match fixing in Indian cricket, has been selected as one of four nominees in the Drama Category of this year's International Emmy Awards.

It will be battling for the top spot with Brazil's One Against All, Spain's Money Heist and the United…

Sep 28, 2018 14:09

ITF selects Madrid to host Davis Cup finals in 2019 & 2020

MADRID: The International Tennis Federation (ITF), the game’s apex governing body announced Thursday that Spain’s Madrid will be host city of the first two editions of the revamped Davis Cup finals competition in 2019 and 2020. Madrid was chosen ahead of French city, Lille.

Sep 28, 2018 13:09

Germany sees off Turkey challenge to host Euro 2024

NYON: UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin declared that Germany has been selected to host the Euro 2024 championships at a ceremony held at the European governing body’s headquarters in the Swiss city on Thursday.

Germany’s main challenger was Turkey as the 17-member UEFA Executive Committee studied and analyzed the final…

Sep 28, 2018 13:09

Mary Kom to promote Tribes India’s ‘Punch Tantra’ collection free of cost

NEW DELHI: The Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED), the apex governing body of tribal businesses in India under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs named champion boxer Mary Kom as the brand ambassador of ‘Tribes India’ and its “Punch Tantra” Diwali collection at a function in the city on Thursday.

Sep 28, 2018 13:09

Padukone-Dravid Centre of Excellence to host Bengaluru Sports Fest in December

BENGALURU: The southern city of Bengaluru is all set to have its first ever ‘Bengaluru Sports Fest’ on 8-9 December 2018 that aims to inculcate sports as a culture to be followed by every Indian family in the city and state, Press Trust of India reports. The festival would be conducted under the aegis of Sports Excellence Trust at the…

Sep 28, 2018 13:09

Gurugram selected as host city for Deaf ICC T20 WC 2018

NEW DELHI: The Deaf Cricket Society (DCS), the apex governing body of cricket for the deaf in India announced Thursday that Gurugram will be hosting the Deaf ICC T20 World Cup this year from 23-30 November. The eight-day tournament will see participation from over 200 players from countries including England, Australia, Sri Lanka,…

Sep 28, 2018 12:09

Kohli or no, India attracts highest Asia Cup TV ratings  

MUMBAI: India’s matches at the Asia Cup 2018 in the UAE ensured that Star Sports, the tournament’s official broadcaster topped the television charts as per BARC India’s Week 38 data.

Star’s marketing campaign #KnockThemOut especially that focused on India playing Pakistan in an ODI for the first time in more than year on 19…