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Aug 16, 2017 12:08

Star Sports to air tri-nation series

MUMBAI: Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 HD will telecast live India's two matches in the upcoming Hero Tri-Nation Football Series 2017 against Mauritius and St Kitts & Nevis on August 19 and August 24. 

The match between St Kitts & Nevis and Mauritius will be broadcast live on Star Sports 2 & Star Sports 2 HD on…

Aug 16, 2017 11:08

Dhoni to be face of cricket academy in Dubai

DUBAI: Two years after he launched a cricket academy in Bokaro in his home state Jharkhand, former India skipper MS Dhoni is set to launch another academy here.

Dhoni has teamed up with Pacific Sports Club (PSC) to launch the ‘MS Dhoni Cricket Academy (MSDCA)’ which will develop and launch training camps to groom professional…

Aug 16, 2017 11:08

IMMAF hopes to debut mixed martial arts at 2028 LA Olympics

MUMBAI: The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation hopes that the sport will get a place as a demonstration sport in the 2028 Olympic Games, to be hosted by Los Angeles.

IMMAF president Kerrith Brown says the selection of Los Angeles as host city is significant "because it has the power to elect non-Olympic disciplines…

Aug 14, 2017 15:08

AIFF targets 2018 launch for futsal league

NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation has set out its road map for the launch of a futsal league in India, for which the tentative schedule for launch is in the second half 2018.

After the conclusion last Friday of the AFC Futsal Development Programme, which kicked off here on August 8, AIFF general secretary Kushal Das…

Aug 14, 2017 14:08

WWE to live stream SummerSlam in Hindi

MUMBAI: WWE Network will stream SummerSlam live in Hindi for the first time next Monday, August 21 at 5 am IST from a sold-out Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.  

Shezi Sardar and Obaid Kadwani will call the action live from ringside.

“As we continue to place an emphasis on international growth, offering a…

Aug 14, 2017 13:08

Lalit eyes MMA, sets up company in S'pore: Report

MUMBAI: Fugitive former head honcho of the Indian Premier League (IPL), who bid adios (for now) to Indian cricket on Saturday by resigning as president of the Nagaur District Cricket Association in Rajasthan, has now reportedly turned his attention to mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion. 

Towards this end, Modi has set up Valor…

Aug 14, 2017 13:08

K'taka govt backs $100k Challenger tourney in B'luru

BENGALURU: The Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA)'s decision to host a $100,000 ATP Challenger tournament from 20 to 26 November this year should come as welcome news to Indian tennis players. 

The only other ATP Challenger in the country is now the Maharashtra Open, the erstwhile Chennai Open, which was rebranded…

Aug 14, 2017 13:08

Local ground to be spruced up for Gokulam FC

KOCHI: The Manjeri football ground in the football crazy district of Malappuram in Kerala will soon be getting a facelift.

I-League aspirant team Gokulam FC, semi-finalists in the Kerala Premier League, had earlier secured the Kottappady ground in Ernakulam district on a year-long contract, but has shown its preference for the…

Aug 14, 2017 13:08

Johri confirms full India tour to S Africa

MUMBAI: BCCI CEO Rahul Johri has confirmed that India's tour to South Africa in early 2018 is definitely on.

While there is still some "back and forth on the dates", Johri confirmed to PTI that it will be a full tour  and will commence immediately after the visiting Sri Lankan team finishes its tour by the end of December.

Aug 14, 2017 12:08

Rogers Cup aces attendance world record

MONTREAL: The Rogers Cup men's tennis tournament in Montreal set a world record for attendance at a one-week tournament.

Tennis Canada said Sunday that 216,097 fans were on site throughout the tournament, which featured two of the current top three players in the world in Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, projected future World…