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Aug 01, 2017 19:08

IAAF sets up b'cast production JV with ITN

LONDON: The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has reached agreement with ITN Productions to form a joint venture company (JV) for host broadcasting and media production.

As the IAAF calendar develops in the coming years, the production partnership will gradually assume responsibility for all IAAF…

Aug 01, 2017 19:08

Lanka series: BCCI hopes new venues will bring in fans for Tests

MUMBAI: Two new venues, both from states where cricket is an "emerging game", could host two of the three Test matches during the home series against Sri Lanka later this year. 

Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala and Barsapara in Assam are the two venues that are tipped to host the Tests, the decision on which was to be taken by the…

Aug 01, 2017 19:08

Lanka series: BCCI hopes new venues will bring in fans for Tests

MUMBAI: Two new venues, both from states where cricket is an "emerging game", could host two of the three Test matches during the home series against Sri Lanka later this year. 

Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala and Barsapara in Assam are the two venues that are tipped to host the Tests, the decision on which was to be taken by the…

Aug 01, 2017 19:08

AIFF decides on 6 foreigners in I-League teams for 2017-18 season

NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation executive committee Tuesday ruled that I-league clubs can sign up to six foreign players, two of whom must be from a country under the Asian Football Confederation.

In a letter sent Tuesday to all I-League, the AIFF further said that the maximum number that can be fielded is five,…

Aug 01, 2017 19:08

Ranji back to home & away; pink balls for Duleep

KOLKATA: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) technical committee under the chairmanship of Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday decided to revert to the home-away format of Ranji Trophy league matches, IANS reports. 

The BCCI had last year decided to host Ranji Trophy on neutral venues for the 2016-17 season after numerous…

Aug 01, 2017 19:08

Wasim Akram named brand ambassador of UAE tennis ball cricket tourney

DUBAI: Former Pakistan paceman Wasim Akram was on Tuesday named as brand ambassador of 10PL, a tennis ball cricket tournament that the organisers claim is the world’s biggest.

The tournament - promoted by UAE-based Abdul Latif Khan's Petromann Events - manages, operates and markets the Indian team. 

The tournament…

Aug 01, 2017 13:08

DSport appoints biz head

MUMBAI: Six months after Discovery Communications Asia Pacific announced its entry into the Indian sports broadcasting arena with the launch of DSport, the infotainment network has reportedly roped in TS Panesar, former CEO of Hathway Cable & Datacom’s Video Business, to head the channel.

Official confirmation on the…

Aug 01, 2017 13:08

DSport appoints biz head

MUMBAI: Six months after Discovery Communications Asia Pacific announced its entry into the Indian sports broadcasting arena with the launch of DSport, the infotainment network has reportedly roped in TS Panesar, former CEO of Hathway Cable & Datacom’s Video Business, to head the channel.

Official confirmation on the…

Aug 01, 2017 12:08

Paris to host 2024 Olympics after LA agrees for 2028 Games

LOS ANGELES/ PARIS: Paris has been as good as confirmed host city for the 2024 Summer Olympics after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Monday that rival candidate city Los Angeles had agreed to host the 2028 Games.

Other potential candidates - Rome, Budapest, Hamburg and Boston - all dropped out of the…

Aug 01, 2017 12:08

Paris to host 2024 Olympics after LA agrees for 2028 Games

LOS ANGELES/ PARIS: Paris has been as good as confirmed host city for the 2024 Summer Olympics after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Monday that rival candidate city Los Angeles had agreed to host the 2028 Games.

Other potential candidates - Rome, Budapest, Hamburg and Boston - all dropped out of the…