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Jan 18, 2017 17:01

Liberty takeover of F1 gets shareholder approval

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.: Liberty Media Corp's shareholders have voted to approve funding and changes related to the takeover of Formula One.

Jan 18, 2017 12:01

Virgin Sport hits ground running with 'Festivals of Sport' series

LONDON: Virgin Sport, the active lifestyle company within Richard Branson's Virgin Group announced last year, went live Tuesday with plans to launch four Festivals of Sport this year in the UK and US: two in London neighborhoods (Hackney and Westminster), one in Oxford, 60 miles northwest of London and the fourth in San Francisco. …

Jan 17, 2017 21:01

PM Modi urges nation to rally behind FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has again thrown his weight behind, what will be, India’s most important football tournament, the FIFA U17 World Cup 2017.

Jan 17, 2017 17:01

Man City ready to splash £100m for Messi: Report

MANCHESTER: Abu Dhabi owned Manchester City FC are reportedly willing to break the world transfer record and cough up a mind boggling £100 million to prize away Lionel Messi from Barcelona, with negotiations said to have taken place at the end of 2016 to prove the Premier League club’s seriousness over a deal.

Jan 17, 2017 17:01

BCCI proceedings will move fast once administrators take charge: Lodha

MUMBAI: Former Chief Justice of India RM Lodha, who recommended overhaul of the cricket governance in India, on Tuesday said things would move fast in the BCCI after the newly-appointed administrators take charge after 19 January.

"Just wait for 19th (January), I believe as soon as administrators are appointed by the Supreme…

Jan 17, 2017 16:01

Minsk to host 'Ryder Cup' of athletics

LONDON: Minsk has emerged as the most likely host of a new Europe versus USA athletics event in 2019 after British Athletics turned down a request to stage it in the London Stadium.

The Ryder Cup-style competition is the brainchild of European Athletics president Svein Arne Hansen and he had hoped to announce last year that…

Jan 17, 2017 16:01

4 BCCI affiliates file revision pleas before SC

NEW DELHI: Four affiliated state units of the BCCI - Hyderabad, Tamil Nadu, Goa and Madhya Pradesh - have filed separate pleas in the Supreme Court seeking revised directions on its January 3 verdict, which disqualifies any office-bearer who has completed nine years in state administration.

The state units have many of their…

Jan 17, 2017 16:01

Foundation stone laid for 'world's biggest cricket stadium' in Ahmedabad

AHMEDABAD: The foundation stone for the "world's biggest cricket stadium", coming up in Motera area here and estimated to cost in the region of Rs7 billion, was laid Monday. 

On the occasion, Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) vice president Parimal Nathwani announced that the construction of the new stadium, being built in…

Jan 17, 2017 15:01

BFI chief revives talk of an Indian WSB franchise

NEW DELHI: After one aborted attempt and a second that died a quiet death after one season, it will hopefully be third time lucky for India as far as franchise presence in AIBA's World Series Boxing (WSB) is concerned.

According to the Tribune, India could soon have a franchise in the World Series of Boxing so as to…

Jan 17, 2017 14:01

Axiata wins naming rights to KL's Putra Indoor Stadium

KUALA LUMPUR: Leading Asian telecommunications group, Axiata Group Berhad (Axiata), has come on board as the naming right partner for the Putra Indoor Stadium - the indoor stadium of KL Sports City. The venue will be renamed Axiata Arena when it reopens in July.