LAUSANNE: On Sunday 29 March 2020, the ITTF executive committee met to discuss further the effects of COVID-19 on the international table tennis event schedule.
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Mar 30, 2020 17:03
Star Sports to air highlights of top IPL matches from 12 seasons
MUMBAI: With live cricket put on hold, cricket fans can still relive their favourite memories of 12 editions of the Indian Premier League as host broadcaster Star Sports has secured permission from the BCCI to air “highlights of 50 of the best matches of the VIVO IPL from the previous seasons” at 8 pm daily.
Mar 30, 2020 16:03
Cricbuzz launches new show ‘Strategic Timeout’
MUMBAI: Cricbuzz has launched a new show ‘Strategic Timeout’ which features videos from cricketing celebrities as they practise social distancing. The celebs answer a bunch of interesting, and more importantly lockdown-related questions.
Mar 30, 2020 16:03
Wimbledon set to be cancelled: German tennis chief
WIMBLEDON, THE TENNIS calendar's only grass court Grand Slam, scheduled to begin in London on June 29, will in all likelihood NOT be held for the first time since 1945, when there was no event due to World War II.
Wimbledon will be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to German Tennis Federation (DTB) vice-…
Mar 28, 2020 23:03
BCCI donates Rs510m towards combating COVID-19
MUMBAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will donate Rs 510 million to the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund to help fight the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
Mar 28, 2020 19:03
Women's Evian golf major, European events pushed forward
PARIS: The Evian Championship, one of five women’s golf majors, in consonance with the decisions of the LPGA and LET, has moved the dates of its 2020 tournament.
The Evian Championship will be held at the Evian Resort Golf Club from 6 to 9 August, beginning a run of European golf events, that include the Ladies Scottish Open…
Mar 28, 2020 19:03
PCB limits Pak player participation in intl T20 leagues to 4
KARACHI: Pakistan's centrally contracted players would be able to play in a maximum of four Twenty20 leagues, including the Pakistan Super League, after the Pakistan Cricket Board announced its new policy for issuing No Objection Certificates to them.
Mar 28, 2020 19:03
LaLiga players, global artists collaborate to raise funds
MADRID: Over 50 artists and footballers are poised to come together Saturday to take part in ‘LaLiga Santander Fest’, a global charity festival organised by LaLiga in partnership with Santander Bank, Universal Music Group and the rest of the league's sponsors, as well as players, clubs, artists and GTS.
The aim of the macro-…
Mar 28, 2020 18:03
M&E sector grew 9% in 2019 to reach Rs1.82trn: Study
MUMBAI: The Indian Media and Entertainment (M&E) sector reached Rs 1.82 trillion ($25.7 billion) in 2019, a growth of 9% over 2018 states the FICCI EY report 'The era of consumer A.R.T. - Acquisition Retention and Transaction', launched Friday.
With its current trajectory, the M&E sector in India is expected to cross…
Mar 28, 2020 18:03
CPL to t'cast classic games with live commentary
PORT OF SPAIN: With no live sport currently available as the world attempts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) has partnered with cloud video production platform Grabyo to create an innovative content experience for cricket fans.
From next week, CPL will be broadcasting classic matches…