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adidas announces second year of 'Move for the Planet'

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May 03, 2024 20:05

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Sportswear major adidas has announced the return of "Move For The Planet" – its global initiative "harnessing collective movement to create collective impact".

adidas is calling on all athletes at every level across the world to track their physical activity across a variety of sports to raise money for projects in areas impacted by heat waves, flooding, and other extreme weather conditions.

Jul 26, 2019 16:07

Guwahati to host 3rd Khelo India Youth Games

GUWAHATI: Assam's financial capital Guwahati will play host to the third edition of Khelo India Youth Games in January next, state chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal said while chairing the first high-powered review meeting here Thursday. Sonowal said the state machinery, including sports bodies, should make the best innovation for successfully organising the games in the city.

Jul 26, 2019 16:07

Amrapali case: Traders’ body CAIT seeks action against MSD

NEW DELHI: The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Thursday wrote to Union Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan seeking action against cricketer MS Dhoni for his endorsement and advertisements promoting realtor Amrapali Group, whose registration has been cancelled by the Supreme Court.

Jul 25, 2019 17:07

ICA needs 'active' players to be relevant, FICA notes

MUMBAI: After Indian media made much ado about nothing over the BCCI's approval for the Indian Cricketers Association (ICA), the body formed as per the board’s new constitution to look after the interest of former (emphasis ours) players, a real (again emphasis ours) players’ association has responded.

Jul 24, 2019 17:07

Hope balloon pricked, IPL to remain 8-team league

MUMBAI: After the manufactured brouhaha, a reality check. The Indian Premier League (IPL) will, NOT surprisingly, continue to be an eight-team affair next season. And likely beyond that for the near to mid term, SportzPower is convinced. The debate of increasing the number of teams to 10 has proved to be nothing but a hoax, DNA reports.

Jul 24, 2019 17:07

ICC appoints PCB chairman Mani head of financial affairs panel

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ehsan Mani has been appointed as chairperson of the ICC’s financial and commercial affairs committee (F&CA). The appointment was made by ICC chairman Shashank Manohar during last week’s ICC annual conference.

Jul 24, 2019 14:07

BCCI approves retired players’ association

MUMBAI: Trust Indian cricket administrators to turn the notion of a players' association (as commonly understood pretty much across the world) on its head. The BCCI has approved the Indian Cricketers Association (ICA), the body formed as per the board’s new constitution to look after the interest of former (emphasis ours) players.

Jul 23, 2019 18:07

Goa again 'defaults'; Chhattisgarh to host Natl Games?

NEW DELHI: This is beyond ridiculous. Eleven years since Goa signed the Host City Contract and more than four years since the last edition of the National Games was held in Kerala, the state is seeking postponement number 4 (emphasis ours).

Jul 23, 2019 16:07

Odisha keen to promote TT: Naveen Patnaik

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday said his government was keen to promote Table Tennis in the state. “The state government, among other sports, is keen to promote TT in the state,” PTI quotes Patnaik as having said while addressing participants of the 21 Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship, which ended in Cuttack last evening.

Jul 22, 2019 18:07

I-League clubs seek FIFA role in 'roadmap for Indian football'

NEW DELHI: Six I-League clubs - Minerva Punjab FC, Mohun Bagan, Quess East Bengal, Churchill Brothers Goa, Aizawl FC and Gokulam Kerala FC - under the banner of the United I-League Clubs, have written directly to FIFA president Gianni Infantino seeking his intervention to "save Indian football".

Jul 22, 2019 18:07

Maha govt to invest Rs30bn for sports infra: Ashish Shelar

MUMBAI: Newly appointed Sports and Education Minister of Maharashtra, Ashish Shelar, who was the guest of honour at the student induction ceremony of the International Institute of Sports Management (IISM), announced his first ambitious venture when he spoke about the state government's plan to invest Rs 30 billion towards the development of world-class sporting infrastructure over the next 10 Years.

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