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Mar 04, 2020 15:03

Hockey India 3rd Annual Awards 2019 nominations announced

NEW DELHI: Hockey India Tuesday released the list of nominations for the third edition of the Hockey India Annual Awards. 

These awards are given in recognition of excellence in performance for the year 2019 and overall contribution to the game of hockey. The third edition of the awards carries a total prize money of Rs 13…

Mar 04, 2020 15:03

Boxing to drive DAZN expansion to 200+ territories in 2020

NEW YORK: Leading global sports streaming service DAZN will dramatically increase its presence in 2020, expanding to more than 200 countries and territories.

The first global event on DAZN will be Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez’s soon-to-be-announced fight during Cinco de Mayo Weekend, which will take place on Saturday, May…

Mar 03, 2020 20:03

Japan Olympic Minister: Games can be held any time in 2020

TOKYO: As concerns increased that Japan's dream of hosting the Olympic Games could be a fatality of the spread of the new coronavirus, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday expressed its full commitment to the success of the Games and Japan’s Olympic Minister raised the possibility of Tokyo 2020's dates being "adjusted…

Mar 03, 2020 19:03

Ganguly in line to take over ACC presidentship

MUMBAI: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly is in line to become the next president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), when the term of the incumbent, Bangladesh Cricket Board chief Nazmul Hasan Papon, ends later this year. 

Mar 03, 2020 19:03

Coronavirus: Asian Squash Federation postpones 2 tourneys, AGM

CHENNAI: Two squash events - the Asian Team Championships in Malaysia and the Asian Junior Individual Championships in China - have been postponed due to coronavirus outbreak.

The Asian Team Championships was scheduled to be held in Kuala Lumpur from March 25 to 29, while the Asian Junior Individual Championship was to be…

Mar 03, 2020 19:03

Fantasy sports conference 3rd edition to be held in New Delhi

NEW DELHI: The Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports (FIFS), India’s first & only self-regulatory industry body for Fantasy Sports (FS), is back with the third edition of its annual conference - GamePlan 2020. 

This year’s event is themed as ‘Good for Sports, Good for India’, and is scheduled to take place at Le Meridien,…

Mar 03, 2020 19:03

MotoGP boss offers update on status of 2020 season fixtures

MADRID: Following the cancellation of the MotoGP class at the QNB Grand Prix of Qatar and the postponement of the OR Thailand Grand Prix, Dorna Sports, commercial rights holder for the world's premier motorbike racing series, came clean Tuesday that while its "wish is to do all the races in the 2020 season", it was aware that because…

Mar 03, 2020 18:03

Semi-final line-up for Women’s T20 World Cup confirmed

MELBOURNE: The line-up for the semi-finals of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup has been confirmed after a gripping group stage came to an end.

India, Group A toppers, will face England before Australia take on South Africa, the Group B toppers, in semi-finals starting at 3pm and 7pm respectively on Thursday at the Sydney Cricket…

Mar 03, 2020 18:03

ICC World Cup 2019 gave £350m boost to UK economy: Study

DUBAI: The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 generated a total economic impact to the UK of more than £350 million. 

The findings of an economic impact and benefits analysis carried out on behalf of the ICC by The Sports Consultancy show that the tournament generated almost £350 million of economic impact through additional…

Mar 03, 2020 18:03

1st Mumbai Open Senior ITF tennis tourney from 15 March

MUMBAI: Maharashtra will host its first Senior ITF tournament with the first Mumbai Open Senior ITF Tennis Tournament to take place from 15th to 20th March at the MSLTA courts, Cooperage. 

The Inaugural edition is being organised under the aegis of Senior ITF and MSLTA and supported by associate sponsors like Prince, Selection…