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IOC TOP sponsor Samsung has announced new agreements to support competitions for three of the Olympics' newest sports in the lead-up to the Paris 2024 Games.

The collaboration will see Samsung work alongside the World Surf League (WSL), Street League Skateboarding (SLS) and Pro Breaking Tour (PBT) to celebrate the sports of surfing, skateboarding and breaking — and their communities — on the Road to Paris 2024 and beyond.

Feb 21, 2019 14:02
NEW DELHI: World Archery (WA), the global governing body of the sport, will send a delegation led by its secretary general Tom Dielen to India next week to meet the newly-elected officials of the Archery Association of India (AAI), Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and the Sports Ministry, Press Trust of India reports. An AAI source said that Dielen has been invited by the AAI president BVP Rao for the visit.
Feb 20, 2019 14:02
NEW DELHI: The National Rifle Association of Pakistan (NRAP) has confirmed that India has not provided its shooting contingent with visas to travel to the city for participating in the International Sport Shooting Federation (ISSF) World Cup starting Thursday, Press Trust of India reports.
Feb 19, 2019 14:02
NEW DELHI: The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) confirmed on Monday that the Pakistani shooting contingent of Mohammad Akhtar, Ghulam Bashir and the national coach Razi Ahmed have received visas to travel to the Indian capital city for the ISSF World Cup starting Wednesday.
Feb 18, 2019 13:02
KOCHI: The government of Kerala is set to organise the first-ever Champions Boat League (CBL), an IPL-style tournament across the state which will involve boat race across nine teams, IANS reports.
Feb 18, 2019 12:02
MUMBAI: The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) has confirmed that the World Cup 2019 in New Delhi will have the largest broadcast ever for the sport’s marquee event, following a new deal with South Africa’s top private sports broadcaster, SuperSport. With the event starting on Thursday, SuperSport will be showcasing the event live on television in 50 countries of the African continent.
Feb 16, 2019 15:02
CHENNAI: The sixth edition of the Open National Race Walking Championship, which is set to take place in the city this weekend, has received roughly 200 registrations in total, with some being from countries such as Malaysia, Chinese Taipei and Portugal. 
Feb 16, 2019 14:02
TOKYO: World Rugby Friday announced a new partnership with Japan’s Suntory Holdings Limitied as its official soft drinks supplier for the Rugby World Cup 2019 scheduled to be held in the country in September.
Feb 16, 2019 13:02
CHENNAI: In a bid to promote women’s volleyball in India, the RuPay Pro Volleyball League organisers on Friday announced an All-Star Women Volleyball match to be played on the day of the finals, i.e. 22 February at the Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai from 5 pm onwards which will be broadcasted on Sony Six, Sony Ten 3 and SonyLIV.
Feb 12, 2019 16:02
NEW DELHI: The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup 2019, which is set to take place in the Indian capital city from 21 February, is all set to split its broadcasting rights in India with Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) and Doordarshan beginning with the rifle and pistol competitions.
Feb 11, 2019 13:02
NEW DELHI: The Indian Polo Association and Pro Sportify Ventures have announced the Indian Arena Polo League, starting September. This is the second sports league that Pro Sportify will be mounting after the underwhelming Pro Wrestling League, which concluded its fourth season on January 31.