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The All India Pickleball Association has inked a partnership agreement with Skechers that names the global lifestyle and performance brand as AIPA's official kit sponsor.

Under the terms of the five-year agreement, Skechers will sponsor team India kits with a range of performance-oriented apparel and footwear specifically crafted for the dynamic demands of pickleball.

Sep 07, 2017 16:09
LONDON: Birmingham has been chosen over Liverpool for England's bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has backed the West Midlands city which would have to convince the Commonwealth Games Federation it should stage the event, BBC reports. However, it must first be decided whether to go ahead with a formal bid.
Sep 06, 2017 16:09
HOUSTON: The Houston Rockets Tuesday announced that a definitive agreement has been signed for the purchase of the NBA franchise by local businessman Tilman J. Fertitta, sole owner of the Landry’s restaurant empire and Golden Nugget Casinos and Hotels. 
Sep 06, 2017 14:09
MUMBAI: The Shillong Golf Course will host the first-ever franchise-based league of North East India from 10 September. 15 franchises will vie for top honours in the six-week long SGL 2017. The team and players' auction took place on 2 September all 15 teams were sold out, says a UNI report.
Sep 04, 2017 10:09
MUMBAI: British-Pakistan Boxer Amir Khan has announced his intention to launch a boxing league in Pakistan this December. The 'Super Boxing League – Pakistan will be held with franchised-based teams participating in the league. “There will be eight teams and each team will comprise eight boxers,” Khan told Geo TV. 
Sep 04, 2017 10:09
MUMBAI: British-Pakistan Boxer Amir Khan has announced his intention to launch a boxing league in Pakistan this December. The 'Super Boxing League – Pakistan will be held with franchised-based teams participating in the league. “There will be eight teams and each team will comprise eight boxers,” Khan told Geo TV. 
Sep 02, 2017 16:09
NEW DELHI: Hockey India has sacked head coach Roelant Oltmans following the national team’s poor showing in the last two years. High performance director David John will take charge till a suitable replacement is found.
Sep 02, 2017 15:09
MUMBAI: The Sangram Singh Foundation will hold the KD Jadhav Memorial International Kushti Championship here this December. Singh, a World Pro Wrestling and two-time Commonwealth heavyweight champion, will return to the mat after a year-long gap as part of his plan to change the face of wrestling in the country, according to a statement.
Sep 01, 2017 16:09
MUMBAI: The what the organisers claim is the first ever Indian cyclothon, christened Pedal-Delhi will be held in the capital on 5 November.
Sep 01, 2017 16:09
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has empowered the All India Carrom Federation (AICF), elected on November 29, 2015, to function.  A division Bench of the High Court comprising Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Najmi Waziri gave its ruling in response to a review petition, while at the same time recalling an earlier order that resulted in the setting up of an ad-hoc committee to govern the game, The Hindu reports.
Sep 01, 2017 16:09
LONDON: The Professional Squash Association (PSA) has confirmed the sanctioning of two PSA World Tour events in Pakistan in December following their decision to lift a ban imposed in February 2017 which prevented the country from hosting international Tour events due to security concerns.