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The World Athletics Indoor Tour will offer enhanced competition opportunities next year with the introduction of three tiers of competition – Gold, Silver and Bronze – comprising 26 meetings spread across 12 countries in Europe and North America. The expanded tour will broaden the geographical spread of meetings around the world and incorporate additional Area level competitions. Heading into its sixth season, the World Athletics Indoor Tour will feature six Gold level meetings in 2021, kicking off in Karlsruhe on 29 January and culminating in

Mumbai, October 30, 2020: Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) today announced the first 11 rounds of fixtures for the 2020-21 Hero Indian Super League (ISL). Marking the return of the first major live sporting action in the country, the 7th season of India's premier football league kicks off with the defending champions ATK Mohun Bagan squaring off against Kerala Blasters FC on Friday, November 20, at the GMC Stadium, Bambolim, Goa. New entrants SC East Bengal will make their Hero ISL debut playing in one

NEW DELHI: The Indian Women’s National Team has been raising quite a few eyebrows of late, having earned some impressive results over the last couple of years. Captain and centre-back Ashalata Devi has been leading the side from the back with her own brand of competitive spirit. During a candid chat with AIFF TV, Ashalata outlined the competitive spirit that she herself has, one which she tries to infuse into the rest of the team in an unrelenting manner, even during training. “I genuinely feel

Former World Champion and World No.1 Karim Abdel Gawad has withdrawn from the upcoming Qatar Classic, which begins at the weekend. New Zealand’s Paul Coll moves up to take Gawad’s spot in the 3/4 seeds, with British and Welsh No.1 Joel Makin then taking the subsequent space in the 5/8 section of the draw. Scotland’s Greg Lobban replaces Makin and moves into the 9/16 seedings, and will receive a bye through to the second round of the Platinum event. India’s Vikram Malhotra replaces

Dream11 Team Prediction KXIP vs RR Dream11 IPL 2020: Captain, Vice-captain, Fantasy Playing Tips, Probable XIs For Today’s Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals T20 Match 50 at Shiekh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi 7.30 PM IST October 30 Friday:  Rajasthan – who started the tournament well – are in a spot of bother now with the playoffs nearing. The Royals lock horns with Kings XI Punjab – who are on a roll this season with five consecutive wins. While Punjab looks to get

Al Sailiya defeated Al Gharafa 4-2 in Week 5 of the 2020-21 season QNB Stars League at the Al Ahli Stadium on Monday. Mohanad Ali (fifth and 71st minutes), Mohammed Mudather (45+3) and Ahmed Hammoudan (60th minute) scored for Al Sailiya. Muad Hassan (26th minute) and Jonathan Kodjia (35th minute) found the target for Al Gharafa. Al Sailiya and Al Gharafa are now on seven and nine points respectively. The fast-paced game saw high drama from start. The teams matched each other ball

Al Kharaitiyat beat Al Khor 2-1 in Week 5 of the 2020-21 season QNB Stars League at the Al Khor Stadium on Monday. Mohammed Osman (45+2) and Rachid Tiberkanine (84th minute) scored for Al Kharaitiyat. New recruit Giannis Fetfatzidis found the target for Al Khor in the 55th minute. Promoted side Al Kharaitiyat raised their points to six with their second victory, their first being against Qatar SC in Week 2. Al Khor, who remained on three points, could not repeat their performance

Joshua Cheptegei's world 5000m record of 12:35.36 set at the Wanda Diamond League in Monaco on 14 August has been ratified. The Ugandan, now 24, took two seconds off Kenenisa Bekele’s mark of 12:37.35, set 16 years earlier in Hengelo. Amazingly, it was Cheptegei’s first race since setting a world 5km record on the roads on 16 February, also in Monaco. Paced through the early stages by Roy Hoornweg (2:31.87 at 1000m) and Matthew Ramsden (5:03.77 at 2000m), Cheptegei, the reigning world cross

Gleneagles will host The Senior Open Presented by Rolex for the first time when the iconic Scottish venue welcomes Europe’s only Senior Major Championship in 2022. The King’s Course on the 850-acre Perthshire estate will host the 35th edition of the tournament from July 21–24, 2022, a year after Sunningdale Golf Club welcomes the Championship’s return after its cancellation in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Gleneagles is no stranger to elite golf events, having hosted The 2014 Ryder Cup – the prestigious

Last week’s Italian Open runner-up Laurie Canter hopes his good form can continue as the European Tour visits Cyprus for the first time in its 48-year history for the inaugural Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Open. The Englishman held the 54-hole lead last week at Chervò Golf Club, but was pipped to the post on the final hole by Ross McGowan. Nevertheless, the 30-year-old is feeling positive after his second runner-up finish in the space of five weeks, adding to his Portugal Masters result. Canter

NEW DELHI: Blue Tigers defender Adil Khan feels Indian Football is moving forward and growing on "the right path" that corroborates its new motto – "Indian Football. Forward Together". "Indian Football is growing in a good way and through the correct path. I just wish (Indian football) keeps growing the way it has been and tries to maintain the quality," the 32-year-old defender expressed during an AIFF TV interview, a year after he faced off with neighbours Bangladesh at the Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata.

The 49th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. This game is scheduled to start at 07:30 PM IST (06:00 PM local time) (02:00 PM UTC). The game will be telecasted on the Star Sports Network (Available in English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Bengali). Also, live streaming will be available on Disney+ Hotstar. Preview: The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) could be the only team to

Like most international countries, Pakistan has a slightly confused approach to regulating online betting and casino gameplay. This was born out recently, when international sporting giant Bet365 was landed in hot water having been granted permission by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to live stream sports matches via its betting app. In this post, we’ll assess the true status of online betting in Pakistan, while asking what you need to know as a punter in the region! Is Betting Legal in Pakistan? Let’s

KOLKATA: Mohammedan SC's Honorary General Secretary Sk. Wasim Akram complemented the 'bio-bubble' that was put in place by the organisers of the Hero I-League Qualifiers 2020. In a candid chat with AIFF TV, Akram stated that organisers did a "commendable job" in maintaining the COVID-safety bubble. "The way the whole tournament was organised was really satisfactory. It was the time of the new normal, and the AIFF and the IFA, along with the Sports Ministry took a call and went forward with this," said

World Junior Champion Mostafa Asal and fellow Egyptian Zahed Salem have withdrawn from the upcoming Qatar Classic. Both players are currently self-isolating after close family members have tested positive for COVID-19. Neither player has received a positive test at this time. Frenchman Victor Crouin takes up Asal’s spot in the draw and he will play England’s George Parker in round one. Crouin’s place is taken by USA’s Todd Harrity, who will go up against Lucas Serme. Former World No.1 James Willstrop takes Salem’s

Match 48 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 has defending champions Mumbai Indians taking on the Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Wednesday. The Mumbai Indians are continuing their stellar form from last year, and occupy the top spot in the IPL 2020 points table at the time of writing. Despite losing Rohit Sharma to an injury last week, MI have coped fairly well. Apart from a star-studded batting unit, the Mumbai Indians boast of a well-rounded bowling attack. Trent Boult

The club also launches their new annual campaign, #RiseAgain FC Goa is delighted to launch the Uzzo jersey, the club’s official home jersey for the 2020/21 season. The new official home kit of the defending ISL League Winners Shield takes inspiration from ‘Uzzo’ the Konkani word for ‘fire’. Uzzo is not just a term in Konkani, but the war cry of all football lovers in Goa. The fearsome spirit of the fans has been the bedrock of success for the Gaurs and the

This year's finest athletics achievements will be celebrated at the World Athletics Awards 2020, to be staged as a virtual event on Saturday 5 December and streamed live on the World Athletics YouTube channel. This year’s ceremony will recognise exceptional achievement in what has been an extraordinary and unprecedented year, both on and off the fields of play, and celebrate the athletes who met the challenges of 2020 head-on to produce some of the finest performances in the history of our sport. Once again,

The host cities of the upcoming November 2020 windows of the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers have been confirmed.  Meanwhile, Doha, Qatar will be hosting games in Groups B and E. Group B teams include China, Japan, Chinese Taipei, and Malaysia. Group E teams include Qatar, Iran, Syria, and Saudi Arabia. The most important criteria in choosing the hosts were health and travel guarantees and compliance with FIBA health protocols, including testing and controlled entry into a secure environment.   The exact schedule of games will be confirmed later.  

Holders Al Duhail defeated Al Rayyan 2-1 in Week 5 of the 2020-21 season QNB Stars League at the Al Gharafa Stadium on Sunday. Eduardo Rodriguez (Dudu) and Ramin Rezaeian scored for Al Duhail in the 68th (penalty) and 90+3 minutes respectively after Al Rayyan took the lead through Yacine Brahimi in the 42nd minute. Al Duhail raised their points tally to nine and Al Rayyan stood on seven after five rounds of action. The highlight match of Week 5 between last season’s