The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is likely to sign a rare broadcasting deal, which could result in all domestic and international matches being televised on a single channel in Pakistan. According to details, the PCB believes that a new media rights contract won’t fetch them a lot of money, due …
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Neymar seals sponsorship deal with Puma after leaving Nike
PARIS: Neymar has sealed an endorsement deal with Puma, the German company announced on Saturday, two weeks after the Brazilian superstar left his long-time sponsor Nike. “Welcome to the fam @neymarjr #KingIsBack” Puma tweeted alongside a photo of the Paris Saint-Germain striker, kitted out in the sportswear giant’s clothes. Welcome …
Read More »Olympics not possible under current conditions, says Tokyo head
TOKYO: The delayed Tokyo Olympics could not be held next year if conditions surrounding the coronavirus pandemic continue as they are, the president of the organising committee said on Wednesday. In an interview with Japanese broadcaster NHK, Yoshiro Mori said he was hopeful the situation would improve and suggested a …
Read More »Shoaib fears international cricket could be reduced to World Cups, T20 leagues
ISLAMABAD: Former pacer Shoaib Akhtar fears that international cricket could be reduced to just a couple of World Cups and T20 leagues if the International Cricket Council (ICC) does not intervene. “I can tell you one thing, if you don’t go with justice for the next two years, there will …
Read More »Iran announces lineup for FIDE Online Olympiad
TEHRAN: The Iranian Chess Federation has announced the lineup of the national team that is going to participate in the 2020 FIDE Online Olympiad. Given the successful holding of different chess competitions online since the outbreak hit the world, FIDE also decided to hold an online Olympiad from July 22 …
Read More »Iran’s Esteqlal F.C wins against Sanat Naft Abadan
The match, which was held without spectators due to the outbreak of Coronavirus, the Esteqlal of Tehran defeated the Sanat Naft Abadan football team 2-0 on Friday night at Takhti Stadium in Khuzestan province, southwestern Iran. With this victory, the Esteqlal football team climbed to fifth place in the table of the …
Read More »Qatar Chosen to Host ACL Matches in Western Region until Final
TEHRAN: The Asian Champions League is set to restart after a seven-month pause with Qatar announced on Thursday as the host of all western region games through the semifinals. The Asian Football Confederation said 16 teams will go to Qatar as a centralized venue to complete the group stage starting …
Read More »Bashar Resan Close to Leaving Persepolis
TEHRAN: Iraqi midfielder Bashar Resan will most likely leave Iranian team Persepolis at the end of the current season. Persepolis has failed to pay its debt to the iconic midfielder. Qatari teams are interested in landing the coveted player. Resan has played a key role in Persepolis’ success in the …
Read More »Iran Unchanged in FIFA Ranking
TEHRAN: Iran national football team remained in the 33rd position with 1,489 points in the newly published FIFA World Rankings on Thursday. Japan is the best Asian team in the ranking with 1500 points and South Korea is third with 1464 points. The FIFA Ranking has remained unchanged since April …
Read More »Iranian wrestler to be awarded 2012 London Olympic gold
TEHRAN: Iranian freestyle wrestler Komeil Ghasemi will be awarded the gold medal from the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the press service of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Tuesday. Iran’s Ghasemi and Russian wrestler Bilyal Makhov won the bronze medals at the 2012 Olympics in the men’s freestyle …
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