September 2020

Dubai , October 1 (ANI): Former India batsman Sachin Tendulkar hailed the leadership skills of Dinesh Karthik as he praised the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) skipper for making the right bowling changes at the right time against Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL).Tendulkar's remarks came as KKR defeated Rajasthan Royals by 37 runs. While chasing 175, Rajasthan was restricted to 137/9 in the allotted twenty overs.At one stage during their chase, Rajasthan was reduced to 88/8 as KKR bowlers wreaked havoc at the…

Lausanne , October 1 (ANI): Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) Arbitrator from Switzerland, Bernhard Heinrich Welten, will serve as Chairman of the AIBA Ethics Commission. The AIBA Executive Committee ratified the proposal of the AIBA Interim President on Wednesday during the AIBA Extraordinary EC meeting by videoconference.Born in 1966, Welten is Attorney at law. He graduated from the University of Bern, Switzerland in 1995 and finished Duke Law School, Durham, NC, the USA in 1999. He speaks German, English, Italian,…

Lausanne , October 1 (ANI): International Boxing Association (AIBA) Ordinary Congress 2020 will be held from December 12-13 on the virtual platform. The Executive Committee took this decision during the extraordinary meeting by the video conference on Wednesday.AIBA members will elect a new President and vote for the new Constitution of the organisation.AIBA Interim President Dr Mohamed Moustahsane wrote a letter to all the national federations in advance asking their opinion on the upcoming Congress format. The majority of…

Dubai , October 1 (ANI): Skipper Virat Kohli has been paired with youngster Devdutt Padikkal as Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) management has come up with a 'mentorship programme' to groom the budding talent they have within their ranks.As part of this mentorship programme, pacer Navdeep Saini has been paired with Proteas great Dale Steyn. RCB's Director of Cricket, Mike Hesson gave insights as to how this programme came about and what's the real purpose behind this move."The mentorship programme is something Simon…

Dubai , October 1 (ANI): After stumbling to a 37-run loss against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Rajasthan Royals' skipper Steve Smith said that the battle between him and Pat Cummins was not that great as the pacer won quite easily.Tendulkar's remarks came as KKR defeated Rajasthan Royals by 37 runs. While chasing 175, Rajasthan was restricted to 137/9 in the allotted twenty overs.At one stage during their chase, Rajasthan was reduced to 88/8 as KKR bowlers wreaked havoc at the Dubai International Stadium. For KKR, Kamlesh…