BCCI media manager quits
mumbai: The Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators' (COA) move to relieve the staff of former BCCI President and Secretary has led BCCI media manager Nishant Arora to quit. The COA last week decided to shut down the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) office in New Delhi set up by former President Anurag Thakur. And with Arora employed by Thakur, his time was definitely up. Arora, who served for 18 months, tendered his resignation on Sunday evening after he was offered a shift to the BCCI cricket centre in Mumbai following the closure of the Delhi office. Talking to IANS on his resignation, Arora said he was offered to shift his base from Delhi. This prompted him to quit. "I have a young family and didn't want to move to Mumbai," he said. His resignation comes after both Thakur's and Shirke's removal by the apex court for failing to implement the Justice RM lodha committee recommendations.
DISCOVERY lAUNCHes DSPORT CHANNEl
New Delhi: With a commitment to deliver the biggest and best sporting moments from across the world to sports obsessed fans throughout India, Discovery Communications on Monday announced the launch of DSPORT, an all-new premium sports channel in India. The launch marks the first time in over 10 years that a media company has introduced a new sports channel for the Indian market. It elevates Discovery's 20-year history in India, ensuring a new generation has access to the best in live sports content. Discovery already has a strong reputation for its expertise in fuelling the passion of sports fans in Europe and connecting them with the greatest sports events in the world through Eurosport, the number one sports destination in Europe. The launch of DSPORT in India perfectly complements this wider strategy to provide fans with more live action across a plethora of sporting genres.
FIT YUI collection launched
New Delhi: ASICS, the Japanese Sportswear brand introduced the FIT YUI collection at the ASICS Store Select City Walk, Saket here recently. ASICS tennis athlete Karman Kaur Thandi was present to unveil the product. Karman is the winner of the 23rd International Junior Tournament held in Germany. She was the winner of Grade 1 in Offenbach, Germany and WTA future star held in Singapore. She played for all the four major junior grand slams in 2016; US Open, French Open, Australian Open and Wimbledon. Also present at the event was Rajat Khurana, Director ASICS India. Designed for flex training, the FIT YUI uses advanced technologies and materials that adapt to the body's natural movements during training as they work to optimize individual workout results.
Ishant, Morgan in top price bracket
New Delhi: India pacer Ishant Sharma, England's limited-overs skipper Eoin Morgan and former Australia pace spearhead Mitchell Johnson are among seven players who have listed themselves at the highest base price of `2 crore (approx $298,000) for IPl-10 player auction. England allrounders Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes, Sri lanka captain Angelo Mathews and Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins are the rest of the players in this bracket. The IPl auction is scheduled to be held in Bengaluru on February 20. The `1.5 crore bracket has England's Johnny Bairstow, New Zealander Trent Boult, Australia's Nathan lyon and Brad Haddin, South African Kyle Abott and Jason Holder of the West Indies. This will be the final year of IPl before the teams overhaul their.