STAR SPORTS ACQUIRES NZ CRICKET MEDIA RIGHTS
mumbai: Star Sports, India's leading sports broadcaster, has acquired the broadcast and digital rights for New Zealand Cricket for all men's and women's International matches being organized in New Zealand for the next 3 years for the Indian subcontinent and South-East Asia. India is expected to play a total of 3 Tests, 10 ODIs, and 3 T20s during this period in New Zealand. led by Kane Williamson, arguably one of the best batsmen in modern day cricket, New Zealand has become the team to watch out for in world cricket. With a slew of exciting series scheduled over the course of next 3 years, cricketing enthusiasts in India are in for a treat.
ISBl AND ICBl TO START FROM DECEMBER: BFI
Bengaluru: Basketball Federation of India has announced the dates for the Indian School and College Basketball leagues (ISBl and ICBl). ISBl will be held between 25th December 2017 - 15th March 2018 and ICBl will be held between 18th April to 31st July 2018 in each participating states. The winners of the boys and girls categories in school leagues and men and women categories in college leagues from each state will qualify for the Indian school and college basketball leagues - National Championship. These leagues are organized in such a way that it extends to a period of around 6-8 weeks where each team plays only one match every week since it is a league and not a tournament.
INDIA WIll PlAY FOR A WIN: COACH DE MATOS
Dammam (Saudi Arabia): India U-19 football team will look to end their AFC Championship Qualifiers with a win as they face bottom-placed Turkmenistan in their last group match here on Wednesday. Head coach luis Norton de Matos praised his players for the good show in their drawn game against Yemen but said they will have to be more clinical in front of opposition goal against Turkmenistan. "Turkmenistan are an aggressive side and they have lost both their matches so far. They will be playing for a win for their pride and we will be doing the same. We will be playing for a win and looking to end the qualifiers on a positive note," de Matos said.
HAKKINEN TO VISIT INDIA FOR SOCIAl CAUSE
New Delhi: Two-time Formula 1 world champion Mika Hakkinen will be visiting Mumbai and Gurugram during the weekend. Hakkinen, who won his world titles in 1998 and 1999, is coming to India to promote Johnnie Walker's don't drink and drive initiative. He will be in Mumbai on November 11 and Gurugram the following day. "Driving a Formula 1 car is about staying in control. I believe that I have a responsibility as a driver and role model to help address the hugely important issue of responsible drinking," said Hakkinen.
MARIJNE ISSUES WARNING TO INDIAN TEAM
Bengaluru: Chief hockey coach Sjoerd Marijne on Tuesday warned that India will always remain at number six in the world rankings if the players don't improve their ball- intercepting skills. After winning the Asia Cup, the Indian team is gearing up for the Hockey World league Finals, to be held in Bhubaneshwar from December 1-10. "I think we can improve in every area. The Players need to improve intercepting balls because launching counter attacks is one of the strong points of India. We are too good at that and we can be a danger for any country. If we can't do that (improving ball interception), we will always be number six," Marijne said.