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The 34-year-old Singapore Indoor Stadium will be replaced by a new indoor arena as part of plans to transform the Kallang Alive precinct around the Singapore Sports Hub. The current 12,000-seater indoor stadium will continue to operate until the new arena is completed, said Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong. Mr Tong said that the Government has been studying the best arenas in the world to learn from them.
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2 years ago Read more at TODAY

Singapore is looking to build on momentum and strengthen its position as a choice destination for entertainment and sports events. To help achieve that goal, a $165 million Major Sports Event Fund (MSEF) will be set aside over four years, Minister of Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong announced on March 7 during his speech on his Ministry’s budget. In 2023, Singapore hosted the inaugural Olympic Esports Week, the Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) Asian Open, FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup,
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2 years ago Read more at The Straits Times

UNB’s Jayda Veinot takes home the Nan Copp Trophy as U SPORTS player of the year. Catrina Garvey of Toronto Metropolitan took home the Kathy Shields Award for Rookie of the Year. Serena Tchida of Concordia won the Tracy Macleod Award.
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2 years ago Read more at U SPORTS

Shaheen Shah Afridi is the third bowler to take 100 wickets in the PSL. He has dismissed 100 batters in 69 PSL matches for the Lahore Qalandars. Before him, only Wahab Riaz and Hasan Ali managed to pick up 100+ wickets for Pakistan.
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2 years ago Read more at Times Now

ESPN India's sporting calendar lists all the news from the dynamic world of Indian sports, from the wide variety of Olympic sports to franchise leagues. The 2024 French Open continues (matches start at 2.30 pm IST): Kidambi Srikanth takes on Lu Guang Zu (court 3, match one), PV Sindhu vs Beiwen Zhang (court 2, second match), Treesa-Gayatri / Fukushima-Hirota, Sat-Chi
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Comb­axx Sports CEO Omar Saeed said softball is becoming favou­rite sport of the youth in Pakistan. Combaxx Sports will sponsor two athletes (one male and one female) nominated by the SFP for training abroad. SFP President Asif Azeem said becoming a technical partner is a welcome process.
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2 years ago Read more at The Nation

The Golden State Warriors and NBC Sports Bay Area announced that the team’s contest against the New York Knicks on Monday, March 18 at Chase Center will be broadcast by all female-talent. Former WNBA and Stanford Women’s Basketball player Jayne Appel-Marinelli and sports broadcaster Kylen Mills will host Dubs Talk Live, which will air immediately following Warriors Postgame Live.
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2 years ago Read more at NBC Sports Bay Area

New York Red Bulls host Dallas in their 2024 MLS regular season home opener. Last weekend, they beat the Houston Dynamo 2-1, while the Toros lost to Montreal by that same score. In just a couple of road fixtures this year, we have seen a resilient red Bulls squad and a well-organised defensive unit who have been difficult to break down.
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2 years ago Read more at Sports Mole

Rafael Nadal lost to Carlos Alcaraz in an exhibition event in Las Vegas on Sunday. The Spaniard returned to competition in Brisbane in January after almost a year sidelined with a hip flexor injury. He had to miss the Australian Open with another muscle tear. No 1 has played only three matches this year and only seven times since November 2022.
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2 years ago Read more at Yahoo Sports

World Surf League: Championship Tour Hits Portugal Peniche, Portugal, serves as backdrop for the third stop of the 2024 world Surf League Championship Tour. Fresh off their wins in Hawaii, Australians Jack Robinson and Molly Picklum dive into the competition with high hopes. In the men's division, John John Florence holds the top spot, with Caitlin Simmers trailing closely.
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2 years ago Read more at BNN Breaking