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Sports & Recreations

Baseball United Announces Dates for First Full Season and Inaugural Baseball United Cup

New Dubai-based league will also host a first-ever National Team tournament as part of its yearly event calendar

DUBAI, UAE (Embargoed until 9 am EST/ 5 PM GST on August 1, 2024) – Baseball United, the first professional baseball league focused on the Middle East and South Asia, announced its plans for the league’s first full season as part of an ambitious 12-month calendar of events. In addition to the season, Baseball United will host a professional tournament called the Baseball United Cup, as well as a national team tournament – featuring the official national baseball teams from countries across the Middle East and South Asia – called the Baseball United Arab Classic. All events will be held in Dubai, UAE.

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Top Grandmasters Praggnanandhaa, Nodirbeck, Arjun named among Superstar Men for Tech Mahindra Global Chess League Season 2

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Unprecedented Showdown: Global Chess League Unveils Superstar Men Players


India/London, 1st August 2024:The Global Chess League, a joint venture between  FIDE and Tech Mahindra, today announced its star-studded list of men players for the second season, scheduled to be held from 3rdto 12th October at Friends House in London.

Praggnanandhaa R

Joining the ranks of Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, and Viswanathan Anand in the second season are returning Superstars, including World No. 4 Arjun Erigaisi, World No. 6 Nodirbek Abdusattorov, World No. 8 Praggnanandhaa R, and World No. 10 Wei Yi.Praggnanandhaa R, who stole the limelight in the prodigy round of the first season and was awarded Player of the Tournament for his exceptional performance, will compete in the Superstar men’s category.

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The OliOli® Odd-lympics welcomes all!

  • Test your skills in a variety of awesome challenges around OliOli®
  • Complete the challenges to claim a Wittles popsicle, until 11th August 2024!

In the spirit of the Olympics taking place, OliOli® has introduced a number of epic Odd-lympic challenges for kids to try out! Running for a limited time (only until 11th August!), kids are invited to test their skills in five challenges:

  • Hoops-n-oops: Can you get both hoops in?
  • Paper planes: Can you get your paper plane through the highest ring?
  • Car vault: Get your car to land in the designated safe zones!
  • Flipped: A twist to the classic bottle flip, try to land your flips on the targets!
  • Trick shot: Put your hand-eye coordination to the test and sink your ping-pong ball into the cup!
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Wenjun, Koneru, Vaishali among top Women Superstars for Tech Mahindra Global Chess League Season 2

Global Chess League Unveils Star-Studded Line-up of Women Superstars for its Second Season in London

India/London, 31th July 2024: The Global Chess League, a joint venture between  FIDE and Tech Mahindra, today announced the list of women Superstars who will be competing in the second season scheduled from October 3rd to 12th at Friends House in London.

Ju Wenjun

In the second season, the reigning FIDE World Champion, Ju Wenjun, will be making her debut. She will be joined by World No. 1, Hou Yifan, who is returning to the premier annual chess event, alongside Indian chess Superstars Koneru Humpy and Harika Dronavalli.

Koneru Humpy

The line-up also includes some of the biggest names in women’s chess, such as Kateryna Lagno, Gunina Valentina, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Tan Zhongyi, and Nurgyul Salimova.

Vaishali Rambabu

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Jump into a Summer of active fun at OliOli®!

  • Explore exciting new activities and installationswithin OliOli®’s iconic galleries
  • Join the energetic OliOli® referee in awesome challenges around the museum until 25th August!

Get ready to jump, run, and play your way through the ultimate indoor adventurethis Summer at OliOli®! Their iconic galleries are bursting with thrilling new activities and installations designed to keep the energy high and the fun nonstop.

Discover 5 new installations around the museum:

  • Punch-a-nator: Box to the beat of your favourite song!
  • Shake-o-matic: Wake up your muscles by moving and grooving in new ways. Shake the fastest and set a new record!
  • Hang-o-rama: See who can hang on the longest and claim the high score in the family.
  • Bolt-a-tron: Be the fastest and set the OliOli® sprinting high score.
  • Pull-a-nator: Activate your muscles and get your heart pumping!
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