Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 5 (IANS) Around 3,500 men and 1,500 women athletes from 29 states are expected to take part in the 38th national athletic championship meet to be held here from February 21 to 25….
By Veturi Srivatsa There are similarities between Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Anurag Thakur, though both belong to different political parties fighting each other…
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) The Sports Ministry on Thursday felicitated the players and coaching staff of the Indian team that won the Kabaddi World Cup recently and awarded them Rs.10 lakh each. The entire…
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) The second edition of the Pro Wrestling League (PWL), which will be held from December 15, got off to a unique start on Thursday with the wrestlers walking the ramp…
Moscow, Nov 3 (IANS) Russia Olympic Committee President Alexander Zhukov urged the government on Thursday to approve the list of doping preparations as soon as possible. The relevant powers have been granted to the government…
By Mayank Chhaya Chicago, Nov 3 (IANS) As a sport, nothing rivals football. Cricket may generate great intensity among its followers but the game’s geographic spread and cultural underpinnings pale in comparison with football. Between…
Hyderabad, Nov 2 (IANS) The Association of Schools for the Indian School Certificate (ASISC) on Wednesday announced that its 20th National Athletics and Games will be held here from November 6 to 11. As many…
Chennai, Nov 2 (IANS) Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President N. Ramachandran and Hockey India chief Narinder Batra have agreed to put aside their differences and work towards strengthening the IOA. “Ramachandran and Batra have agreed…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) The Sports Ministry on Wednesday advised the National Sports Federations (NSFs) to identify the medal prospects for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics by the end of this month. This step was…
Gurgaon, Nov 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday honoured Rio Paralympics silver medallist Deepa Malik by giving her a cash award of Rs.4 crore in a function organised to kick off the year-long…
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel will attend a number of functions at Patiala and Rajpura during a day long trip to Punjab on Wednesday. Goel will kickstart his trip by…
Cairo, Oct 31 (IANS) India’s ace squash player Dipika Pallikal lost to Mariam Metwally of Egypt in the first round of the Wadi Dagla Open here on Monday. The 25-year-old Indian lost 11-5, 11-9, 6-11,…
Moscow, Oct 31 (IANS) The State Duma, the lower house of Russias parliament, will discuss amendments, under which the use of a prohibited substance wont be considered as a breach of anti-doping rules for therapeutic…
Mexico City, Oct 30 (IANS) English Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton secured pole position for Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix, beating German teammate and Formula One drivers’ championship standings leader Nico Rosberg for the top spot on…
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Sports Minister Vijay Goel has approved the proposal for selecting foreign coaches through open advertisements. In a meeting with senior officials of his Ministry and Sports Authority of India (SAI)…
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) The Sports Ministry on Friday granted recognition to the recently-formed Boxing Federation of India (BFI) as the national federation for the sport. BFI conducted its elections on September 25 and…
Moscow, Oct 28 (IANS) A recently published report of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) proves that efforts implied against violations of anti-doping regulations were successful at the 2016 Rio Games in Brazil, the International Olympic…
Cap d’Agde, Oct 27 (IANS) Grand Master Harika Dronavalli played a hard-fought 87-move draw against Marie Sebag of France to qualify for the 14th Anatoly Karpov rapid international chess tournament semi-finals here on Thursday. She…
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) The Sports Ministry on Thursday announced that financial assistance to the 26 disciplines under ‘others’ category, which was stopped in 2014, will be restored. The decision was taken after Sports…
Lausanne, Oct 27 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has sanctioned nine more athletes who failed the retests of their 2008 Beijing Olympics samples. The IOC disqualified and deprived the athletes on Wednesday, six of…