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NEW DELHI: A Delhi High Court special Bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Najmi Waziri, which heard the fresh petition filed by sports lawyer Rahul Mehra on Tuesday, has asked the Union Spo­r­ts Ministry to show whether the 41 National Sports Federations comply with the National Sports Development Code of India (2011),…

MUMBAI: Sport is a major contributor to economic and social development. Since its onset, the COVID-19 pandemic has spread to almost all countries of the world. Social and physical distancing measures, lockdowns of businesses, schools and overall social life, which have become common place to curtail the spread of the disease, have…

NEW DELHI: Hockey Mizoram the State Member Unit was awarded the Best Hockey India Member Unit for 2019-2020 at the 10th Hockey India Congress in New Delhi on Friday. Hockey Mizoram led by President Ms. Zothankimi and General Secretary Mr. Lalrinfela have worked towards the growth of hockey in the state of Mizoram and have shown…

MADRID: Dorna Sports, MotoGP's commercial rights holder, on Friday released the provisional calendar for the 2021 FIM MotoGP World Championship.

All dates and events, as well as the eventual attendance of spectators, are subject to the evolution of the pandemic and the approval of corresponding governments and authorities.…

NEW DELHI: Manipur's Gyanendro Ningombam was elected unopposed as the president of Hockey India, while former president Mohd Mushtaque Ahmad is back in HI executive board after being elected unopposed for the senior vice president post. 

NEW YORK: The NBA's plan to begin the 2021 season on December 22 has cleared a significant hurdle, with the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) representatives voting to approve the proposed 72-game season starting on that date.

The next steps that will need to be navigated by the NBA include a safe plan for play…

MUMBAI: From gaming to fashion. It has been a busy week for Walmart-owned Flipkart on the acquisitions front. The e-commerce giant announced on Thursday that it has bought an equity stake in fashion brand Universal Sportsbiz Pvt. Ltd. (USPL), as it looks to strengthen its fashion portfolio.

On Tuesday, Flipkart had announced…

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) is set to resume competitive games from December subject to the approval of BCCI. Completing league matches is still the priority for TNCA. With BCCI president Sourav Ganguly hinting at a January start for the upcoming domestic season, TNCA wants to conduct a pre-…

CHANDIGARH: Guru Nanak Dev University has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Sports Authority of India in the presence of Vice-Chancellor Prof Jaspal Singh Sandhu and other officials of the university on 4th of November.

JAKARTA: The success in hosting the Asian Games and the Asian Para Games in 2018 has prompted Indonesia to submit a bid to host the 2032 Olympic Games, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.