Nov 08, 2017 11:11
MUMBAI: Actor John Abraham, who owns Indian Super League club NorthEast United, has expressed interest in learning from Turkey's clubs and players.
Players from the Assam-based club are currently in southern Turkey for pre-season training and Abraham met Antalya governor Munir Karaloglu. Abraham's side, which came in fifth in the ISL's last season, could forge better ties with Turkish football, he said.
Nov 06, 2017 10:11
CAIRO: Egypt has offered its centre of excellence - the Olympic Centre - for short term training programme for Indian sports teams. Egyptian sports minister Khaled Abd El Aziz made the announcement at the ongoing World Youth Forum in Cairo, being attended by Indian Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore.
Nov 04, 2017 17:11
ZURICH: FIFA has written to the All India Football Federation (AIFF) seeking more information about the recent Delhi High Court decision that set aside the December 2016 election of AIFF president Praful Patel for failing to follow the National Sports Code.
Nov 04, 2017 16:11
LONDON: The BBC plans to broadcast 1,000 extra hours of live sport a year online as it attempts to "reinvent free-to-air sports broadcasting".
More than 30 additional sports or sporting events - including Women's Super League football, the British Basketball League and wheelchair tennis - will be streamed live via iPlayer and the BBC Sport website.
Nov 03, 2017 14:11
MUMBAI: Kolkata will host the final of the expanded fourth edition of the Indian Super League (ISL) while the inaugural game has been shifted to Kochi.
The now ten franchise-based league kicks off on November 17.
Nov 03, 2017 13:11
MUMBAI: Kolkata will host the final of the expanded fourth edition of the Indian Super League (ISL) while the inaugural game has been shifted to Kochi.
The now ten franchise-based league kicks off on November 17.
Oct 31, 2017 16:10
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday declared the election of Praful Patel as All India Football Federation (AIFF) president void while ordering fresh elections to be held within a stipulated time of five months.
The court ruled that the federation elections were conducted without conforming to the National Sports Code.
Oct 31, 2017 13:10
KOLKATA: The total attendance at the the just-concluded FIFA Under-17 World Cup 2017 was a record 1.347 million (1,347,131 to be exact), with Kolkata's iconic Salt Lake Stadium accounting for more than 45 per cent of the overall spectator count.
Oct 30, 2017 12:10
KOLKATA: Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said on Sunday that organisations like FIFA now have started giving importance to India and the country should make the best use of it.
Oct 28, 2017 16:10
KOLKATA: FIFA’s strategic body approved an increase in the prize money for the 2018 World Cup Russia to a total amount of $400 million — 12 per cent up from the $358 million awarded at the 2014 edition.
