Governance

Indian goalkeeper PR Sreejesh and Chile skipper Camila Caram have been appointed co-chairs of the new FIH Athletes Committe, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced on Wednesday.

The FIH Athletes Committee serves as a consultative body and makes recommendations to the FIH Executive Board, FIH Committees, Advisory Panels and other bodies.

Apr 23, 2019 11:04
BUDAPEST: Breaking new ground, new territories and adopting a whole new playing system is what’s in store for the 2021 and 2022 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals, which will be hosted in Houston, USA and Chengdu, China respectively.
Apr 22, 2019 19:04
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government has issued notice to the Mumbai Cricket Association to pay Rs 1.2 billion as lease renewal, unpaid dues, and illegal alterations on the plot that houses the Wankhede Stadium and BCCI headquarters, failing which the MCA might have to vacate the stadium premises.
Apr 22, 2019 15:04
MUMBAI: India cricketers Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul were on Saturday fined Rs 2 million each by BCCI ombudsman DK Jain for their sexist comments on the celebrity chat show Koffee With Karan.
Apr 22, 2019 14:04
NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has recently signed an agreement with the Asian Football Confederation focused on coaching rules and methods.
Apr 18, 2019 18:04
NEW DELHI: After the Union government's grand ignore to a missive sent by the International Olympic Committee nearly two months ago, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has interceded on IOC's behalf and issued a fresh letter. IOA president Narinder Batra has written to Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, urging him to address the issue at the earliest.
Apr 18, 2019 18:04
NEW DELHI: The sexual harassment charges against Board of Control for Cricket in India CEO Rahul Johri refuse to go away.
Apr 17, 2019 17:04
JAIPUR: Is the Committee of Administrators, which, since being appointed by the Supreme Court to run the affairs of the BCCI in January 2017, can at best be given a D Minus for performance, about to wake up from its happy slumber?
Apr 16, 2019 16:04
LAUSANNE, Switzerland: The FIH executive board (EB) Tuesday confirmed that India’s mens team will join the FIH Pro League from 2020 on, as was unanimously supported by the other participating national associations.
Apr 15, 2019 18:04
NEW DELHI: Court intervention has come into play over yet another sports federation administrator treating the body as his personal fiefdom. The Delhi High Court, in a strongly worded judgment, has set aside "the arbitrary, illegal and unethical appointment of friends and family members" by Ashok Singh, president, Delhi Capital Badminton Association, to fill six key posts of the DCBA executive committee.
Apr 13, 2019 16:04
BHUBANESWAR: The AIFF league committee has unanimously decided to refer the matter of I-League clubs' withdrawal from the ongoing Hero Super Cup to the disciplinary committee, relying upon the relevant clauses/sections of the I-League participation agreement and the tournament's regulations.