Governance

United World Wrestling (UWW), which has been operating in lock-stop with the tainted Wrestling Federation of India for months now, has suspended vociferous WFI critic Bajrang Punia till the end of this year.

Reason? NADA's decision to hand him a provisional suspension for refusing to undergo a dope test. It bears noting that while the UWW has shown unseemly haste to take action against Bajrang, the Sports Authority of India (SAI), while aware of NADA's order, has sanctioned close to Rs 9 lakh ($10,800) for his training abroad. 

Apr 05, 2019 17:04
NEW DELHI: Minerva Punjab's combative owner Ranjit Bajaj on Friday morning took to Twitter to declare he was shutting operations. Reason: The 2017-18 season I-League champions were informed that the Kalinga Stadium will not be available to host the home matches for the Chandigarh-based club as the facility is set to undergo renovation after the completion of the Super Cup.
Apr 03, 2019 16:04
NEW DELHI: The main opposition Indian National Congress (INC) on Tuesday released its election manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections. Titled “Congress Will Deliver”, the 53-page manifesto released by party president Rahul Gandhi has a detailed plan of action under six categories. Among the key issues, Sports has also found a place in the document.
Apr 03, 2019 15:04
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court Tuesday sought Prasar Bharati's response on a plea Delhi-based Sports Flashes, a multi sports content app, alleging that the pubcaster was resorting to arm-twisting to force it to give up the audio rights it holds for the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup. The High Court sought Prasar Bharati's stand on the petition filed by India Sports Flashes Pvt Ltd.
Apr 03, 2019 15:04
LONDON: The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) and the Abbott World Marathon Majors (AbbottWMM) Tuesday revealed a groundbreaking extensive new anti-doping investigation and intelligence-driven testing program in a landmark moment in the drive for a clean sport.
Apr 02, 2019 18:04
NEW DELHI: Now that it is clear to all concerned that the the ongoing Super Cup has been an unmitigated disaster for the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and its commercial partners Football Sports Development Ltd, the question really is, what next? From this vantage point, there appear to be only two options available to the FSDL-AIFF.
Apr 02, 2019 15:04
JAIPUR: The Congress has named sitting MLA and discus thrower Krishna Poonia as its candidate to take on Sports Minister and Olympian Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Rathore, the ruling BJP's candidate for the Jaipur rural seat in Rajasthan, is also the Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting.
Apr 01, 2019 17:04
MUMBAI: Indian players KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya have been served notices to appear before the Supreme Court-appointed BCCI ombudsman Justice DK Jain to explain themselves for the sexist comments they made on celebrity talk show Koffee With Karan.
Apr 01, 2019 17:04
DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) Monday announced that Manu Sawhney will assume the position of chief executive with immediate effect.
Apr 01, 2019 17:04
NEW DELHI: Delhi Dynamos FC has become the first Indian Super League (ISL) franchise to publicly comment on the organisation of the ongoing Hero Super Cup.   
Apr 01, 2019 15:04
NEW DELHI: All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Praful Patel is reportedly all set to become the first Indian to be elected a member of FIFA executive council for a four-year period when elections are held in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) headquarters in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.