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UWW quick off the blocks; suspends Bajrang Punia till end-'24

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May 09, 2024 20:05

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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.

Mar 29, 2019 17:03

Super Cup kicks off; I-League club no show in play

NEW DELHI: The final round of the Hero Super Cup kicks off at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar at 8.30 pm later Thursday when Chennaiyin FC take on Mumbai City FC with nothing by way of context and little by way of incentives for the clubs participating.

Mar 27, 2019 16:03

Singapore govt inks football dev pact with Bayern

SINGAPORE: Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich have entered into a strategic partnership with the Singapore Sports Council (SportSG), the governing body of sport in the South East Asian country, which will involve the club’s flagship international youth tournament series ‘FC Bayern Youth Cup’ alongside with the club's coaches exchange and education programs.

Mar 27, 2019 15:03

AIGF urges BJP, Congress to add gaming in their manifestos

MUMBAI: The All India Gaming Federation (AIGF), the regulatory authority for gaming in India, has requested top political parties in the country such as the BJP and the Congress to include the central regulation of online gaming in their party manifestos ahead of the Lok Sabha 2019 elections, IANS reports.

Mar 26, 2019 12:03

FIVB joins IOC in UN Clean Seas initiative

TOKYO: Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the global governing body of volleyball has been declared as one of the official supporters of the ‘Clean Seas’ initiative of the United Nations in partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Mar 25, 2019 13:03

Cricket Scotland to have 1st woman prez from March 2020

GLASGOW: Following its annual general meeting (AGM), Cricket Scotland announced recently that Sue Strachan has been appointed as President-Elect by its members. In March 2020, Strachan will become the first ever woman president of Scottish cricket in its 140 years of existence on a two-year term.

Mar 25, 2019 13:03

Sport Australia launches ntl mental health support program

SYDNEY: Sport Australia or the erstwhile Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) is continuing its commitment to the wellbeing of the country’s high performance athletes by launching a nationwide mental health support service.

Mar 25, 2019 13:03

Windies cricket chief Cameron ousted in elections

KINGSTON: Cricket West Indies (CWI) is all set for massive changes as Ricky Skerritt was elected the new board president, ending David Cameron’s six-year tenure at the helm of Caribbean cricket.

Mar 23, 2019 13:03

AIBA president Rahimov quits following IOC spat

LONDON: AIBA president Gafur Rahimov has dramatically resigned from the top job of global boxing after having re-elected to the post barely two months ago. Reportedly, the reason given for the same is his recent past with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which hasn’t supported his candidature due to his alleged links with organized crime.

Mar 23, 2019 13:03

ICC approves jersey numbers and names in Test cricket

DUBAI: In a bid to revive Test cricket, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has agreed to teams wishing to flaunt names of their players and jersey numbers in whites just as in coloured clothing during ODIs and T20Is, Press Trust of India reports.

Mar 22, 2019 02:03

I-League clubs ignore AIFF deadline on Super Cup

MUMBAI: After all the bombastic statements from the AIFF of xyz I-League clubs participating in the upcoming 2019 Hero Super Cup (as too the delusional ones from the "old guard" of East Bengal FC) comes the reality check.

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