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LONDON: Following the first meeting of 2023 in Dubai, in which it WAS concluded that the game was at a crossroads with intervention required, the MCC World Cricket Committee has now released specific recommendations for the International Cricket Council (ICC) to help ensure the long-term prosperity of the men’s and women’s international game.

Dec 18, 2017 10:12
CHENNAI: The All India Chess Federation (AICF) will merge India’s two National championships — the Challengers and the Premiers.
Dec 09, 2017 11:12
CHENNAI: Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) nominee Gautam Singhania has been elected to the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Motor Sports Council during the FIA Annual General Assembly in Paris held on Friday evening. Racing enthusiast and industrialist Singhania polled 82 votes, and was one of 14 members from across the world to be elected out of 22 nominees.
Nov 13, 2017 11:11
NEW DELHI: The Indian shooting fraternity, which had been protesting the high slabs of Goods and Services Tax (GST), has expressed satisfaction at the Indian government's decision to exempt imported sports equipment from the ambit of GST.
Nov 10, 2017 11:11
NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association's executive committee has ratified the decision to shift the venue of the December 14 annual general meeting from Chennai to the capital. The decision was taken during the EC meeting held here Thursday in the presence of IOA president N Ramachandran.
Nov 09, 2017 10:11
NAGPUR: Badminton Association of India president Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that the onus of fixing dates for the Senior Nationals will be on the big players henceforth to ensure that they will compete in them.
Nov 08, 2017 12:11
NEW DELHI: The executive council of Indian Olympic Association, by a majority ruling, has moved the venue of the IOA's annual general meeting next month from Chennai to the capital, a move that was strongly resisted by the national body's serving president Narayana Ramachandran.
Nov 07, 2017 11:11
NEW DELHI: Hockey India has announced a cash award of Rs 100,000 each to the 18-member Indian women's team that lifted the Women's Asia Cup in Japan. The Indian team also notched up another triumph of sorts on Monday by breaking into the top 10 in the FIH world rankings. Gaining two places in the ranking table, the team is now placed at number 10 behind Korea and ahead of Spain.
Nov 07, 2017 11:11
MUMBAI: Union Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, who has already declared his intention to cut the word 'authority' out of the Sports Authority of India (SAI), has said that the strength of the regulatory body will be cut by half by 2022.
Nov 06, 2017 17:11
GUWAHATI: The Boxing Federation of India has unveiled the logo, mascot and an official song for the youth women’s world championships, to be held here from 19 November. The event, that marks the return of big ticket boxing to India, will feature close to 200 boxers from 38 countries. 
Nov 04, 2017 14:11
MUMBAI: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) recently passed a resolution to increase the dearness allowance of national players from the current 600 rupees a day to 1000 rupees.