Infantino vows to lead Fifa out of corruption

Gianni Infantino has vowed to lead FIFA out of years of corruption and scandal, after being elected to succeed Sepp Blatter as President of football's world governing body. The former UEFA General Secretary secured the victory with 115 votes on the second ballot, as no candidate received tw...

BCCI congratulates India women's team for 3-0 sweep

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today congratulated the members of the Indian women team for winning the three-match T20 International series against Sri Lanka.In a media release, BCCI President Shashank Manohar said that the Women's team has done consistently well in recen...

Asia Cup T20: India to meet Pakistan today

In Bangladesh, the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka is buzzing with activity as arrangments are all set for the biggest match of the T20 Asia Cup between traditional rivals India and Pakistan Saturday evening. After a sidelined bilateral series in Dec. 2015 due to political reasons, b...

Ranji Trophy: MCA announces Rs. 2 crore bonus for champion Mumbai team

Mumbai Cricket Association has announced a bonus of Rs. two crore to the Mumbai squad led by Aditya Tare that won the Ranji Trophy.A statement issued by MCA Joint Secretaries P V Shetty and Unmesh Khanvilkar congratulated the team and announced the bonus.This is the 41st time that Mumbai has won the...

Gianni Infantino elected new FIFA president

Gianni Infantino of Switzerland has become the new President of FIFA after winning a second-round vote in Zurich.Infantino got 115 of the 207 eligible votes to take a decisive majority ahead of Sheikh Salman of Bahrain.Sheikh Salman got 88 votes after being the front-runner during the four-month cam...

Indian women hockey team continue winning run; beat Scotland 5-0

Indian women's hockey team continued its winning streak on its tour to South Africa by routing Scotland national team 5-0 at Stellenbosch on Friday.India opened scoring in the 37th minute when Rani struck from a penalty corner.Rani soon made it 2-0 for India with another penalty corner conv...

Asia Cup T20: India to meet Pakistan today

In the on going Asia Cup, India will face Pakistan in the round robin match Saturday evening. All India Radio will broadcast ball by ball commentary on the India-Pakistan T-20 Match alternately in Hindi and English.It can be heard on FM Gold and additional frequencies from 6:30 PM till the end of Ma...

Cricketer BK Garudachar passes away

India's oldest first-class cricketer and former captain of Mysore - as Karnataka was called till 1974 - BK Garudachar passed away in Bengaluru on Friday. He was 99.A right-hand batsman and a leg-break bowler, Garudachar made 1,126 runs at an average of 29.63 from 27 matches in first-class c...

Soccer's world body elects Gianni Infantino as president

Gianni Infantino of Switzerland has become the new President of FIFA after winning a second-round vote in Zurich. Infantino got 115 of the 207 eligible votes to take a decisive majority ahead of Sheikh Salman of Bahrain. Sheikh Salman got 88 votes after being the front-runner during the four-month c...

India to take on Pakistan in Asia Cup T20 cricket at Dhaka today