Govt suspends recognition of PCI for Ghaziabad fiasco

Govt suspends recognition of PCI for Ghaziabad fiasco

Sports Ministry today suspended the recognition of Paralympic Committee of India, PCI, for poor management and conduct of National Para Athletics Championships in Ghaziabad in March. The sports ministry said that an inquiry conducted by Sports Authority of India has found that the PCI has failed mis...

P. Kashyap enters prequarters of Asia Championship

India's Parupalli Kashyap roared into the pre-quarterfinals of Badminton Asia Championship played at Wuhan, China today. Kahyap saw off Chinese Taipei's Jen Hao Hsu 15-21, 21-18, 21-19 in a gruelling three-game contest that lasted for more than an-hour-and-a-half. India's ...

Cheema felicitates Sahil Chopra for winning bronze medal in World School Games

Punjab Education Minister Daljit Singh Cheema today congratulated Sahil Chopra for winning a bronze medal in the World School Swimming Championship held at Poland. In a statement in Chandigarh, Dr Cheema said Sahil is the only player in Indian team who has won the medal in World School Games.He said...

IPL 8: Sunrisers Hyderabad set target of 178 runs for KKR

In today's IPL Cricket, Sunrisers Hyderabad has set a target of 178 runs for Kolkata Knight Riders in Visakhapatnam. Sunrisers made 177 for the loss of 4 wickets in the stipuluated 20 overs. Earlier, KKR won the toss and elected to field first. The second IPL match between Royal Challengers...

IPL 2015: Sunrisers Hyderabad to take on KKR; RCB to clash with CSK

In IPL Cricket, Sunrisers Hyderabad will take on Kolkata Knight Riders, and Royal Challengers Bangalore will clash with Chennai Super Kings today. The Hyderabad-Kolkata match will be played in Visakhapatnam at 4 PM. While Hyderabad is currently sixth in the points table, Kolkata is third.The second ...

Zimbabwe to be first Test team to tour Pakistan since 2009

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed that Zimbabwe will be the first Test team to tour Pakistan since 2009. PCB Chairman, Shaharyar Khan told the media in Lahore that Zimbabwe would be touring Pakistan for a week from mid-May. The schedule of the ODI series is yet to be confirmed. It could...

IPL 2015: Kings Eleven Punjab edge out Rajasthan Royals in super over

In a thrilling contest in the IPL last night, Kings Eleven Punjab edged out Rajasthan Royals in a super over to end their unbeaten streak in this edition. The match played at Ahmedabad went see saw before going into the super over. Batting first Rajasthan made 191 for 6 in 20 overs on back of their ...

AIFF collaborates with German Football Association

Jammu and Kashmir to host Federation Cup football in August

Jammu and Kashmir will host this year's Federation Cup football championship in Srinagar. State's Minister for Youth Service and Sports Imran Raza Ansari said that the Championship would be held in the third week of August. Mr Ansari said this while addressing officers during a rev...