Sports complex for every block in J&K under central package of Rs1000 cr for state

Centre has approved a special package of Rs 1000 crore to strengthen sports infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir. Minister for youth Services and Sports Taj Mohiuddin declared the package at a meeting convened to review the functioning of department of Youth Services and Sports in Srinagar on Wednesd...

Tea and coffee now on WADA list to monitor misuse by sportspersons

Effects of caffeine, part of everyone's morning cup of tea or coffee, has got into the new list of substances that would be monitored by the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) in order to detect patterns of misuse in sport. Also in the list of substances, which are not on WADA's Prohi...

BCCI meet today to decide on fate of cricketers caught in IPL spot-fixing

BCCI's disciplinary committee will meet today to decide the fate of cricketers implicated in the IPL spot-fixing saga and deliberate on Anti-Corruption Unit chief Ravi Sawani's report. The one-man Sawani panel probed allegations that three Rajasthan Royals players conceded a pre-de...

2 Indian boxers in World Junior quarters

Indian boxers Aditya Maan and Ashish made their way into the quarterfinals of the AIBA Junior World Boxing Championships in Kiev, Ukraine. Maan, in the weight catogery of 66 Kilogram was up against Javier Estrada from the USA. Maan won by virtue of a unanimous decision. In the quarters, he will lock...

BCCI to decide on cricketers implicated in IPL spot-fixing tomorrow

BCCI's disciplinary committee will meet tomorrow to decide the fate of the cricketers implicated in the IPL spot-fixing saga and deliberate on Anti-Corruption Unit chief Ravi Sawani's report.The one-man Sawani panel probed allegations that the three Rajasthan Royals players concede...

Indian boxers Aditya Maan and Ashish made their way into the quarterfinals of the AIBA Junior World Boxing Championships in Kiev, Ukraine.Maan, in the weight catogery of 66 KiloGram was up against Javier Estrada from the USA.Maan won by virtue of a unanimous decision. In the quarters, he will lock h...

China Masters Badminton: Ajay Jayaram crashes out in first round

Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram on Thursday suffered a shock defeat against lower-ranked Chinese Yuekun Chen in the opening round of the China Masters in Guangzhou, China.The Indian ranked 24, lost 14-21 21-23 to world number 30 Chen in a 36-minute match. The other Indian in fray, Anand Pawar too went ...

Ajay Jayaram fails to cross first hurdle in China Masters

Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram suffered a shock defeat against lower-ranked Chinese Yuekun Chen in the Men's Singles of the China Masters Badminton tournament in Changzhou. The world number 24 Jayaram lost 14-21, 21-23 to world number 30 Chen in a 36-minute match today. Jayaram will next play...

Sports Ministry to set up panel to monitor preparations ahead of 2020 Olympics

The Sports Ministry has decided to form a Steering Committee to monitor and coordinate the work related to major international sports events till the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. The Ministry in a release today said, the Committee will decide core probables and review their performance every three months...

Sports Min to set up panel to monitor preparations ahead of 2020 Olympics

The Sports Ministry has decided to form a Steering Committee to monitor and coordinate the work related to major international sports events till the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. The Ministry in a release today said, the Committee will decide core probables and review their performance every three months...