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The All Indian Football Federation announced the Premier 1 club licensing results for the 2024-25 season on Thursday. 

Punjab FC is the only club to have received a direct license.

Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 champion Mohun Bagan Super Giant and ISL Cup champion Mumbai City FC received the license with sanctions. Joining them in this category is Kolkata giant East Bengal, FC Goa, Bengaluru FC, Chennaiyin FC, NorthEast United FC and Mohammedan Sporting, which was promoted to the ISL after it won the I-League this season. 

Apr 29, 2024 20:04
The Supreme Court has warned BJP leader Kalyan Chaubey that it would issue non-bailable warrants against him and strip him of his posts in the All India Football Federation and Indian Olympic Association for delaying the hearing of his petition that challenged the election of Trinamool Congress leader Sadhan Pande from Maniktala Assembly constituency. Chaubey is AIFF president and joint secretary of the IOA.
Apr 26, 2024 20:04
The Playmakers have launched a comprehensive glossary and open-access resources to increase awareness around India's sport-for-development landscape.
Apr 25, 2024 13:04
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Laureus Sport for Good have announced a ground-breaking collaboration that will see both organisations each invest $1 million into a two-year programme to advance youth education and employability through sport in Africa.
Apr 24, 2024 20:04
Former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Narsingh Pancham Yadav was elected chairman of the Wrestling Federation of India's Athletes' Commission here on Wednesday, completing a process that was mandated by the sport's world governing body.
Apr 24, 2024 19:04
Indian national Yoni Patel, who owns a cricket team in the unsanctioned Legends Cricket League in Sri Lanka, is set to be indicted for match-fixing along with compatriot P Akash, PTI quotes a Colombo magistrate's court official as having said. This was after Patel's application for bail was refused by the court last Friday and the travel ban imposed on the duo was extended by one month, the official revealed.
Apr 23, 2024 21:04
Novak Djokovic, Aitana Bonmatí, Jude Bellingham and Simone Biles were among the big winners in Madrid on Sunday night, as Spain was at the centre of world sport with an unrivalled collection of sport’s greatest talents celebrating the 2024 Laureus World Sports Awards.
Apr 22, 2024 20:04
BENGALURU: Head hunting platform foundit (formerly Monster APAC & the Middle East), Monday announced its partnership with the Badminton World Federation (BWF).  This strategic collaboration aims to amplify foundit’s brand presence while championing the spirit of excellence embodied by badminton players worldwide.
Apr 19, 2024 18:04
NEW DELHI: The Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) has announced an extensive calendar of 41 competitions for the 2024-25 season, that includes many firsts.
Apr 19, 2024 18:04
BENGALURU: As per India Cares Foundation’s latest report, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have completed the restoration work of two major lakes in Bengaluru upscaling the water holding capacity of these lakes and adding civic amenities in a third lake, while improving the biodiversity around these water bodies as part of RCB Go Green Initiative.
Apr 18, 2024 20:04
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court is expected to pronounce on April 26 its order on whether to frame charges against former Wrestling Federation of India chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a sexual harassment case lodged by six female wrestlers against him.