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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. 

Nov 06, 2019 13:11
MUMBAI: The 2019-20 Hero I-League season fixtures have been been made available to the participating clubs. The 2019-20 I-League season will kick-start November 30 with Aizawl FC facing Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan and Gokulam Kerala hosting NEROCA FC. 
Nov 05, 2019 15:11
MUMBAI: Yuvraj Singh appears to have found his voice post retirement now that he is free of the long (and vindictive) arm of the BCCI. The champion soutpaw has now championed the need to institute a players' association to protect the interests of Indian cricketers. 
Nov 05, 2019 10:11
MUMBAI: Months of effort by the All India Tennis Association (AITA) has paid off! The International Tennis Federation announced late Monday that the Asia-Oceania Davis Cup Group I tie between India and Pakistan, which was scheduled to be contested in Islamabad on November 29-30, will be played at a neutral venue. 
Nov 04, 2019 09:11
REMEMBER THE FANFARE with which the domestic media received the announcement by the BCCI that it had officially given sanction for the formation of the Indian Cricketers' Association (ICA), made up of retired cricketers?
Nov 03, 2019 17:11
BHUBANESWAR: The International Hockey Federation Saturday officially honoured Naveen Patnaik with the prestigious FIH President’s Award in recognition for the Odisha Chief Minister's contribution to the sticks game in particular and sports as a whole. 
Nov 03, 2019 16:11
MUMBAI: The official emblem for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2020 was unveiled Saturday during a star-studded launch event at Mumbai's iconic Gateway of India.  With exactly one year to go before the tournament kick-off, fans from across India and around the world experienced the excitement and optimism as the official emblem for the tournament was revealed to the public.
Nov 03, 2019 15:11
ZURICH: FIFA has launched its new legal portal (legal.fifa.com) to provide direct access to documents of interest to all stakeholders involved in FIFA’s legal and compliance activities.
Nov 02, 2019 12:11
AUSTIN, USA: After more than two years of work involving the most detailed analysis of the sport’s on- and off-track operations, the FIA and Formula 1 have confirmed the future direction of the sport with the publication of a comprehensive set of new regulations that will define the series from 2021 onwards.
Nov 02, 2019 12:11
NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with German Football Association (DFB) at its headquarters here.  The signing of the agreement coincided with German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to India for talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Nov 01, 2019 09:11
KOLKATA: Despite the massive pollution and smog in Delhi, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly on Thursday said the first T20I match between India and Bangladesh would take place as scheduled.  Pointing out that the contest could not be cancelled at the last minute, Ganguly, however, also said the board will be careful henceforth while selecting venues in the post-Diwali period.