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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 27, 2019 13:04
NEW DELHI: The first day of the 8th edition of the India Golf & Turf Expo (IGTE) - South Asias largest golf industry trade show - saw the Indian Golf Union (IGU) and the Golf Industry Association committing to explore new horizons for golf in India.
Apr 26, 2019 15:04
PARIS: The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) – the world governing body for motor sport - has extended its multi-year partnership agreement with Sportradar Integrity Services to monitor and safeguard the integrity of its championships, including the prestigious FIA Formula One World Championship.
Apr 26, 2019 15:04
NEW DELHI: A series of meetings between various state units of the BCCI and the Supreme Court-appointed amicus curiae, PS Narasimha on Wednesday, gave little hope to the associations wanting their way, The Hindu reports. The meetings were held ahead of the Supreme Court hearing on Thursday on matters related to the implementation of the Lodha Committee recommendations.
Apr 25, 2019 13:04
NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India's ombudsman-cum ethics officer Justice (retd.) DK Jain has served notice to former Indian cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman over conflict of interest for having roles in Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises while on the still existing cricket advisory committee (CAC) of the BCCI.
Apr 25, 2019 13:04
DUBAI: Oman and USA on Wednesday both sealed one-day international status for the first after an eventful day in the ICC World Cricket League Division 2 event in Namibia.
Apr 23, 2019 17:04
NEW DELHI: All India Football Federation general secretary Kushal Das is convinced the model adopted by the AIFF that would have the Indian Super League as the top league, followed by the next tier, which could be the I-League or League One, is the best possible way to take Indian football forward both in terms of quality and marketability.
Apr 23, 2019 16:04
NEW DELHI: Once a cesspool always a cesspool? Rajat Sharma, owner of the pro government news channel India TV, who won presidentship of the scandal and corruption-tainted Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) with an overwhelming margin in July last year, is facing a full blown revolt.
Apr 23, 2019 14:04
NEW DELHI: The ruling BJP and opposition Congress have fielded two high profile sports stars (one retired and the other still in the game) from different constituencies in the national capital.
Apr 23, 2019 11:04
BUDAPEST: Breaking new ground, new territories and adopting a whole new playing system is what’s in store for the 2021 and 2022 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals, which will be hosted in Houston, USA and Chengdu, China respectively.
Apr 22, 2019 19:04
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government has issued notice to the Mumbai Cricket Association to pay Rs 1.2 billion as lease renewal, unpaid dues, and illegal alterations on the plot that houses the Wankhede Stadium and BCCI headquarters, failing which the MCA might have to vacate the stadium premises.