Governance

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. 

Jan 22, 2018 12:01
MUMBAI: Bringing in professionals to perform the operational roles, and separating governance and management, will raise the quality of sports in India to new levels, argues Geoff Schoenberg, a research fellow at Australia's Deakin University, whose post-doctoral work is specifically focused on sports governance in India.
Jan 19, 2018 14:01
NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation’s integrity officer Javed Siraj on Thursday stressed on AIFF’s zero tolerance policy towards any match fixing allegations or any corruption related to the sport.
Jan 19, 2018 13:01
NEW DELHI: The Pro Wrestling League (PWL), whose previous two editions were marred by instances of organisational mismanagement, was on Thursday hit with a fresh controversy. 
Jan 19, 2018 12:01
LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thursday announced that more than 14,000 doping tests have been undertaken on over 6,000 athletes from 61 countries to safeguard the upcoming Olympic Winter Games that open in PyeongChang, Republic of Korea, on 9th February.
Jan 18, 2018 13:01
NEW DELHI: I-League team Minerva Punjab FC's owner Ranjit Bajaj claimed Wednesday that two of his players were approached for match-fixing and that he had notified the AIFF and AFC.
Jan 17, 2018 10:01
NEW DELHI: India will host Afghanistan's maiden Test match from June 14 to 18 in Bengaluru, it was decided at a meeting between officials from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Tuesday. BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary told PTI that Bengaluru emerged as the best-possible venue for the historic match.
Jan 17, 2018 10:01
NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will soon take a decision on hosting the first ever day-night Test in India.
Jan 16, 2018 14:01
NEW DELHI: Double Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar, in the eye of a storm after his supporters allegedly beat up the brother of his opponent Parveen Rana after a bout during the Commonwealth Games trials last month, could be banned from CWG 2018 if found guilty. This was stated Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, president of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).
Jan 16, 2018 13:01
NEW DELHI: The government's ambitious Khelo India programme is not just about building athletes' "bench strength", but is also focused on improving coaching methodologies, Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has stressed. Rathore made his comments during the launch of the official anthem and mascot of Khelo India School Games, which kick off January 31.
Jan 15, 2018 14:01
KOLKATA: Retired Chief Justice of the Haryana and Punjab High Court Mukul Mudgal on Sunday, stated he was “certainly” disappointed with the ways things have gone BCCI’s way despite the Supreme Court verdict on the Justice (Retd) RM Lodha Committee recommendations being "final".