NEW DELHI: Bajrang Punia on Tuesday called for wrestling to be made the national sport, insisting that Indian grapplers have consistently won medals in big-ticket events such as the World Championships and Olympics.
During a felicitation function of World Championships medal-winning wrestlers by Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju,…
LIONEL MESSI won the FIFA Men's Player of the Year award on Monday with Megan Rapinoe bagging the women's prize to cap a historic year for the United States' World Cup icon.
Barcelona striker Messi's victory in Milan was a surprise as he edged out Virgil Van Dijk, who won the UEFA player's award last month after helping…
SOUTH KOREAN badminton coach Kim Ji Hyun, who played a pivotal role in PV Sindhu's march to the world title recently, has resigned as India's women's singles coach citing personal reasons with less than a year to go for the Tokyo Olympics.
The 45-year-old from Busan has rushed to New Zealand to care for her husband Ritchie…
MUMBAI: The BCCI's much-awaited elections have been rescheduled by a day to October 23 in the wake of assembly elections in Haryana and Maharashtra, Chairman of the Committee of Administrators (CoA) running Indian cricket Vinod Rai told PTI on Tuesday.
Both the states will be voting on October 21 in a single-phase elections…
GOA CHIEF MINISTER Pramod Sawant on Tuesday said the state will be spending around Rs 4.50 billion on infrastructure for the 36th edition of the National Games, which it will host in October 2020.
Sawant chaired a high-level meeting of officials at Secretariat near here to review the preparations for the event in presence of…
NEW DELHI: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking stay on the upcoming election of Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) office bearers for allegedly not being in compliance of the recommendation of Justice R M Lodha Committee and BCCI by-laws.
The plea filed by cricketer and former secretary of HPCA Gautam…
HYDERABAD: Freshly minted Hero Indian Super League franchise Hyderabad Football Club has unveiled its official logo titled 'Reliving Hyderabad's Football Legacy', ahead of the new season.
HFC, the newest entrant into Indian Super League, paid homage to the rich legacy of the city’s tryst with the sport.
ATLANTA: YuppTV, a leading video OTT platform for South Asian content, has acquired the digital streaming rights for BCCI Home Season 2019-20. YuppTV's rights cover all its users in continental Europe (non-exclusive), SAARC countries (except India), Central and South America, and Central Asia.
Cricket fans in the Middle-East…
NEW DELHI: JSW and GMR co-owned Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Delhi Capitals Monday announced the launch of the 5th edition of Delhi Capitals Corporate Cup T20, formerly known as the Delhi Daredevils Corporate Cup T20.
The tournament, which will feature 16 participating teams, will be played in Gurugram between 5th…
MUMBAI: India’s leading athlete Virat Kohli launches his first collection for kids with global sportswear brand PUMA. Catering to a new generation of fitness enthusiasts, PUMA One8 Kids introduces athleisure wear for boys between the age of 4–14 years.