Federations

THE PGA CHAMPIONS TOUR has revealed its 28-event 2024 schedule with a record $67 million prize pool.

The seniors' season tees off with the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai in Hawaii from January 18-20. It concludes with the Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Phoenix from Nov. 7-10. The tour welcomes one new event in October with the Simmons Bank Championship in Little Rock, Arkansas, a newswire Reuters report said.

Mar 01, 2018 13:03
BENGALURU: India's greatest ever long jumper Anju Bobby George and Athletics Federation of India secretary CK Valson have blamed the ongoing Indian Super League (ISL) for taking away stadiums meant for athletics, thus leading to a compromise on the training of athletes.
Feb 22, 2018 10:02
MUMBAI: The Volleyball Federation of India (VFI) Wednesday announced a ten-year partnership with sports marketing and branding firm Baseline Ventures to promote and build Indian volleyball.  The agreement was concluded on the sidelines of the 66th Senior National Volleyball Nationals at Calicut with the core committee of the VFI in attendance. 
Feb 21, 2018 15:02
MUMBAI: U Sports founder Ronnie Screwvala and its co-founder and CEO Supratik Sen are in talks with the Union Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs for the creation of a federation for e-sports. With 206 million gamers, 10 million serious gamers and 300 million e-sports fans across the world, the e-sports segment has grown over the years.
Feb 20, 2018 15:02
NEW DELHI: Eighteen teams comprising seven Indian Super League (ISL) clubs' reserve teams (except ATK, Northeast United FC, Mumbai City FC) will compete in the preliminary round of the Second Division League starting from March 16, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) said in a statement. The preliminary round will continue until May 15. Teams will play on a home and away basis within the group.
Feb 20, 2018 14:02
NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation has come in for some serious flak after the AIFF announced the format and schedule of its inaugural Super Cup.
Feb 19, 2018 12:02
MUMBAI: While 13 state associations have written to the BCCI regarding implementation of the Lodha Committee reforms, the board has requested the remaining associations to write in their views so that an affidavit on the issue can be filed in the Spreme Court, a report in newspaper The Hindu said.
Feb 14, 2018 12:02
NEW DELHI: While the plan of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports to rank the National Sports Federations (NSFs) based on multiple criteria is a good move, it will be a meaningless effort if it is not linked to the fund flow to these organisations.
Sep 28, 2017 14:09
NEW DELHI: The Sports Ministry is in the process of hiring CEOs to run the National Sports Federations. Union Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore told PTI on Wednesday that his ministry will only take policy decisions on sports, the execution of which will be left to the professionals.
Sep 13, 2017 14:09
MUMBAI: The Athletics Federation of India has decided to set qualifying standards well in advance for the upcoming big meets, the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games in 2018. The AFI’s Planning, Coaching, Monitoring and Implementation Committee met in Patiala last week to review the Indians’ performances at the World Championships and chalk out the programme for the future.  
Aug 29, 2017 10:08
KUALA LUMPUR: The Asian Football Confederation’s Tuesday has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) – the world’s largest international humanitarian organisation.