Stand for national anthem or stay in locker room: NFL’s solution to player protests

The new policy removes allows players who do not wish to stand for the national anthem to remain in the locker room.

AFP

· May 24, 2018 · 11:57 am

Tearful Gerard Pique offers to quit Spanish national team after violent Catalonia clashes

The defender broke down in tears describing Barcelona’s 3-0 win over Las Palmas in an empty stadium as the ‘worst professional experience’ of his life.

AFP

· Oct 02, 2017 · 10:06 am

‘Leave The Boss out of your politricks’: Donald Trump roasted for Usain Bolt tweet

The US President attempt to co-opt sprint king Usain Bolt in his feud with NFL protesters drew a stinging response.

AFP

· Sep 28, 2017 · 01:53 pm

Still black and white: Trump feud exposes racial divide in US sport

The US President has sought to reframe the meaning of the anthem protests as an unpatriotic gesture which shows disrespect towards the US and its flag.

AFP

· Sep 28, 2017 · 10:37 am

EA Sports’s Fifa 18 shows India map without Jammu and Kashmir: Report

A draft Bill in 2016 stipulated a fine of up to Rs 100 crore and seven years in jail for the wrong depiction of the Indian map.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 26, 2017 · 02:04 pm

LeBron James has no regrets over calling divisive Donald Trump a ‘bum’

The NBA star had taken aim at Trump on Twitter after the president withdrew a White House invitation to Stephen Curry.

AFP

· Sep 26, 2017 · 09:35 am

‘Leader of our country is acting like a jerk’: US sportspersons protest against Trump

Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James described the US leader as a “bum.”

AFP

· Sep 25, 2017 · 12:38 pm

Pakistan Hockey Federation cries foul after being ignored for Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

The Federation has called for the intervention of the Asian Hockey Federation.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 16, 2017 · 10:21 pm

Financial difficulties force former Olympic champion Olga Korbut to sell medals

The cash-strapped gymnast, who had won two golds and a silver at the 1972 Munich games, sold the three medals for $333,500.

Scroll Staff

· Feb 28, 2017 · 08:44 pm

BCCI is not alone. Around the world, courts are telling sports administrators how to do their job

The BCCI-Lodha tussle is only one in a long list of run-ins between sports and the courts in the US, England, China and Pakistan.

Bedbyas Datta

· Oct 30, 2016 · 02:00 pm

Lodha panel row: 12 state bodies will not use BCCI funds until Supreme Court issues clearance

An affidavit issued by the Board of Cricket Control for India said the associations would keep the money in a term deposit.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 26, 2016 · 04:51 pm

Lodha panel row: BCCI defers tender process for media rights for ten IPL seasons

In a letter, the cricket body told bidders that the events were unforeseen and not under its control.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 25, 2016 · 08:20 am