Sports Ministry to provide free access to four stadiums in Delhi as part of Fit India Movement

The first phase will see Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Indira Gandhi Stadium, Major Dhyanchand National Stadium and Karni Singh Shooting Range being opened.

Press Trust of India

· 13 hours ago

Cannot single out any person: Government open to relax clause for office-bearers in Sports Code

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said a sports code which is acceptable to all will be put in place by the government.

Press Trust of India

· Yesterday · 04:08 pm

MS Dhoni, Leander Paes play football match for charity in Mumbai

Dhoni and Paes were seen wearing practice jerseys with “Playing for Humanity” written on them but the cause of the charity and the date are not known.

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· Oct 08, 2019 · 12:23 pm

Bridge: Dipak Poddar-led Indian senior team wins bronze to clinch first-ever medal at World C’ships

The team comprised captain Poddar, Jitendra Solani, Subhash Dhakras, Ramamurthy Sridharan, Subrata Saha and Sukamal Das.

Press Trust of India

· Oct 07, 2019 · 09:59 pm

Call for permanent CWG boycott will be discussed in IOA meeting, says Secretary General Rajeev Mehta

IOA president Narinder Batra had recently said that the Commonwealth Games is a waste of time and the country should consider a permanent pullout.

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· Oct 04, 2019 · 11:13 pm

Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik removed from TOPS, wrestler Ravi Dahiya included in latest changes

Sports Authority of India’s Mission Olympic Cell also cleared financial proposals of over Rs 70 lakhs at the recently held meeting.

Press Trust of India

· Oct 04, 2019 · 05:11 pm

Equestrian: How Fouaad Mirza is riding towards Olympics despite his ‘gifted’ horse being injured

Mirza is in the midst of a hectic Olympic qualification period, which became slightly more challenging after his Asian Games medal-winning horse got injured.

Abhijeet Kulkarni

· Sep 29, 2019 · 12:15 pm

The Games are more relevant than ever before: CWG Federation weighs in on Narinder Batra’s comments

IOA chief Narinder Batra had earlier called for an Indian boycott of the 2022 CWG in Birmingham over the axing of shooting.

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· Sep 27, 2019 · 10:50 pm

West Bengal CM yet to keep promise of plot of land after Asiad gold, says heptathlete Swapna Barman

The Jalpaiguri-born athlete was promised a plot of land in close proximity of the SAI Eastern Centre in Salt Lake to facilitate her training.

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· Sep 26, 2019 · 09:12 pm

It’s a platform to prepare for Olympics: Jaspal Rana says CWG pull-out could hurt Indian athletes

Batra triggered a debate with his comment that the CWG was a waste of time and the country should consider a permanent pull out from the event.

Press Trust of India

· Sep 25, 2019 · 07:44 pm

Waste of time and money: IOA chief Narinder Batra calls for India's withdrawal from 2022 CWG

Batra said he was open to talks with officials on including shooting in the next edition in Birmingham.

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· Sep 25, 2019 · 03:41 pm

Shooting: Indian juniors bag four medals at Asian Shotgun Championship

Abhay Singh won the bronze medal in the men’s skeet competition on Tuesday after reaching the final with a qualification round of 114.

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· Sep 24, 2019 · 08:28 pm