AIFF likely to appoint ex-AFC official I-league advisorNEW DELHI - The emergency committee of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) will meet in Kolkata Sunday to select a chief executive for the I-league and is also likely to appoint Carlos Nohra, the former director of competitions of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), as an advisor to the league. Uttar Pradesh beat Delhi for first win this season (Ranji Roundup)NEW DELHI - Virat Kohli struck 145 but could not save Delhi from an innings and 22 runs defeat against Uttar Pradesh on the fourth and last day of their Ranji Trophy Super League round three match at Luknow Friday. Run up to Delhi Games: Home Guards trains personnel in English speakingNEW DELHI - : In view of the upcoming Commonwealth Games 2010 in Delhi, the Home Guards and Civil Defence Directorate has initiated a programme to train its personnel in spoken English. Centre issues guidelines to prevent age frauds in sportsNEW DELHI - Union Government on Friday issued detailed guidelines in order to prevent age fraud in sports and ensure fair play. Sports ministry cracks the whip on age fraudsNEW DELHI - Stung by a series of allegations of age fudging in football and badminton, the sports ministry Friday issued strict guidelines to weed out the cheaters. Mumbai close to victory against Railways (Ranji Round up)NEW DELHI - Defending Champions Mumbai were in sight of an outright victory after spinners Harmeet Singh and Iqbal Abdulla left Railways tottering at 174 for seven in the second innings on the third day of the Ranji Trophy Super League tie at Karnail Singh stadium here Thursday. Commonwealth Games projects will be completed in time : CentreNEW DELHI - The Union Government on Thursday expressed confidence that all sports infrastructure projects in Delhi would be completed well before next year’s Commonwealth Games. Batsmen put Saurashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal on topNEW DELHI - Dominating performances by batsmen helped Saurashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh to get control of their matches on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Super League fixtures Wednesday. West Bengal offers land, infrastructure for football academyNEW DELHI - The West Bengal government has offered land and infrastructural support to the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to built a state of the art academy in Burdwan. India should not bid for Olympics, says Sports MinisterNEW DELHI - Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister M S Gill on Wednesday said that India should not be thinking of hosting Olympics Games in the near future. Nehra awarded Grade B contract, Irfan demoted to Grade C
India pushing hard to ready CWG infrastructure in time: GillNEW DELHI - India is “pushing the hardest to ensure that the infrastructure for the 2010 Commonwealth Games is ready in time, Sports Minister M.S. Gill said Wednesday as MPs across the spectrum expressed concern in the Rajya Sabha over the country’s preparedness to host the event. Should India bid for Olympics, wonders sports ministerNEW DELHI - Should India bid for the 2020 Olympics, as the Indian Olympic Association is known to be keen to do? Sports Minister M.S. Gill doesn’t quite think so. Sachin made Maharashtra famous: Manohar Joshi
CWG infrastructure will be ready in time: GillNEW DELHI - The stadia and other infrastructure for the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) would be ready well in time, Sports Minister M.S. Gill said Wednesday as opposition MPs in the Rajya Sabha questioned the lack of India’s preparedness to host the event. Bowlers put Punjab, Mumbai, Karnataka on top (Ranji Roundup)NEW DELHI - Stupendous performance by bowlers put Punjab, Mumbai and Karnataka on top on the first day of their Ranji Trophy Super League group matches Tuesday. Karnataka and Tamil Nadu lead Ranji Super League groups
Hockey coach Brasa confident of winning Argentina tournament
Confident Indian hockey team leaves for SpainNEW DELHI - Putting behind all controversies, the Indian men’s hockey team Sunday left for a week’s camp in Spain to prepare for the Champions Challenge in Argentina from Dec 6. We have not taken a step back: KalmadiNEW DELHI - Suresh Kalmadi, the chairman of the 2010 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC), has vehmently denied that he has given in to the demands of Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief Michael Fennell and said that there was “give and take” from both the sides. Sandeep rested for Champions Challenge, Rajpal named captainNEW DELHI - The controversy surrounding Sandeep Singh’s fitness has finally been put at rest. The drag flicker has now been ruled out with a back problem from the Champions Challenge hockey tournament, thus confirming the fears of coach Jose Brasa, whose announcement about Sandeep’s fitness raised a storm. Indian naval officer circumnavigating world reaches New ZealandNEW DELHI - Commander Dilip Dhonde of the Indian Navy, the first Indian to attempt to circumnavigate the world alone, Saturday reached Christchurch in New Zealand after covering 9,000 nautical miles. World weightlifting body to take strict action against IndiaNEW DELHI - The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has said it will take strong disciplinary action against the dope tainted Indian federation for the repeated offences of its lifters. FIH ties up with SAIL as World Cup sponsorNEW DELHI - The International Hockey Federation (FIH) and Hockey India (HI) Friday announced a sponsorship tie-up for the 2010 World Cup with the Steel Authority of India (SAIL). Tamil Nadu crush Punjab; Mumbai beat Himachal (Ranji Round Up)NEW DELHI - Tamil Nadu crushed Punjab by an innings and 45 runs on the fourth and the last day of the Ranji Trophy Super League match at Amritsar Friday. Bhaichung injured, advised three-week restNEW DELHI - India football captain Bhaichung Bhutia has been advised three weeks’ rest after he stretched calf-muscle at the national training camp at Margao in Goa. No decision on hockey team’s captaincy: MattooNEW DELHI - Hockey India (HI) president Ashok Kumar Mattoo’s assertion in Pune that Rajpal Singh was not the choice of selectors for captaincy is factually correct — but an HI release clearly mentioned the striker as captain for the Champions Challenge tournament in Argentina. FIH chief says elected HI will be in place soonNEW DELHI - International Hockey Federation (FIH) president Leandro Negre Friday asserted that a democratically elected Hockey India (HI) will be in place before the World Cup as that is the only way to put the game back on the rails here. Commonwealth preparations in full swing: GillNEW DELHI - There was hard work ahead but preparations for the Commonwealth Games 2010 were in full swing, Sports Minister M.S. Gill said here Friday. Saina, Arvind bow out of China Super SeriesNEW DELHI - India’s Saina Nehwal bowed out of the China Super Series badminton in Shanghai, going down to Chinese qualifier Xia Jingyun in the second round of the women’s singles Thursday. Parthiv Patel slams century, Gujarat takes lead against Hyderabad (Ranji Trophy, Roundup)NEW DELHI - Gujarat skipper and wicketkeeeper Parthiv Patel slammed a century against Hyderabad to give his team the first innings lead on the third day of the Ranji Trophy Super League match at Hyderabad Thursday. Ranji Trophy: Pujara slams unbeaten double ton (Round up)NEW DELHI - Cheteshwar Pujara smashed an unbeaten double century as Saurashtra piled up a massive 544 for three in their first innings against Maharashtra on the second day in the Ranji Trophy Super League at Rajkot Wednesday. Hockey players up in arms against coach BrasaNEW DELHI - A rattled Hockey India (HI) president A. K. Mattoo is flying down to Pune following a reported revolt by senior players spearheaded by deposed captain Sandeep Singh against coach Jose Brasa. IOA to conduct fresh elections for IWF |
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