As the government gradually eases pandemic lockdown restrictions in the country, the sports industry is slowly getting back on its feet after weeks of shutdown. Amid the development, the government on May 5 opened the nominations for 2020 National Sports Awards, which takes place on August 29 every year. While the deadline for the nominations ...

While reopening of stadiums and sports complexes after about two months of shutdown has come as a major relief for the sports fraternity in India, the Home Ministry denied the entry public viewing in these facilities. However, taking cognizance of the current crisis, the focus now lies in kick-starting aggressive training of athletes in the ...

Age fraud in sports has become a concerning matter over time with increasing number of incidents over the past few years. Speaking on the matter during an interview, eminent cricketer Rahul Dravid had said that age fraud is an erosion of culture, adding that it is as bad as fixing a match. He asserted that ...

The Appointments Committee of Cabinet on Sunday appointed Ravi Mittal as the Union Sports Secretary. He has replaced incumbent Sports Secretary Radhey Shyam Julaniya and will be working under the Ministry of Youth Affairs. Julaniya was appointed as the Sports Secretary in February 2019. Prior to this appointment, Ravi Mittal was the Secretary of the ...

You might have read about the recent suspension of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) by the Sports Ministry of India. But it isn’t a complete termination but a temporary suspension. On December 21, Sanjay Singh was elected as the President of WFI. However, just a few days later, on December 24, the Sports Ministry ...