The ethics committee of world soccer governing body FIFA said on Saturday it had completed its investigation into the conduct of FIFA President Sepp Blatter and UEFA president Michel Platini and requested sanctions against them.
IBM India Software Labs on Wednesday announced the setting up of IBM Centre for Advanced Studies at its facility in Bangalore to allow universities access to IBM's product development and supporting infrastructure.
Turner Broadcasting System said on Wednesday that its Cartoon Network channel would remain pay after the introduction of conditional access system from next month.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will review the reasons behind the three-month ban handed to Chinese Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang and decide whether to appeal the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday.
These changes will entail a relook at the various laws governing banks in the country - the two Bank Nationalisation Acts (passed in 1970 and 1980); the State Bank of India (SBI) Act of 1955; and the Companies Act of 2013.
Barcelona have vowed to use all legal means to fight a second fine imposed by UEFA after fans displayed pro-Catalan independence flags during September's Champions League Group E match at home to Bayer Leverkusen.
Included in Barcelona squad to face Dortmund
Five countries have complained to the International Court of Arbitration for Sport about badminton's new scoring system, arguing it discriminates against women
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European football's governing body UEFA called for a quick decision in the case of its suspended president Michel Platini on Thursday and said the FIFA presidential election, which he is contesting, should go ahead in February as planned.
Arjan Singh, the Marshal of the Indian Air Force, was a fearless and exceptional pilot and remained a source of inspiration to all personnel of the Armed Forces through the years.
The Court of Arbitration ruled that world 400 metres champion Jerome Young should have been banned from the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
A ban imposed on Russia's Paralympic team to compete in Rio is cynical and immoral, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, while saying that Moscow acknowledged its mistakes and would improve the national anti-doping system.
In a significant order regarding implementation of conditional access system in Mumbai, a civil court has restrained cable operators from charging more than Rs 110 (i.e. Rs 72 plus taxes) per month from subscribers in the suburbs.
ESPN-Star Sports on Wednesday announced a rate of Rs 32 per month for its two sports channels for consumers under the conditional access system on an annual contract basis.
Much to the disappointment of numerous viewers, pay channels of private television networks went off air in Chennai on Monday, as the conditional access system came into force
The government on Monday asserted that there was no move to impose set-top boxes on the cable television users but asked the opposition not to stall the efforts to bring the conditional access system.
Kolkata's cable operators and multi-system operators have termed the rates (to be applicable in the CAS regime) forwarded by Star, Sony, and ESPN to the Centre as 'impracticable'.
However, it said the athletes said were eligible to compete at the 1988 Olympics as the banned substances had been present "in low concentration".
Expecting the Reserve Bank of India to maintain stable and soft interest rates in credit policy, State Bank of India on Wednesday hinted at further cut in home and consumer loan rates.
The government is likely to extend up to September 30 the 45 per cent duty cut on set-top boxes required for viewing pay channels under conditional access system.
The Cable Operators United Front on Wednesday claimed to have blacked out services in around 40 lakh (4 million) homes across the four metros, protesting that the Rs 72 for the free-to-air package post-conditional access system was "too low".
The government appears to be going flexible on the conditional access system with a "soft launch" on July 15, and is not likely to make the set-top boxes mandatory for viewing pay channels from this date.
In a bid to make high cost conditional access system affordable to consumers, the government has withdrawn 16 per cent excise duty on set-top boxes.\n\n\n\n
Tejinderpal Singh Toor clinched the men's shot put gold with a record-shattering throw to open India's medal account in athletics in the Asian Games, in Jakarta, on Saturday.
South African Caster Semenya's long and controversial reign as the queen of middle distance running looks set to be ended this year not by a track rival but by a new hyperandrogenism rule that will stop her from running 800 and 1500 metres races.
Maria Sharapova's reduced suspension for a doping violation is set to provide a healthy boost to her bank balance with corporate sponsors reaffirming their commitment to the Russian player. The 29-year-old can return to the court next April after the Court of Arbitration for Sport reduced her two-year ban by nine months on Tuesday. Sharapova's stunning admission in March that she had tested positive for meldonium at the Australian Open, and her subsequent ban by the International Tennis Federation, saw a number of sponsors distance themselves from her.
