A definitive guide to the movers and shakers who sit at the helm of the Asian sports boom.
The fallout of the Pulwama terror attack, which killed over 40 CRPF personnel, on the sporting ties between India and Pakistan was felt the strongest on Friday.
An MP's is a full-time job, so is the BCCI president's. How can Anurag Thakur do justice to both, asks Sudhir Bisht.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
A day after Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Singh Chautala were named Life Presidents of the Indian Olympic Association, a top official of the IOA on Wednesday questioned the move, pointing out that it violated the Constitution of the top sports body.
'Somewhere along the way, elected office-bearers appeared to have lost sight of the interest of cricket and begun to pursue their own interpretation of what the game should be.' 'Families made it a tradition to have their representatives occupy, if not usurp, positions in state associations,' points out Vinod Rai, who will step down as head of the BCCI's Committee of Administrators on Wednesday, October 23.
Sadly, the Lodha panel verdict on the IPL spot-fixing scandal of 2013 can't guarantee such incidents won't happen in the future, says Bikash Mohapatra/Rediff.com.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
Here's a closer look at the showcause notices issued to Lalit Modi
The scandal revolves around accusations that money was demanded from top athletes to 'bury' medical tests showing drug use
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
'Predictions are that numbers will continue to rise till May end and maybe in the first half of June will be our peak.'
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