ESPN STAR bags Olympics rights

Sports broadcaster ESPN STAR Sports has bagged the telecast rights of the Vancouver 2010 and London 2012 Olympic Games for cable and satellite television, IPTV and Mobile TV platforms. ESPN STAR......

FIFA lifts AIFF suspension; U-17 WC to go ahead as planned

The FIFA Under-17 women’s World Cup 2021 will be held in India as scheduled, from October 11 to 30, 2022. IMAGE: FIFA and the AFC will continue to monitor the situation and support the AIFF......

FIFA's decision to suspend India unfortunate, says CoA

IMAGE: This is the first time the AIFF has been banned by FIFA in its 85-year existence, with the Bureau of the FIFA Council saying there have been "flagrant violations of the FIFA Statutes".......

FIFA suspends Indian football federation

In a massive setback for the country, world football governing body FIFA on Tuesday suspended India for "undue influence from third parties" and said the Under-17 Women's World Cup "cannot......

More trouble for former AIFF chief Patel

CoA files contempt petition against Praful Patel, pleads to bar him from football-related activities. IMAGE: Former AIFF chief Praful Patel. Photograph: Files The Committee of Administrators (CoA)......

CoA slams Patel for suspension references, assures FIFA and AFC

IMAGE: Praful Patel was in May removed as AIFF president by the Supreme Court for staying way beyond his tenure, following which he wrote to the FIFA and raised the matter of a possible suspension......