Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav turned in a fine all-round performance as he led his team the Chief Minister's XI to a victory over the state's bureaucrats in a friendly 20-overs-a-side tennis ball cricket match at Lucknow's Le Martinier school grounds on Sunday.
Forced out of grounds, tracks and courts by the coronavirus pandemic, sports events may help in the long run, but medical experts on Wednesday warned that resuming anything this year could mean putting lives at risk. When sporting events do eventually make a comeback, which some of the region's top doctors believe is not going to happen until at least the next six months or may be nine, it may not be the same initially.
Tennis World No 1 and Real Mallorca shareholder Rafa Nadal has hit out at governing body UEFA for excluding the financially-troubled La Liga club from European competition this season.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
Coronavirus crisis caused mass cancellations and postponements in the last three days, March was to be a busy sports month. But as things stand now, there is no live action there for the fans once the All England Championships of badminton wind up in Birmingham.
The CEOs of Cricket Australia, the National Rugby League and Football Federation Australia, have signed up to the "Pathway to Pay Equality" report by the Male Champions of Change Institute (MCC), which details a milestone-based approach to achieving pay equity between male and female athletes.
US Open semi-finalist Yanina Wickmayer must wait to see whether she can return to action even though a Belgian court has suspended a one-year ban imposed on her for violating anti-doping regulations.
Ram Varadarajan, president and CEO of Arcot Systems, an authentication software company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, has joined the electoral fray for the United States of America Cricket Association elections slated for March 29. Varadarajan, an Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay graduate, is contesting for USACA president, leading a team of cricket administrators and leaders contesting for other positions to challenge the incumbents.
China chose a sports contest to announce the change of the name of Taiwan, a self-governed cash-rich island.
The International Boxing Association (AIBA) on Wednesday constituted a five-member ad-hoc committee for finding a group which would organize and administrate the sport in India.
Shahar Peer was accused of encouraging the crowd to put off opponents during last weekend's Fed Cup tie against Russia.
The government of Switzerland and the NBA want to use Sachin Tendulkar and other top cricketers for furthering social causes through advertisements.
A top official from the national federation of a prominent Olympic sport asked if Batra would deem the competition good enough if shooting is brought back into the CWG fold.
International Cricket Council Chief Executive Officer Malcolm Speed on Wednesday admitted that it will be a huge challenge to integrate Twenty20 cricket with the existing formats of ODIs and Test cricket. The veteran administrator said there is no rush or demand as of now to create a window for the IPL and the BCCI has still not approached the ICC for the same.
To ensure that the National Sports Federations (NSFs) elect office bearers as per the Sports Code only, the government has hardened its stance and latest to fall in line is All India Tennis Association, which has agreed to elect its new President next month.
This property has all the hallmarks of being owned and occupied by Vijay Mallya. A fleet of supercars making their way down the drive, hordes of people descending to party all night long and a constant delivery of goods and services.
Vaihayasi Pande Daniel discovers Ross Island where the clock can never be turned back.
Virat Kohli? M C Mary Kom? Neeraj Chopra?
Conchita Martinez will take over as Spain's Davis Cup captain for the Group I tie away to Russia.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Wednesday that some of the athlete data leaked by a Russian cyber espionage group has been changed from its initial form, and has asked "affected parties" for feedback on any inaccuracies.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Wednesday defended the Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) system after some athletes' confidential medical data was leaked by a group of Russian hackers, shedding light on potential abuse.
'He will always be an enigma.' 'But it's because of players like him that some people still watch doubles matches.'
Recently-elected FIFA president Gianni Infantino was told on Monday that 'women are part of the solution' to the problems that have plagued football's scandal-plagued world governing body.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday.
What we must know about the substance the Russian tennis ace was taking before it was banned this year.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday.
Looking back, the Indians had rubbed their hands in delight at the variety of marquee events at home the sporting calendar of 2017 offered, and they now look forward, with optimism and anticipation, to a challenging 2018.
Sania Mirza, Mithali Raj and Pullela Gopichand, on Wednesday, sent out a strong message on encouraging women players and developing essential infrastructure to promote sports in the country
Russia's World Cup dream ended within agonising sight of the semi-finals as they went down 4-3 on penalties to Croatia on Saturday after another gallant performance in front of their fanatical fans which again belied their lowly ranking.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
'Sharapova has been a US resident since early in her career, which does bring in a question of how or why she is using a drug that is not licensed there'
Documents relating to Farah, and published on the fancybear.net website, showed that the distance runner had no active Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs) at the time of the Olympics. TUEs allow athletes to take banned substances for verified medical needs and there is no suggestion any of those named have broken any rules
Shiva Keshavan wants to overcome a recent injury and end his international career with a flourish during the Pyeongchang Games, starting this week.
Triple Tour de France champion Chris Froome says he has "no issue" with his private medical records being leaked in a cyber attack by Russian hackers on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
Virat Kohli should resolve the row amicably with the concerned scribe.
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The state units affiliated to Boxing India on Wednesday claimed ignorance about the International Boxing Association's decision to constitute an ad-hoc committee for administrating the sport in India, even as it planned to write to AIBA about proposing a date for conducting its elections.
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