Even as Sports Minister Jitendra Singh said the the functioning of the IPL and the BCCI do not come under the Sports Ministry, he added that the government is thinking of ways to bring more transparency in Indian sports. ...
02:25 PM, May 24, 2013
New Delhi: The much-anticipated joint meeting between representatives of the suspended IOA, the Sports Ministry and the International Olympic Committee, to find a way in resolving the issues that led to India's ban from the Olympics, has been postponed from May 7 to May 15. Sports Secretary PK Deb informed that the meeting, scheduled to be held at the IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland has been postponed as IOC president...
09:43 PM, Apr 17, 2013
New Delhi: Olympic medallist Vijender Singh can heave a sigh of relief after the sports ministry announced on Tuesday that the boxer's samples tested negative for drugs. The boxer was alleged to have consumed recreational drugs with sparring partner Ram Singh. The Beijing Olympics bronze medallist had submitted his blood and urine samples to the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) after being directed by the ministry. "Vijender Singh along with four...
04:17 PM, Apr 16, 2013
The Sports Ministry swung into action on Monday and asked the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) to carry out tests on boxer Vijender Singh for alleged drug use. The Ministry's strong statement came hours after the Punjab Police was "advised" by the District Attorney of Fatehgarh Saheb against collecting the Olympian medallist's blood and hair samples for testing. Vijender and fellow boxer Ram Singh are under scrutiny for alleged involvement in...
06:51 PM, Apr 01, 2013
Vijender allegedly consumed heroin 12 times from December 2012 to February 2013 while his colleague Ram Singh took it five times. ...
06:44 PM, Apr 01, 2013
Union Sports Minister Jitendra Singh on Monday said that appropriate action will be taken against Olympic bronze-medallist Vijender Singh, only if the boxer is found guilty in the drug scandal that has rocked Indian boxing. ...
03:46 PM, Mar 11, 2013
The Sports Ministry has made it clear that it can only deal with the VK Malhotra-led Indian Olympic Association after the suspension of the IOA by the International Olympic Committee in December last. ...
08:33 PM, Mar 10, 2013
Sports ministry is yet to hear from the AIFF the specific assurances demanded by FIFA. ...
04:55 PM, Feb 14, 2013
P K Deb said the Ministry would have to see whether it is in consonance with the sports code. ...
05:27 PM, Jan 11, 2013
New Delhi: The Sports Ministry has given an ultimatum to under-fire Athletics Federation of India (AFI) to either hold new elections within 60 days or be prepared to get sanctioned by the ministry. The elections held by the AFI in April were found to have violated three clauses of the National Sports Code. The Ministry had set aside the appointment of the president, secretary and treasurer of the AFI and...
05:35 PM, Dec 11, 2012
New Delhi: The sports ministry on Monday clarified that they are reviewing all the sports bodies and have not decided to derecognised the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) as opposed to earlier reports. The sports ministry had earlier derecognised the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation (IABF) and the Archery Association of India (AAI) for manipulation in their election process on Friday. The sports ministry has only issued notice to the Athletics...
05:50 PM, Dec 10, 2012
New Delhi: The Sports Ministry on Monday derecognised the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) as per reports after it had derecognised the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation (IABF) and the Archery Association of India (AAI) for manipulation in their election process on Friday. Earlier, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) provisionally suspended IABF for manipulation of its election, a move that came just two days after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had...
04:22 PM, Dec 10, 2012
The sports ministry de-recognised the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation and the Archery Association of India on Friday for their unclean electoral process. ...
11:37 PM, Dec 07, 2012
Indian sports ministry de-recognised the national boxing and archery bodies Friday for their faulty electoral process. ...
06:50 PM, Dec 07, 2012
New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association on lashed out at the Sports Ministry for writing to the IOC regarding the Sports Code's implementation in the upcoming IOA elections, saying that the government's action was an assault on the autonomy of sports bodies in the country. In a missive to IOC president Jacques Rogge, IOA Acting President Vijay Kumar Malhotra said the letter written by Sports Secretary to the world body...
02:58 PM, Nov 22, 2012
New Delhi: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Youth Affairs and Sports Ajay Maken on Thursday unveiled an exposure draft on National Physical Fitness Programme for school children that would aim at making physical fitness "academically rewarding". The programme seeks to ensure better health among school going children and broad-basing sports culture in the country. The programme will put into place a system that would assess and ascertain a child's...
08:31 AM, Aug 31, 2012
New Delhi: The Sports Ministry has released a financial assistance of Rs 1018.90 lakh as on July 23, 2012 from its National Sports Development Fund for imparting customised training to elite athletes, who are medal prospects in the London Olympics and other major international events. The financial assistance has been granted to 52 sportspersons, four coaches and six support staff under the Operation London Excellence 2012, which also covers athletes...
03:03 PM, Jul 24, 2012
New Delhi: The sports ministry has asked the Indian Olympic Associaiton to prevent its president Suresh Kalmadi from going to London for the Olympics. A court on Friday permitted Kalmadi, who is facing graft charges in the preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, to travel to London. Soon after, Sports Minister Ajay Maken said he shoud not go to the Games. The tone and tenor of the letter from a...
02:36 AM, Jul 14, 2012
Sports ministry made an exception for BCCI by extending for filing nominations for Arjuna awards to July 20. ...
08:19 PM, Jul 05, 2012
A Sports Ministry official has said they sent a award circular to the cricket board regarding nominations. ...
10:16 PM, Jun 07, 2012
