Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore a drug cheat or victim of vendetta?

The 2004 Olympics silver medalist failed a drug test a month before the Athens Games which was withheld from not just the public but the IOC too. ...
11:56 PM, May 15, 2013

FTN: Does IPL commodify women?

In a recent article in Wisden India sports journalist Anjali Doshi has raised serious objections about the women presenters being chosen by IPL broadcaster Set Max saying that the choice of glamorous women over sports journalists not only trivialises cricket but also stereotypes those women who report on sport. ...
11:55 PM, May 07, 2013

Sports gives clean chit to boxer Vijender Singh

Sports Minister Jitendra Singh says that boxer Vijender Singh is free to attend the boxing camps but he will not be attending the current camp. ...
10:55 AM, Apr 18, 2013

NADA gives clean chit to boxer Vijender Singh

Olympics silver-medallist Vijender Singh got big relief from NADA as his blood and urine samples tested negative for any banned substances. ...
11:20 AM, Apr 17, 2013

We should wait for Vijender test results: Sports Minister

Sports Minister Jitendra Singh told CNN-IBN that WADA rules say that Vijender can be checked for heroin. ...
11:19 AM, Apr 04, 2013

India pull out of Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

The Indian men's hockey team has pulled out of the upcoming Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh, Malaysia, over a disagreement on the cost of airfare between the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and Hockey India (HI). ...
05:21 PM, Feb 26, 2013

'There are several ways to fix football matches'

Sports Illustrated journalist Grant Wahl sheds light on the possible ways of fixing a football match following European police's claims on Monday that around 700 matches were fixed worldwide over the last few years. ...
07:43 PM, Feb 05, 2013

Newsmaker of the Day: Jitendra Singh

The sports minister Friday took the bold decision to de-recognise India's amateur boxing and archery federations because of their faulty electoral process. ...
11:48 PM, Dec 07, 2012

Can sports ministry solve the Olympic sports crisis?

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

Sports ministry acts tough on boxing and archery bodies

Indian sports ministry de-recognised the national boxing and archery bodies Friday for their faulty electoral process. ...
06:50 PM, Dec 07, 2012

IOA to blame for India's suspension by IOC: Sports Minister

New Delhi: Sports Minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday blamed the Indian Olympic Association for India's suspension by the International Olympic Committee, a development which puts a bar on the country's Olympic participation "The Indian Olympic Association is to blame for the current crisis. We told the IOA many times to amend its constitution and be compliant with the international rules," he said. Jitendra said that there was no conflict between ...
12:23 AM, Dec 05, 2012

Nominees for Indian of the Year 2012 in sports category

Here's a look at the nominees of CNN-IBN's Indian of the year in the category of Sports. ...
11:57 PM, Nov 27, 2012

Nominees for Indian of the Year 2012 in sports category

Snooker champion Pankaj Advani, badminton ace Saina Nehwal and Olympic gold medalist wrestler Sushil Kumar are some of our nominees. ...
08:36 AM, Nov 27, 2012

BDM cricket bat manufacturer abducted, police suspect driver

55-year-old Sudhir Mahajan, the director of BDM company, was kidnapped when he was returning to his residence in his car. ...
08:06 PM, Oct 10, 2012

Chess player goes to law over DU fitness rules

An aspiring chess player Chetna Karnani has moved court against Delhi University's new guidelines on sports quota. ...
08:50 AM, Sep 07, 2012

India's Olympic stars receive awards

London Olympics heroes receive awards from the Indian government on the National Sports Day. ...
08:48 PM, Aug 29, 2012

Tata Nano a part of Jay Leno's vintage car collection

Popular US TV show host Jay Leno has a collection of over a hundred vintage and sports cars but the one he loves to talk about is the India-built Tata Nano. ...
08:46 AM, Aug 19, 2012

The Greatest Indian: Nominees from the field of sports

Here's a look at the sportspersons who made it to the top 50 in the nominations. ...
11:32 PM, Jun 08, 2012

Suspensions not enough, says Maken

The union sports minister has urged the BCCI to remove the root cause of match-fixing and find a solution in the larger interest of the game. ...
04:48 PM, May 16, 2012

Come out and play: Australia to Delhi's slum children

Australian government's Sports Outreach Programme is encouraging parents of the deprived children of Delhi to send them to play. ...
07:01 PM, May 02, 2012