Indian racer Karun Chandhok to race in FIA GT Series The former Formula One driver will be joined in the car by Jan Seyffarth who has been competing in the German GT series for his family-run team. ...  
02:48 PM, Mar 25, 2013

Adidas Originals to step up expansion in India German sportswear major Adidas is stepping up expansion for its sports fashion and lifestyle brand 'Adidas Originals' in India with plans to have up to 20 exclusive stores by the end of the year. ...  
11:10 AM, Mar 24, 2013

Australia to grill 30 NRL players in anti-drugs probe Australia was rocked by a report that alleged "widespread" doping among professional and amateur athletes, with multiple players and top-flight teams implicated. ...  
11:51 AM, Mar 20, 2013

FIFA warns Guatemala on reprieve for match-fixers Guatemala have been warned they could be suspended by FIFA after three internationals, including two of the country's most-capped players, had life bans for match-fixing overturned. ...  
09:55 AM, Mar 15, 2013

Russian champion swimmer Moskvina handed six-year doping ban
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The Russian, 23, is already serving a one-year ban for her first doping offence. ...  
12:30 AM, Mar 15, 2013

Lobby group urge Lance Armstrong to make full confession Lance Armstrong has been personally urged to make a full confession of all his involvement in doping by the founder of the lobby group Change Cycling Now. ...  
09:31 AM, Mar 14, 2013

Russia to donate more to WADA for influence
by IANS
Russia will contribute an extra 300,000 euros a year to WADA, which carries out doping tests at the Olympics. ...  
04:16 PM, Mar 11, 2013

Sports Ministry to take action if Vijender found guilty 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

Messi, Bolt and Phelps in the running for Laureus award Other favourites include Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins, F1 champion Sebastian Vettel and Olympic champion Mo Farah. ...  
11:37 PM, Mar 10, 2013

Govt can only deal with Malhotra-led IOA: RTI reply 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

Boxer Ram Singh summoned for questioning for drug haul case
by IANS
The names of boxers Vijender Singh and Ram Singh cropped up after an arrested drug dealer claimed that both the boxers were regular clients. ...  
12:12 PM, Mar 09, 2013

Cabinet approves Bill to provide time-bound delivery of services The Cabinet has given in-principle approval to a bill providing for time-bound delivery of services. This effectively means that bureaucrats will now have to face the music for delay in dispensing services like pensions, passports, caste certificates, ration cards, tax refunds and police procedures. ...  
11:04 AM, Mar 07, 2013

BCCI adopts dope tests policy in domestic cricket According to an Indian daily, the tests were conducted during the knock-out stages of the Vijay Hazare Trophy and will become a regular feature across all formats. ...  
12:34 PM, Mar 04, 2013

Which sport got richer by how much in Budget 2013-14 The government seems to have major hopes attached to archery, boxing and shooting - increasing their budget by almost 100 percent. ...  
04:48 PM, Mar 01, 2013

Budget: Sports Ministry gets a boost of Rs 214 crore A hike of Rs 214 crore was allocated to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports with Finance Minister P Chidambaram earmarking Rs 1219 crore for it in the 2013-14 budget presented in Parliament on Thursday. In his Budget presented in the Lok Sabha, Chidambaram allocated Rs 1093 crore as plan outlay while Rs 126 crore was set aside for non-plan. ...  
05:28 PM, Feb 28, 2013

Sports ministry clears Azlan Shah trip overruling the Sports Authority of India
by IANS
The sports ministry also sent out a stern warning to Hockey India not to overshoot its budget in future. ...  
06:03 PM, Feb 26, 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

SAI 'forces' Hockey India to pull out of Azlan Shah 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). ...  
03:41 PM, Feb 26, 2013

US sues disgraced cyclist Armstrong for sponsor money
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The US accused Armstrong of defrauding the postal service by taking its sponsorship money at the same time he was doping and using performance-enhancing drugs. ...  
08:18 AM, Feb 23, 2013

China launches probe into WADA doping allegations China will investigate claims that virtually all the raw materials used to produce illegal performance-enhancing drugs come from the country, even if they have serious reservations about their accuracy, state media said on Tuesday. ...  
02:09 PM, Feb 19, 2013