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NEW DELHI: With an instruction from higher authorities to "go deep into the details", the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on Wednesday constituted a team to conduct an audit of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) for the…

NEW DELHI: The Sports Ministry has sanctioned financial assistance to the tune of Rs 5 crore towards Indian judokas' preparation for this year's Asian Games and other international events following the de-recognition of the national…

NEW DELHI: Danish legend Mathias Boe is likely to return for a second stint as the doubles coach of the Indian badminton team after Malaysia's Tan Kim Her declined the offer despite the Sports Ministry approving his appointment. Boe, a…

NEW DELHI: Will Praful Patel now finally step down as president of the All India Football Federation? Last week, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) confirmed to the Supreme Court that Patel and his committee has no mandate to…

NEW DELHI: The government will spend Rs 190 crore on athletes for their training, foreign exposure, equipment and support staff for the Birmingham CWG and Hangzhou Asian Games scheduled later this year. The sports ministry has finalised the…

By PTI NEW DELHI: The Sports Ministry has extended financial assistance to five Indian swimmers, including Sajan Prakash and Srihari Nataraj, under its Target Olympic Podium (TOPS) and ACTC schemes to help them…

NEW DELHI: The Sports Ministry has extended financial assistance to five Indian swimmers, including Sajan Prakash and Srihari Nataraj, under its Target Olympic Podium (TOPS) and ACTC schemes to help them prepare and participate in various…

NEW DELHI: Indian tennis stars Sania Mirza, Rohan Bopanna, Ankita Raina and Ramkumar Ramanathan were on Thursday included in the core group of athletes under the Sports Ministry's Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) till the Hangzhou Asian…

NEW DELHI: With a view to achieving the twin objectives of mass participation and promotion of excellence in sports, the Government has decided to continue the scheme of 'Khelo India - National Programme for Development of Sports' over the…

NEW DELHI: When India woke up at 4:30 in the morning last August to watch golfer Aditi Ashok teeing off, eyeing a historic Olympic medal in Tokyo, it seemed sports in India had turned a corner. For a sport considered to be lying in the…