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PT Usha fails to get elected as SOM; Saina Nehwal, Anju Bobby George, Dola Banerjee, Rani Rampal voted inSaina Nehwal was elected as one of four female Sportspersons of Merit in a recent election. Anju Bobby George, Rani Rampal, and Dola Banerj...- Asian Games 2026: Indian hockey teams don saffron jerseys in opening matchesIndian hockey teams wore saffron kits for their Asian Games opening matches. This occurred despite Hockey India's prior declaration to reve...
- Suresh Kalmadi’s rise: IAF pilot to sports powerbrokerSuresh Kalmadi, a significant figure in Indian sports administration, has passed away. His long career saw him bring major events like the ...
- Suresh Kalmadi: Former IAF pilot who got caught in 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games turbulenceFormer Union Minister and sports administrator Suresh Kalmadi passed away at 81 after a prolonged illness. His career spanned politics, pub...
- United World Wrestling Federation suspends WFI for not holding elections on timeThe United World Wrestling Federation (UWW) has suspended the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) for not holding elections as scheduled, w...
- Indian sport administrators need to step up as athletes continue to raise the barNeeraj Chopra has been consistent at the international level and Avinash Sable’s steeplechase silver could easily be labelled as India’s be...
- Batra removed as IOA chief after High Court strikes down Life Member post in Hockey IndiaThe Delhi HC ruled that the position of Life Member and Life President were "illegal" since they were not in consonance with the National S...
- IOA not replying tomorrow, will consult IOC first: OfficialWe would not have replied on such a notice because we are an autonomous body established under Olympic Charter.
- Chorus grows for Kalmadi, Chautala's removal from IOAThe aftershocks of the IOA's decision, which was heavily criticised by Sports Minister Vijay Goel in a hurriedly-called press conference la...
- Vijay Goel has failed as a Sports Minister, says Abhay Singh ChautalaSports Minister Goel yesterday criticised the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) for making the tainted duo of Suresh Kalmadi and Chautala Li...
- BI wants IOA to resolve Sarita controversy with AIBAThe body also applauded the performance of M C Mary Kom for becoming the first Indian Woman boxer to bag a gold at Asian Games.
- Suspension lifted but Gujarat won't participate in Boxing India pollsGSBA was controversially suspended after Boxing India accused its Secretary General I D Nanavati of sending defamatory e-mail.
- Olympic exile ends as International Olympic Committee revokes IOA's banIndia was today welcomed back by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) within days of conducting a fresh election in the IOA.
- IOA bows under pressure after an eventful yearThe corruption tainted IOA embarassed itself by trying hard to defy the IOC for major part before bowing out under pressure.
- Mixed reactions from sporting fratrenity over Suresh Kalmadi ousterThe ouster of scam-tainted Suresh Kalmadi from Asian Athletics Association today evoked mixed response from the Indian sporting fraternity.
- IOC proposes meeting with Malhotra-led IOA, government nomineeThe IOC today proposed to hold a meeting with Indian Olympic Association and government representatives while maintaining that it would con...
- Government suggests forming of ad-hoc committee to IOCSports Secretary, P K Deb, said monetary aid for the two associations have been put on hold.
- We have not violated Olympic Charter in election process: IOAFaced with a threat of disaffiliation from its parent body, the IOA today said that it had not violated the Olympic Charter nor the governm...
- Tainted Lalit Bhanot's elections to IOA secretary general triggers fresh controversyAbhay Singh Chautala has also been elected unopposed as the president of the IOA after all the candidates contesting the key IOA posts with...
- Kalmadi gave Malhotra IOA charge for 3 months onlyDid Suresh Kalmadi think that his jail time for alleged role in the multi-crore Commonwealth Games scam would be just about three months?
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