NEW DELHI: The Centre is set to enact a comprehensive and exclusive law, the first-ever, to punish crime in sports, including spot- and match-fixing.Proposed to be presented in Parliament in the monsoon session beginning in August, the law will also treat disclosure of privileged information to … [Read more...]
IPL inspires other Indian sports – Deutsche Welle
May 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Cricket's hugely popular Indian Premier League (IPL) is being played in its sixth season. Despite recent controversies surrounding the event, its unabated success has started to inspire other sports formats. The Indian Premier League (IPL), which is based on a twenty-over format - a much shorter … [Read more...]
India’s sports bill draft to be ready by June 30, says minister – ESPNcricinfo.com
May 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment
India's sports minister Jitendra Singh, who is "embarrassed and sad" about the alleged spot-fixing in the IPL, has said the sports bill that is currently being drafted should be ready in full by June 30. Speaking to television channel CNN IBN, Singh said: "I feel it's very important for a very … [Read more...]
Sports Authority of India expedites efforts to make ‘Vision 2020′ a reality – NDTV
May 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The unique scheme, based on the pattern of Chinese and Eastern European countries, is aimed at identifying the talent at the age of 13-15 years and to provide them with the best of facilities and systematic training so as to enable the players to attain peak performance at the 2020 Olympics. New … [Read more...]
Shetty says Indian sports facing crisis – Times of India
May 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
MUMBAI: Even as the BCCI grapples with the IPL spot-fixing scandal, its general manager (game development), Ratnakar Shetty, said cricket is not the only game faced with a problem as all other sports in the country are battling "crisis" situations of their own.Speaking at the India Sports Forum 36, … [Read more...]
India to be back in Olympic fold soon, sports minister Jitendra Singh says – Times of India
May 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment
NEW DELHI: Sports minister Jitendra Singh said in a press conference on Thursday that the Indian government has no intensions to interfere with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) proceedings.India has prised open the door that will allow it to re-enter the Olympic movement from which it was … [Read more...]
Olympic Council of Asia urges IOC to meet Indian sports ministry delegation – Deccan Chronicle
May 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
New Delhi: The Olympic Council of Asia has thrown its weight behind IOA's disgruntled Acting-President V K Malhotra and Secretary General Randhir Singh and has urged the IOC against meeting officials from the suspended IOA during tomorrow's crucial joint meet to end India's Olympic suspension. The … [Read more...]
Sports makes kids less violent – Times of India
May 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
TNN May 10, 2013, 04.01AM ISTBANGALORE: Children are found to be most vulnerable during vacations. With schools closed and nothing much to do, they either stick to the TV screens or are stuck to gadgets. With increasing exposure to screen or virtual violence, children, especially in their teens, … [Read more...]
Ten Sports awarded rights for 2017 India tour of Sri Lanka – Cricket Country
May 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
India will play two Tests, five ODIs and three T20 Internationals in Sri Lanka in 2017 © AFPColombo: May 10, 2013 The Dubai based Taj Television's Ten Sports has been awarded the TV broadcast rights for India's 2017 tour of Sri Lanka.Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) sources said that the contract was … [Read more...]
Search for basketball’s next great 7-foot center leads to India and China – Yahoo! Canada Sports
May 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
BRADENTON, Fla. – Inside a gym, at a sports school first built for the minting of young tennis prodigies, a group of basketball coaches conduct an experiment of sorts. This is not an experiment like most experiments, with charts or doctors or a system of controls. Instead it is the testing of a … [Read more...]