Sports Ministry revises Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar scheme
Feb 11, 2015, at 06:31 pm
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IBNS): The Union Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports on Wednesday said it has revised the Scheme of Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar, which was introduced in 2009 to encourage and promote involvement of corporates, sports promotion boards in the promotion and development of sports in the country.
Feb 11, 2015, at 06:30 pm
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IBNS): Union Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has directed Sports Secretary, who is holding the charge of Director General, Sports Authority of India, to expedite restructuring of cadre of Sports Authority of India so as to create atleast nine Regional Centres in the country and to effectively manage the SAI Centres especially in North Eastern Region and other bigger states.
Wavell Hinds elected unopposed as WIPA president
Feb 11, 2015, at 05:25 pm
Kingston, Feb 11 (IBNS): Wavell Hinds has been re-elected unopposed as the President of the West Indies Players' Association.
ICC warns of serious actions on players behaviour
Feb 11, 2015, at 02:48 am
Sydney, Feb 10 (IBNS): The International Cricket Council's (ICC) chief executive officer David Richardson on Tuesday said the council will be 'more serious' about player's behaviour during the upcoming ICC World Cup which will start from Saturday.
Delhi meet Mumbai in Ranji quarter-finals
Feb 11, 2015, at 01:57 am
Mumbai, Feb 10 (IBNS): Delhi will face Mumbai in the Quarter-finals of the Micromax Ranji Trophy in Cuttack.
Star India Pvt Limited subsidiary gets select IPL Media Rights
Feb 11, 2015, at 01:41 am
Mumbai, Feb 10 (IBNS) The Marketing Committee of the BCCI has given certain Media Rights relating to the Pepsi IPL for three seasons to Novi Digital Entertainment Pvt Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Star India Pvt Limited, officials said on Tuesday.
Feb 11, 2015, at 01:18 am
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IBNS) : India have been drawn to play against Nepal in the Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 1 for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. The draw was held at the AFC Headquarters in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday.
India beat Afghanistan in warm-up
Feb 10, 2015, at 10:41 pm
Adelaide, Feb 10 (IBNS): Indian finally tasted victory as they defeated Afghanistan by 153 runs in a warm-up match against Afghanistan here on Tuesday.
Harmison joins football club as manager
Feb 10, 2015, at 02:50 am
London, Feb 9 (IBNS) Leaving aside cricket, former England pacer Steve Harmison has been named as the manager of Northern League Division One football team Ashington, officials said on Monday.
Dushmantha Chameera to replace injured Dhammika Prasad
Feb 10, 2015, at 02:49 am
Colombo, Feb 9 (IBNS) The Sri Lankan Cricket on Monday said Dushmantha Chameera will replace injured Dhammika Prasad in World Cup side.
Clarke to pay warm-up game against UAE
Feb 10, 2015, at 02:31 am
Melbourne, Feb 9 (IBNS):Australian cricketer Michael Clarke is all set to play warm-up match against UAE on Wednesday.
Warm-up: Pakistan, England, SA win games
Feb 10, 2015, at 02:27 am
Sydney, Feb 9 (IBNS): Pakistan, England and South Africa posted victories in their respective warm-up matches on Monday.
ESPNcricinfo announces third season of CricIQ
Feb 10, 2015, at 01:56 am
Bangalore/Kolkata, Feb 9 (IBNS): Riding on the success of the first two editions of CricIQ, Indian multi-format and multi-platform cricket quiz, ESPNcricinfo announced the third season of CricIQ powered by Gionee Mobile Phones.
Feb 09, 2015, at 05:47 am
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 8 (IBNS): Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri added one more feather to his crown by winning Malaysian Open Sunday.
MSD, Sakshi's daughter named Ziba
Feb 09, 2015, at 05:37 am
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IBNS): Indian ODI and T20 team skipper MS Dhoni and his wife Sakshi Dhoni have named their daughter Ziba, media reports said on Sunday.
Feels great to be back amongst runs: Dhawan
Feb 09, 2015, at 04:00 am
Adelaide, Feb 8 (IBNS): Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan showed signs of returning to form after scoring 59 in a warm-up game against Australia on Sunday.
WC: Event Technical Committee approves replacement in Pakistan's sqaud
Feb 09, 2015, at 02:56 am
Dubai, Feb 8 (IBNS): The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday confirmed that the Event Technical Committee of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 has approved Nasir Jamshed as a replacement player for Mohammad Hafeez in Pakistan’s squad for the tournament, which starts on 14 February.
Australia thrash India in warm-up clash
Feb 09, 2015, at 01:42 am
Adelaide, Feb 8 (IBNS) : Days before the start of the World Cup, India's preparation for the tournament suffered a jolt as MS Dhoni's side was thrashed by 106 runs hosts Australia in a warm-up game with Glenn Maxwell and David Warner striking centuries here on Sunday.
Mumbai FC unlucky to be held goalless by Sporting Clube de Goa
Feb 09, 2015, at 01:26 am
Mumbai, Feb 8 (IBNS) Mumbai FC were unlucky to come out with just a solitary point from their first home match which was played against Sporting Clube de Goa at the refurbished Cooperage football stadium on Sunday evening.
BCCI to hold its Annual General Meeting on March 2 in Chennai
Feb 08, 2015, at 07:28 pm
Mumbai, Feb 8 (IBNS): The Working Committee of the BCCI at its Emergent Meeting held in Chennai on Sunday decided to hold the Annual General Meeting of the BCCI on the March 2 at 9.30 am in Chennai.
ICC Cricket World Cup '15: Mohit replaces Ishant
Feb 08, 2015, at 04:31 pm
Adelaide, Feb 8 (IBNS): The ICC has confirmed that the Event Technical Committee of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 has approved Mohit Sharma as a replacement player for Ishant Sharma in India's squad for the tournament, which starts on Feb 14.
Abhishek to attend NBA All-Star 2015
Feb 08, 2015, at 05:16 am
Mumbai, Feb 7 (IBNS):The NBA on Saturday said Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan will attend NBA All-Star 2015 and participate in the Sprint NBA All-Star Celebrity Game int he USA.
Andy names Jadeja in 10 all-rounders list
Feb 08, 2015, at 04:55 am
Dubai, Feb 7 (IBNS): Former Australian allrounder Andy Bichel has named India's Ravindra Jadeja in his list 10 allrounders to look out for the in upcoming World Cup.
Indian batting line-up lacks depth: Dhoni
Feb 08, 2015, at 04:36 am
Melbourne, Feb 7 (IBNS): With India gearing up to defend the World Cup, captain MS Dhoni on Saturday said his side's batting line-up lacked the depth.
Bowling actions of Saeed Ajmal and Sohag Gazi found to be legal: ICC
Feb 08, 2015, at 03:50 am
Dubai, Feb 7 (IBNS): The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Saturday confirmed that following remedial work and retests, the bowling actions of Pakistan’s Saeed Ajmal and Sohag Gazi of Bangladesh had been found to be legal, and the players can now resume bowling in international cricket.
I-League: Pune FC suffer narrow 0-1 defeat to Mohun Bagan
Feb 08, 2015, at 02:01 am
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IBNS) Pune FC put on a spirited show but went down fighting 0-1 to Mohun Bagan AC in an I-League Round-5 encounter at the Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday.
India cricket team's latest on twitter
Feb 08, 2015, at 12:12 am
Mumbai, Feb 7 (IBNS) Building on the success of key partnerships over the last year, including Team India’s home series against Sri Lanka in November 2014, the BCCI & Twitter are now bringing cricket fans even closer to the sport, on mobile.
Bowling actions of Saeed Ajmal and Sohag Gazi found to be legal
Feb 07, 2015, at 07:18 pm
Adelaide, Feb 7 (IBNS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) Saturday confirmed that following remedial work and retests, the bowling actions of Pakistan’s Saeed Ajmal and Sohag Gazi of Bangladesh have been found to be legal, and the players can now resume bowling in international cricket.
Feb 07, 2015, at 03:45 pm
Dubai, Feb 7 (IBNS) With only seven days to go until the start of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, volunteers from Australia and New Zealand are making final preparations for the big event, with training days across the two host nations.
I-League: Pune FC aim to build on impressive start; take on Mohun Bagan
Feb 07, 2015, at 04:35 am
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IBNS) Pune FC will aim to build on their impressive start to the 2015 I-League campaign when they face Mohun Bagan in a crucial Round-5 away encounter at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Saturday.