Shaheed-E-Azam Bhagat Singh games to commence from 14th February: Sukhbir Badal

Chandigarh : Shaheed-E-Azam Bhagat Singh Punjab state games will be organized from 14th February till 19th February in various cities across Punjab, which would see participation of 9700 male and female players. Disclosing this, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister, S. Sukhbir Singh Badal, who also holds sports portfolio, said that state government had spent more than […]

Windies U19 trounce Bangladesh to set up final clash against India

Mirpur : The West Indies broke Bangladeshi hearts with a thrilling three-wicket win over the host in Mirpur on Thursday to set up the title clash with India in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup.Shamar Springer followed his two for 36 with an unbeaten 62, which steered the West Indies past Bangladesh’s 226 all out […]

IAAF chief declines to accept Nestle’s decision to split

Johannesburg : IAAF chief Sebastian Coe has hit back at Nestle’s move to terminate its sponsorship with the scandal-hit world athletics body, saying that he is not ready to accept the decision.Nestle spokeswoman Lydia Meziani confirmed the news, saying they had decided to terminate its sponsorship with the IAAF Kids Athletics programme a year early […]

Somdev to receive 35 lakh financial assistance for 2016 season

New Delhi : Indian tennis ace Somdev Devvarman has been granted a financial assistance of Rs 35 lakh by the Sports ministry to meet the expenses on training, travel, accommodation during this season.”The ‘in-principle’ approval of the Competent Authority for financial assistance of Rs. 35 lakh from National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) has been granted […]

Harinder Sidhu appointed as Australia’s next High Commissioner to India

Melbourne : Australia on Thursday announced the appointment of Indian-origin Harinder Sidhu as the country’s next High Commissioner to India. Sidhu, who has an Indian background, will replace the outgoing High Commissioner Patrick Suckling. Sidhu is a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, most recently serving as First Assistant Secretary […]