Hyderabad : In a rare honour for an Indian sportsperson, star shuttler Saina Nehwal has been appointed as a member of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Athletes’ Commission. Saina has received a letter to the effect from the IOC President Thomas Bach last night. “Following your candidature for the elections of the IOC Athletes’ Commission […]
New Delhi : In a major jolt to Board of Cricket Control India (BCCI), Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the petition seeking review of court verdict validating Lodha Panel recommendations. The BCCI filed a petition seeking review order on the verdict passed on July 18 where the judiciary accepted the recommendations of the Justice R […]
New Delhi : BCCI president Anurag Thakur on Monday denied having asked the chairman of the ICC to call Justice RM Lodha’s recommendations “government interference” in the board’s functioning. In an affidavit he submitted to the Supreme Court, Thakur said he had only asked ICC Chairman Shashank Manohar — the previous president of the BCCI […]
New Delhi : President Anurag Thakur’s affidavit, to be submitted in the Supreme Court, will be the focal point of discussions when the BCCI’s affiliated units meet for a Special General Meeting (SGM) here tomorrow to deliberate upon implementation of the Lodha Committee Reforms. Other issues that could be discussed at length are “One State […]
New Delhi : India’s double-Olympic medal winning wrestler Sushil Kumar today conceded that he has met top officials of the WWE but ruled out any immediate move to professional wrestling. The head of talent Development WWE, Canyon Ceman flew down from Orlando, Florida to meet Sushil and explore options of moving into professional wrestling in […]