Sports

New Delhi, Sep 12 : The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to reconsider the quantum of punishment to former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu as he had been let off with a fine of just Rs 1,000 for causing simple injury in a 30-year-old road-rage case.Jus…

Chandigarh, Sep 8 : The Haryana government will carry out development work on priority in the villages of the winners of sports medals in the Asian Games and the Olympics, a minister said on Saturday.Haryana Development and Panchayats Minister O.P.Dh…

Chandigarh, Sep 6 : Keeping Haryana’s flag flying high in the medals tally for the country in the Jakarta Asian Games, sportspersons from Haryana have bagged nearly 25 per cent of the total medals.Haryana Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Anil Vij sa…

New Delhi, Sep 5 : Bharatiya Janata Party MLA and Leader of the Opposition in Delhi, Vijender Gupta, on Wednesday accused the Delhi government of treating sports as a subsidiary of the Education Department and demanded an exclusive directorate for it…

New Delhi, Sep 4 : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said his government will “soon implement” two policies to provide financial aid to sportspersons: those who once win a medal; and for those identified as young talent for proper train…

Chandigarh, Sep 4 : Punjab Sports Minister Gurmit Singh Sodhi on Tuesday condoled the demise of the father of Asian Games gold medallist shot-putter Tejinder Pal Singh.Karam Singh, who was suffering from cancer, breathed his last on Monday ahead of h…

Bhubaneswar, Sep 3 : Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced a cash award of Rs 50 lakh each for the two Odia players Birendra Lakra and Amit Rohidas for winning bronze medal at 18th Asian Games in Indonesia.Both were part of the Ind…

Mumbai, Sep 2 : Bollywood filmmaker Kabir Khan, who visited the Lord’s Cricket Ground and library in London recently as part of the preparation for his upcoming film “’83”, says the year 1983 was very important for Indian cricket as the nation won it…

New Delhi, Sep 1 : The national capital will host an international chess tournament for school students next year which will be jointly organised by the governments of Delhi and Moscow, Education Minister Manish Sisodia said.”Delhi and Moscow would r…

Bhubaneswar, Sep 1 : Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday announced a cash reward of Rs 1 crore each for four women hockey players from the state for winning a silver medal at Asian Games 2018.The Chief Minister announced the cash award o…