On a day President Pranab Mukherjee conferred the National Awards to various sports-persons at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Wednesday, a section of the media including a correspondent with the national broadcaster, Doordarshan, was left stranded outside the Ashoka Hall where the ceremony was being held. The mediapersons and close to 50 guests were not allowed entry as the marshals at the gate closed the entry at about 5 pm, half an hour before the scheduled close.

Ahead of their game against the toughest opposition in the competition, Cameroon, two-time defending champions India will be keen to finish the job of securing a Nehru Cup final berth when they face neighbours Nepal in a league game at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Tuesday.

A brace each by strikers Kologny Vigny Merime and Ebanga Bertin reduced Cameroon’s Nehru Cup match against Nepal to a no contest as the Indomitable Lions registered a thumping 5-0 win at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Sunday.

Defending champions India delivered a commanding performance in their second match of the Nehru Cup against the Maldives, romping to a 3-0 win at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Saturday.

The match between the two top ranked teams at the Nehru Cup promised an entertaining encounter but difficult playing conditions at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium reduced it to a sideshow as Cameroon and Syria played out a 2-2 draw here on Friday.

The finalists of the last two editions, India and Syria, will square up in the opening match of the Nehru Cup at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Wednesday.

The decision by a Delhi special court to allow former Commonwealth Games organising committee chief Suresh Kalmadi to visit London for the Olympic Games hasn’t gone down well with sports minister Ajay Maken.

The mix was heady — Indian cricket superstars, a Bollywood heartthrob, the soccer face of the country for over one and a half decades and to top it all, a former Chelsea sharpshooter.

With the battle for the top four positions depending on every point earned from now on, Kings XI Punjab will fancy their chances against the Deccan Chargers at the PCA Stadium in Mohali on Sunday to r

Hosts Kings XI Punjab will eye a turnaround their unfavourable record this season on home ground at the PCA Stadium here, when they take on Mumbai Indians in an Indian Premier League match here on Wed