P V Sindhu receives Arjuna award
New Delhi: Rising shuttler P V Sindhu was conferred with the prestigious Arjuna Award by Sports Minister Jitendra Singh here today.Sindhu had missed the opportunity to receive the award from Presiden
IOC sets Oct 31 deadline for IOA to clean house
New Delhi: Hardening its stand against the IOA, the International Olympic Committee has asked the Indian body to sack "charge-framed" officials through constitutional amendments by October 31 and con
Put national interest first, Sports Minister tells administrators
New Delhi: Urging the Indian Olympic Association to sort out its differences with the IOC through negotiations, Sports Minister Jitendra Singh today asked the administrators to put national interest
Poonia fails to meet Sports Minister
Disappointed at being ignored for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, top woman discus thrower Krishna Poonia today went to see Sports Minister Jitendra Singh to express her displeasure ov
Sports Minister congratulates Sindhu for bronze
New Delhi: Sports Minister Jitendra Singh today congratulated rising Indian shuttler P V Sindhu for clinching a bronze medal at the World Championships in Guangzhou, China.
"Congratulations on your o
Sports minister asks IOA to elect new president
Sports minister Ajay Maken on Monday directed the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to select a new president after the CBI arrested Suresh Kalmadi, former chairman of Commonwealth Games organising committee, for alleged irregularities in the contracts awarded for the 2010 mega event.
Bring athletes not officials to CWG: Gill to Fennell
Taking a strong exception to pullout of some of the star athletes from the Commonwealth Games, the sports minister, Mr M.S. Gill, on Sunday asked CGF President, Mr Mike Fennell, to bring those champio