Puma pins hopes on mega sports year 2012 as profits dip
The German sportswear giant Puma said on Wednesday that it had high hopes for this Olympic year despite posting disappointing profits for the first quarter due to sluggish spending in crisis-hit Europ
MPs can spend on sports facilities
In a bid to give a major boost to sports in remote areas of the country, the Centre has decided to allow MPs to spend their local area development fund for creating sporting facilities in their respec
Young, and making a mark
What qualifies a young girl to be counted among prominent women, and perhaps as a superstar among them? Talent, of course. And, the (young) age can only be a silly reason for anyone to not treat such
Kozhikode Corporation Stadium set to regain glory
On January 16, 2010 Corporation Stadium in Kozhikode witnessed spectators go berserk after the floodlights went out, disrupting an I-League match between home side Viva Kerala and JCT.
A few days la
‘Coaches’ knocked out
The future of 15 youngsters who have obtained a coaching diploma from the Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University is in limbo after their applications for jobs with the Sports Development
No space for sports in Indian Bank locker
The number of Indian Bank basketball players who represented Tamil Nadu at the national championship held in Chennai two months ago is zero.
No Indian Bank player had made it to the state squad for
Pakistan court upholds Afridi overseas ban
A court on Thursday upheld a Pakistani decision to revoke permission for former captain Shahid Afridi to play abroad, adjourning until June 16 the hearing of his petition against the Cricket Board.
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55 Indian sports trainers arrive in Cuba
Havana: Fifty-five sports trainers from India have arrived in Cuba, signalling a fresh chapter in sports cooperation between the two countries.
"Two groups of Indian trainers, one for high-performanc
Marseille wins French Champions Trophy
Rades, Tunisia, July 28: League champions Marseille won France's Champions Trophy when they beat their biggest rivals Paris St Germain 5-4 on penalties here on Wednesday after the match ended goalless
Chhetri feeling frustrated at KC Wizards: report
New Delhi, July 27: The continuing wait for his Major League Soccer debut despite being with the Kansas City Wizards for four months has left Indian striker Sunil Chhetri frustrated.
Though he was fi