No 'ghodi' (mare), cars, 'saat pheras' or a cacophonic wedding procession for a fitness crazy couple from a Maharashtra village who got married here. Instead, they ran a whopping 25 km to the marriage registrar's office.


Maharashtra couple runs half-marathon to marry 


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Just months after the Olympics, a dispute over the management of the Maracana stadium has erupted between the state and the city's football federation, a media report said on Saturday.


No takers fpr Rio's iconic Maracana stadium


The US wrestling team won't be able to compete in the Freestyle World Cup which will be held in Iran in February as visas were denied to its members, media reports said.


US wrestling team denied visas for competition in Iran


A couple of days after reports emerged of 1998 Asian Games gold medallist boxer Dingko Singh's battle against liver cancer, Sport Minister Vijay Goel on Friday assured the pugilist of all possible help for his speedy recovery.


Sports Minister promises all help to cancer-stricken boxer Dingko


He is the first Indian to turn out in the elite US National Basketball Association (NBA) league and has represented the country on foreign shores. But there is one thing that Satnam Singh Bhamara rues -- no one from the Indian government ever called him to appreciate his work or congratulate him for his achievements.


Indian government should care about its sports stars: NBA's Satnam Singh (IANS Interview)


The US has said that denial of visas to a Kashmiri athlete and an official accompanying him has nothing to do with President Donald Trump's executive order banning immigrants from Muslim-majority countries and was "a standard adjudication based on the merit of the case", a senior Indian government official said on Thursday.


'Visa denial to Kashmiri athlete not linked to US ban'


The Supreme Court on Wednesday was told that the International Cricket Council (ICC) has agreed to consider allowing three nominees from the Indian cricket board BCCI to participate in its crucial meeting at Dubai on February 2.


ICC agrees to consider allowing three nominees from BCCI, SC told


The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear a BCCI plea seeking the modification of its earlier order appointing three nominees to represent the apex cricketing body at ICC meeting from February 2 to February 5.


SC to hear BCCI plea on ICC participation


Mexican and US football teams will play a tournament in protest of the wall that US President Donald Trump plans to build along the border of the two nations, a media reported said on Wednesday.


Mexico, US to play protest football tourney against border wall


Kashmiri snowshoe athlete, Tanveer Hussain Parra, on Tuesday claimed he was denied visa by the US Embassy here, with officials citing the "current policy" under the Donald Trump administration.


Kashmiri athlete denied US visa


In a bid to make it tough for rival social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat, Twitter has announced its first livestreaming deal in Europe to will telecast the proceedings of the transfer deadline day.


Twitter to livestream Europe's football deadline day coverage


Actor, director and producer Sohail Khan reveals that his father, Salim Khan wanted one of his sons to become a cricketer.


Abba wanted one of his sons to become a cricketer, says Sohail Khan


A court here on Monday issued summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and suspended BJP parliamentarian Kirti Azad in a defamation complaint filed by the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) Vice President Chetan Chauhan.


Court summons Kejriwal, Azad in DDCA defamation case


The Supreme Court on Monday appointed a four-member Committee of Administrators (CoA), headed by former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Vinod Rai, to run the affairs of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).


SC appoints four-member panel led by ex-CAG to run BCCI


A court here on Monday issued summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and suspended BJP parliamentarian Kirti Azad in a defamation complaint filed by Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) Vice President Chetan Chauhan.


Court summons Kejriwal, Azad in defamation case by Chetan Chauhan


The Supreme Court on Monday appointed a four-member committee of administrators, headed by former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Vinod Rai, to run the affairs of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).


SC appoints four-member panel led by former CAG to run BCCI


The Delhi High Court on Monday appointed Justice (retired) Vikramajit Sen as administrator of the Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA) and asked him to appoint an external administrator to audit the association between 2012 and 2015.


HC appoints Justice Sen DDCA administrator, directs audit of accounts


The recent visa changes implemented by US President Donald Trump has led to wide-ranging consequences, with Australian NBA player Thon Maker, under threat of being affected due to his Sudanese origin.


NBA to back Australian baller over visa concerns


Actress Jacqueline Fernandez has been announced as the brand ambassador of Goa Pirates for the Super Fight League (SFL), a mixed martial arts (MMA) league.


Jacqueline Fernandez joins mixed martial arts league


A tableau clad in white, depicting the popular winter sports destination of Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir, was one of the highlights of the Republic Day parade here on Thursday.


Snowy Kashmir resort on display at R-Day parade


Apparently coming to the rescue of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it was mulling bringing a law or an executive order for uniform functioning of the national sports bodies.

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