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HC upholds order that allowed only sportspersons to head sports bodies

The first bench of the High Court upheld an order of a single judge, which among other things had held that sports organisations must be headed by sports persons alone

Yogi govt to set up stadiums, open gyms in 100 gram panchayats across UP

According to the government spokesman, the focus of the state government, which is engaged in realising the mission 'Khoob-Khelo-Khoob-Badho', is mainly on the players coming out of the villages

Fanfury and earning through a Fanclub, now a reality

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IPL 2022: Tripathi, Markram star in SRH's third straight win

SRH now have three wins from five games while it was KKR's third loss in six games

Root quits as England Test cricket captain after 5 years

Root leaves his post holding the record for the number of wins as England Test captain -- at 27

Deepak Chahar might lose all of his Rs 14 cr for IPL 2022: Here's why

Chahar has been a key player for CSK in the past couple of years and his absence has already hurt the balance of the Ravindra Jadeja-led side in the ongoing IPL

India sports fan base at 136.3 mn; CSK major sports franchise: Ormax Media

Chennai Super Kings is the most popular IPL team in India, with 40.9 million fans

Adityanath govt mulling 'one district, one sport' scheme now in UP

After the stupendous success of the 'One District One Product' (ODOP) scheme, the Yogi Adityanath government is now planning to start a 'One District One Sport' scheme that will promote sports.

South Africa in position of strength at 384/7 vs Bangladesh

Maharaj played with attacking intent after the home team had been 278-5 in its first innings overnight

FIFS, Meta compile user manual for fantasy sports platforms in India

The guide gives an insight into what exactly a fantasy sport is--game of skill that's distinct from various similar formats and is not related to betting, gambling or wagering

Avesh bowls brilliant 18th over as Lucknow Super Giants beat SRH by 12 runs

Avesh brought about Abhishek Sharma's downfall with a change in pace as the batter failed to read it while trying to loft him

IPL 2022: Gujarat Titans beat Delhi Capitals by 14 runs

The likes of Rishabh Pant (43), Lalit Yadav (25) and Rovman Powell (20) tried hard but it was not enough as Delhi Capitals were restricted to 157-9 in 20 overs, losing by 14 runs

Govt discussing possibility of adopting 'one state, one sport' policy

Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur has held a meeting with the state ministers and officials on the possibility of adopting a policy of "one state, one sport" but no decision has been taken yet

IPL 2022: Crowds curtailed, but the spirit fizzier than ever

Besides, the two Qualifiers, one Eliminator and the Grand Finale shall be fought out on the pitches in Ahmedabad in the last week of May

IPL 2022: What's different and how it could shape Indian cricket ahead

As 15th edition begins today with a bigger league, expect leadership stakes for India

Srikanth, Kashyap enter quarterfinals; Satwik-Chirag lose at Swiss Open

In the women's singles, Ashmita Chaliha put up a tough fight before going down 18-21 20-22 to eighth seeded Scot Kirsty Gilmour in the second round.

WTT Contender Doha: Silver for Sathiyan-Manika pair, Sharath earns bronze

G Sathiyan and Manika Batra settled for the silver, capitulating in the final of the mixed doubles against the top-seeded Chinese Taipei pair of Lin Yun-Ju and Cheng I-Ching.

World No 1 Ashleigh Barty announces retirement from tennis at age of 25

Australia's world number one Ashleigh Barty on Tuesday announced her retirement from tennis aged just 25.

Lakshya Sen enters men's singles semifinals of All England Championships

World Championships bronze medallist Lakshya Sen advanced to the men's singles semifinals of the All England Championships after his opponent Lu Guang Zu of China gave a walkover here on Friday.

Ukraine war: Russia, Belarus banned from multi-sport Euro Championships

Athletes from Russia and Belarus were formally banned from the multi-sport European Championships in August. Organizers of the Aug. 11-21 championships in Munich, Germany, said they supported decisions by officials from the nine individual sports not to invite Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials. They have followed guidance from the International Olympic Committee. We are united in our condemnation of Russia's war on Ukraine, organizing committee chairman Libor Varhank said. The sports are canoeing, cycling, gymnastics, rowing, sport climbing, table tennis, track and field, triathlon and volleyball. Though swimming is an exception among Olympic sports in trying to let Russians continue competing, it is not part of the collective European Championships format launched in 2018.