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Govt to launch 'Target Olympic Podium Scheme' for junior athletes: Rijiju

Rijiju announced the decision during the 'Fit Hai To Hit Hai Fit India' webinar which was attended by HRD minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal, P V Sindhu and Sunil Chhetri

La Liga: Barcelona's Umtiti, Real Sociedad's Januzaj ruled out with injury

Real Sociedad have lost Belgian international Adnan Januzaj for the last five games of the season after the winger was forced out of its 2-1 win at home to Espanyol on Thursday night

La Liga: lvaro Morata double helps Atletico Madrid beat Mallorca 3-0

lvaro Morata scored twice to lead Atltico Madrid to a 3-0 win over Mallorca and extend its strong finish to the Spanish league. Diego Simeone's team has long been out of the title race being disputed by leader Real Madrid and second-placed Barcelona, which they trail by eight points. But Atltico is one of the hottest teams as La Liga ticks down before it shifts focus to the Champions League final eight to be played in Portugal next month. In March when the league was halted, Atltico was struggling to secure a Champions League berth for next season. It is now well on course to finishing third. Atltico has remained undefeated in seven matches since the Spanish league resumed following a three-month stoppage for the COVID-19 pandemic. "We were in a complicated situation before the stoppage, but we have been playing well since we got back to playing and have been playing with a great attitude," Morata said. Simeone's side dominated the relegation-threatened Mallorca from kickoff. Mo

South Africa physio stresses on phased approach as players resume training

They need to build up and get their bodies in tune with the requirements, so it's about progression and very good warm-ups will be essential, says South Africa's physiotherapist Craig Govender

Arun Jaitley's son Rohan best person to take over as DDCA chief: Secretary

Rohan is the perfect choice for the position, but the final call lies with him, says DDCA secretary Vinod Tihara

Sports Ministry to remove salary cap of Rs 2 lakh for Indian coaches

The announcement came after the ministry's decision on Thursday to extend the contracts of all foreign coaches till September 30 next year

England PM gives nod for the return of recreational cricket from July 11

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced the resumption of recreational cricket from July 11 after Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave the green light. The ECB's announcement on Friday night came after Johnson made a U-turn after his earlier suggestion that teas and dressing rooms were among major obstacle in the amateur and grassroots game -- a traditional feature of British summertime -- returning amid the COVID-19 pandemic. An ECB statement said the UK government's announcement pertaining to recreational cricket applies at this time to England only. "The ECB is delighted that the UK Government has given the green light for recreational cricket in England to return from Saturday 11 July," the statement said. "The latest update from the UK Government signals progression from Step 3 to Step 4 of ECB's roadmap to return for the recreational game, meaning competitive cricket matches in England with adjustments to respect hygiene and social distancing would be ...

Police taking necessary action in Chandigarh match fiasco: BCCI ACU chief

Mohali Superintendent of Police Kuldeep Chahal said the two arrested have been booked for cheating and gambling

Pay dispute averted: Australia board, players agree on revenue projections

The agreement announced on Saturday ended a one month impasse which followed the national body's projection in June of an almost 50 per cent drop in revenue in the 2020-2021 financial year

2011 World Cup: No reason to doubt integrity of final, says ICC ACU head

The world body's statement came after Sri Lanka Police's special investigation division on Friday called off a probe into allegations by former sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage

Eng vs WI: Sam Curran tests negative for Covid-19, to resume training

Curran, who went into self-isolation in his hotel room at the Ageas Bowl after he felt ill, had given his sample on Thursday

Would love to play under Dhoni: Sreesanth after Kerala Ranji team return

Back in the mix after the Kerala Ranji team decided to give him an opportunity if he can prove his fitness, fast bowler S Sreesanth has said he wants to return to the Indian Premier League

India cricket team at forefront of fast bowling renaissance: Ian Bishop

India shifted its priorities to pace in recent times and is currently at the forefront of fast bowling renaissance, former West Indies pacer Ian Bishop said on Thursday. India's pace attack comprising Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav and Bhuvneshwar Kumar has emerged as a potent force, helping the team achieve success in the World Test Championships. "India are at the forefront, the vanguard, of this fast bowling renaissance because they obviously recognised this years ago," the 52-year-old cricketer-turned-commentator said in Sony Ten's Pit Stop. "If you want to be the number one team in the world, you cannot rely on your spinners all the time because when you travel to western countries, spin is apparently only a certain stage of the game, you have to have fast bowling and India have found that." Given the rigours of playing three formats, Bishop called for managing the workload of the pacers, especially the leader of the Indian attack Jasprit ...

NSFs have to follow sports code for provisional recognition: Delhi HC

We won't allow the provisional system to go on without the NSFs following the sports code, says Delhi HC to sports mininstry

Challenging to bowl against Steve Smith, AB de Villiers: Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav, who went through a prolonged lean patch in 2019, said both the batsmen have unique abilities

Covid-19: ICC T20 World Cup could be logistical nightmare, says Hussey

Cricket Australia itself has said that it is a bit 'unrealistic' to stage the T20 World Cup as per schedule in the current circumstances but the ICC is yet to take a final call on the matter

Sri Lanka drops 2011 World Cup final fixing probe on lack of evidence

The three statements recorded thus far shows that there are no evidence to prove the 14 allegations raised by former Parliamentarian Mahindananda Aluthgamage, says Chief of the SIU SSP Jagath Fonseka

Football: Covid-19 spike in Australian state forces 10 AFL teams to leave

Victoria has had 17 consecutive days of double-digit Covid-19 infections, most of them more than 50 a day

Japan soccer league to resume in without fans after 4-month Covid-19 break

Japan's soccer league is back in action this weekend after a four-month delay because of the coronavirus pandemic. The resumption on Saturday comes as Tokyo reported 107 coronavirus cases on Thursday. It was the largest daily increase reported in two months, and worrying in a country that seems to have kept the virus under check. The J-League will be like most sports around the world and will play in stadiums without fans because of the pandemic. A key match will feature defending champion Yokohama facing the Urawa Reds. All 18 teams open play on Saturday. The season was stopped in February after only one round of matches. Playing against the reigning champion on the first day of resumption of the season is a great motivation for the team, Reds coach Tsuyoshi Otsuki said. Yokohama coach Ange Postecoglou, a former national coach of Australia, summed up the unknown. Obviously, it's been a long time between the last game and now," he said. A lot of training and waiting. The reality

Jose Mourinho bemoans Tottenham Spurs mentality after VAR frustration

I used to go the fourth official but the man on the pitch is the assistant referee, says Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho