Patiala, The change in the procedure to award the inter-university Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy is causing unease among various universities and the Association of Indian Universities (AIU). The entire process of inviting applications and shortlisting the winner is conducted by AIU, but according to the change, it will nowRead More

Patiala, Haryana’s sportspersons seem to be losing — on technical grounds — in their face-off with the state government over the ‘sports tax’ levied on them. The Haryana Sports Department had issued a notification according to which sportspersons employed by the government had to pay 33% to 100% of their earningsRead More

Kuala Lumpur,  Indian women suffered a huge heartbreak when Bangladesh beat them by three wickets to win their maiden Asia Cup trophy here today. It was India’s second loss to the minnows inside a week. The defeat is certain to raise a few uncomfortable questions, especially regarding the utility of veteransRead More

Mumbai, Inspirational captain Sunil Chhetri scored a brace to put himself on par with Lionel Messi and lead India to the Intercontinental Cup title with a 2-0 win over Kenya in the summit clash here today. Playing in his 102nd international match, Chhetri struck in the eighth and 29th minutes toRead More

PARIS, Ten-time champion Rafael Nadal reached his 11th French Open final on Friday when he demolished Juan Martin del Potro in straight sets, setting up a title showdown with Dominic Thiem, the only man to defeat him on clay in the last two years. Nadal, a 16-time Grand Slam champion, claimedRead More

Gifu (Japan) Quarter-miler Jisna Matthew clinched a gold medal to lead India’s medal charge on the second day of the Asian Junior Athletics Championships here today. Five other Indian athletes grabbed a bronze each today as India took their total medal count to two gold, one silver and seven bronzeRead More

Washington, President Donald Trump said today he may pardon the late heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, and for futures acts of clemency, he may seek recommendations from pro football players and other athletes who have protested racial injustice by kneeling during the national anthem. Trump said that “instead of talk,” heRead More

Dublin, New Zealand women’s cricket team posted the highest ever total in One-day cricket by scoring an incredible 490/4 against Ireland in Dublin with skipper Suzie Bates leading from the front with a blistering 151-run knock. The total posted by the ‘White Ferns’ is the highest ever in ODIs, including men’sRead More

Chandigarh, The Haryana government may have put on hold the contentious notification that required the state’s sportspersons to deposit one-third of their earnings from commercial and professional commitments into the state sports council but the diktat, with Principal Secretary (Sports) Ashok Khemka’s signature on it, left the Sports Department stumped. TheRead More

Chandigarh, Does Sachin Tendulkar’s son Arjun deserve to be in the Indian Under-19 squad? After his selection on Thursday, a debate over this has been raging among cricketers, fans and coaches. The debate is especially intense in the cyberworld, but we’ll come back to it shortly. We asked a Punjab coachRead More