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The Rohit Sharma Story captures a lad’s journey from Mumbai suburbs to millions of hearts

The Covid-19 Pandemic has brought along different things, mostly adverse, to different people, but Vijay Lokapally and G Krishnan have done well to use the time during lockdown and later…

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Posted in Governance

AIFF must act in line with its existing Constitution while waiting for SC to approve new Statutes

We have seen spectators make a beeline for the exit gates when a team prefers to sit on a 1-0 lead, back-pedaling and doing everything else to retain possession and…

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Posted in Governance Other Sport

We are not in a time machine, Justice Gauba tells IGU members in ordering fresh polls

Justice RK Gauba (Retd.) reminded the Indian Golf Union that it did not have the privilege of being in a time machine to go back to the electoral process that…

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Posted in Audio Cricket

BL Podcasts: The best moments of IPL 2020

Despite the initial hiccups, the 13th edition of the Indian Premier Leagues (IPL) seemed to have taken place smoothly. What were some of the highlights of the event? Is the…

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Posted in Governance Other Sport

IGU challenges Ministry & IOA while resuming election meeting after a two-year interruption

A week from now, the Indian Golf Union (IGU) will resume its annual general body meeting that it left unfinished on December 15, 2018 after a District Court in Kolkata…

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Posted in Equestrian Governance

EFI hurts teenaged rider by overlooking his credentials, even selectors up in arms

[The above image is for representation purpose only] The Equestrian Federation of India simply cannot resist courting controversy. Even in the times of Covid-19 — and when its whole approach…

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Posted in Governance

Long-delayed, hard-fought & epochal sports governance litigation poised for a logical finish

A long-drawn public interest litigation, focussed on sports governance, may be heading to its logical end with the Delhi High Court listing the case for arguments on January 8, 2021….

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Posted in Swimming

Chahat Arora logs two Best Indian Performances in Thailand Swimming Championships

Chahat Arora, Annie Jain and Bhavya Sachdeva became the first Indians to race in a national championship in seven months when they took part in the Thailand Swimming Championships in…

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Posted in Governance Swimming

SFI unveils five-year plan for coaches amidst uncertainty over reopening of pools across India

Swimming Federation of India has unveiled ambitious plans to embark on a coach education programme, one that aspires to upgrade the knowledge of 3000 coaches over five years so that…

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Belatedly, SFI aims to sensitise coaches on return of swimmers to pool waters after a six-month gap

The Swimming Federation of India (SFI) is finally sharpening its focus on making coaches aware of the best practices to adopt while resuming training of swimmers after a six-month gap….

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