AIFF chief Praful Patel becomes first Indian to be elected to FIFA Council
Praful Patel, who is the All India Football Federation chief, was one of 8 candidates vying for the spot in the FIFA election held during the 29th Asian Football Confederations.
For this former Mumbai cricketer, every ‘Mankading’ is a harrowing experience
Rahul Mankad says his father Vinoo Mankad is unfairly associated with the controversial dismissal, which also takes away from his exceptional record.
A new era begins for cricket stats, where quality of opposition & pressure will count
ESPNCricinfo and IIT-Madras have developed Superstats, a new set of AI-based metrics that will add match context and luck to cricket statistics.
SC appoints mediator to resolve BCCI’s pending disputes, says ‘game must go on’
The Supreme Court restricted other courts in India from entertaining any pleas pertaining to the BCCI until the mediator P.S. Narasimha submits his report on the disputes.
Team will respect govt’s decision, says Virat Kohli on Indo-Pak World Cup game
Indian captain Virat Kohli said team would stick by what the nation wants to do in light of the Pulwama attack.
I don’t recall Pakistan mixing sports with politics, says cricketer Sarfaraz Ahmed
Pakistani cricket captain Sarfaraz Ahmed said the Ind-Pak World Cup schedule should go ahead as planned.
Committee of Administrators skips decision on cricket world cup clash between India & Pakistan
The CoA though will individually urge ICC members to sever ties with any nation that is a terrorist hub.
Olympics body suspends talks with India over hosting events after visa denied to Pakistani athletes
India's decision also cost it its qualification status for the men's 25m rapid fire event at the New Delhi World Cup.
Supreme Court pulls up CoA chief Vinod Rai and Diana Edulji for ‘public sparring’
The two-member Committee of Administrators (CoA) has been divided on several matters pertaining to the BCCI.
ICC says no note from BCCI on banning Pakistan amid tense bilateral ties
The International Cricket Council said the BCCI hasn't made such a request, and added that such a move would be rejected.
‘Shehzada’ Rahul & Ahmed ‘Mian’ aren’t routine jibes on Congress, they are Modi’s bigotry
This is not a diatribe on how Modi and BJP have lowered the level of political language in India; it is to point out how exactly they do it.
IAS poll observer: With Modi breaking rules, should EC give him special security treatment?
The Election Commission has suspended an IAS officer who had inspected PM Narendra Modi’s chopper in Odisha’s Sambalpur Tuesday.
Defence
China is now testing laser ASAT weapons from its naval ships
China has already tested missile & EMP anti-satellite weapons from the ground. Now it’s using icebreaker ships in the Yellow Sea/Bohai Sea area.
Modi & Shah have turned India into ‘Jingostan’ & are out to conquer the paranoid country
The Modi-Shah BJP has resurrected dangers & the enemy from the past, and built a scary jingoism. It’s a great diversionary tactic, but it never ends well.