The trip of Conte Verde to Uruguay in 1930, shuttling players and officials
In 1929, it was decided that the first Football World Cup would take place in Uruguay from 13th- 30th July 1930. The South American nation was handed over the responsibility due to their Olympic success in the 1920s. They were the clear favourite to win the tournament. The European nations like Sweden, Spain, Italy and Holland were enthusiastic to host...
WFI hands punishment to Phogat sisters by dropping all four from Asiad national camp
The Wrestling Federation of India has dropped all four Phogat sisters- Geeta, Babita, Ritu and Sangita- from the national camp for the Asian Games. The authority took the harsh decision due to the ‘tantrums and indiscipline’ of the four sisters. As a result, they will not be allowed to take part in the Asiad trials scheduled for May 2018,...
Heena Sidhu wins gold at International Shooting Competitions of Hannover
Seasoned Indian shooter, Heena Sidhu, clinched the gold medal at the International Shooting Competitions of Hannover (ISCH). Her compatriot P Shri Nivetha settled for bronze in the women’s 10m air pistol. Heena qualified for the final in the fourth place scoring 572 while Shri Nivetha topped the qualification with a total of 582. In the final, Heena was initially fighting...
Double of Arsene Wenger’s reign, the longest-serving 44-years of Guy Roax at Auxerre
As Arsene Wenger signed off from his Arsenal duty after 22-years of eventful career, he became the longest-serving football manager in any of the four professional divisions in English football. During Wenger’s tenure, Arsenal won three Premier League titles and seven FA Cups but also had a stretch of nine straight seasons without a trophy. Still he continued with...
After Poland and Sweden, G Sathiyan to play for top German club
India's top table tennis player G Sathiyan, who won three medals at the recently-concluded Commonwealth Games, has signed with German Bundesliga's top division club ASV Grunwettersbach Tischtennis. Sathiyan has previously played in leagues in Poland and Sweden. "I am really happy on becoming the second Indian to sign up with a club after Sharath Kamal in the most prestigious league...
CWG medallists dropped in TOPs scheme reshuffle; Gagang Narang, Lalita Babar also axed
The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has decided to remove weightlifters Ragala V Rahul, Punam Yadav and Sathish Sivalingam from the Target Olympic Podium (TOP) scheme. All three axed weightlifters, Sathish in 77kg, Rahul in 85kg and Punam in 69kg had won gold at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. Apart from them, ace Indian shooter Gagan Narang,...
Sporting initiative, Khel Mhakumbh, launched by Sachin Tendulkar in Gujarat
Cricketing great Sachin Tendulkar launched 'Khel Mahakumbh' with BJP MP Anurag Thakur in the presence of 1500 athletes. The event aims at attracting participation of at least one lakh youth from Thakur’s Hamirpur constituency. The athletes will compete in volleyball, basketball, cricket, football, kabaddi and athletics. Talking about the initiative, Tendulkar said: "Sports can indeed play a pivotal role in...
Testing time continues; Harendra Singh replaces Sjoerd Marijne as coach of Men’s Hockey team
The Commonwealth Games debacle saw another change in Indian Hockey team. Sjoerd Marijne who was raised to the post of the chief coach of Men’s Hockey team after the unceremonious exit of Roelant Oltmans, was brought back to his former post in the Women’ss Hockey team. The duty was shuffled as Harendra Singh, the chief coach of Women’s Hockey...
FIFA chief proposes Mini World Cup with 8 teams every two years
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has proposed an international football event every two years, preferably to be called Mini World Cup. The tournament will feature eight international teams that would be played in every October and/or November of every odd year starting from 2021. The tournament would be the climax of a proposed global Nations League competition, part of an ambitious...
Commonwealth Games medallists included in Target Olympic Podium scheme
The Sports Ministry has added 107 athletes to the existing list of Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) under Sports Authority of India (SAI). TOPS is a scheme under which selected sportsmen will receive funds to prepare themselves for the upcoming Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and Olympics. Out of the chosen 107 players, only four were picked till the 2020 Olympic...