New Delhi, The Sports Ministry will assist and fund states in achieving excellence in "one or two sports" that they have adopted in accordance to the 'One State One Sport' policy, Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Tuesday.

He said this in a meeting with sports ministers and senior offici

Chennai, If India is ranked fourth in the world chess, produced a world champion, couple of world junior champions, is home to two women players ranked second and ninth in the world, a boy and a girl ranked tenth and eighth in the world, it is not due to the system, but despite the system, fume chess players across the country.<

New Delhi, In an effort to 'maintain the team spirit' among the players, Indian women's football team coach Maymol Rocky recently conducted a webinar session with her players and support staff to bring in a 'sense of positivity' among everyone.

"Amidst the current pandemic, it was a breath

Kolkata,  Former Barcelona midfielder Luis Garcia feels the club's superstar forward Lionel Messi can easily continue playing till 2025.

The 33-year-old is currently contracted until the end of next season with Barcelona holding talks with the ace Argentina forward about an extension.

There

London, The Professional Cricketers Association has announced Tony Irish has stepped down from his role as Chief Executive due to personal reasons. PCA Commercial Director Rob Lynch has been appointed interim CEO.

In a statement, PCA said that Irish informed the PCA Board of his decision to return to South Africa

Melbourne, Australia white-ball skipper Aaron Finch's heart-warming gesture is winning hearts across the country as he recently sent across a message to a young fan, illustrating the importance of studying from home during these unprecedented times put forward by coronavirus pandemic.

Melbourne has seen a stea

London, Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha wants action against racist abuse that black athletes are subject to on social media.

Before Palace's Premier League match at Aston Villa on Sunday, a 12-year-old boy was arrested after the Cote d'Ivoire international highlighted racist abuse he received.

New Delhi, Star Indian wrestlers Ravi Dahiya and Deepak Punia have returned to training at the iconic Chattrasal Stadium in the national capital. A video posted by their coach and legendary former wrestler Satpal Singh showed the pair going through the motions alongwith 30 other wrestlers.

Satpal said that apart f