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  Sports Minister Vijay Goel visits ailing former hockey legend Mohammad Shahid

  Other Sports | July 14, 2016 6:50 IST

  New Delhi: Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel visited ailing former hockey legend Mohammad Shahid on Wednesday. The 56-year-old legend, is undergoing treatment for a liver and kidney ailment at a private hospital in Gurgaon. "Minister

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  Kerala Sports minister threatened and insulted us, says Olympian athlete Anju Bobby George

  National | June 09, 2016 16:00 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: Close on the heels of finding himself the butt of jokes following his assertion that legendary boxer Muhammad Ali hailed from God’s own country, Kerala Sports Minister E P Jayarajan has now waded into

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  Shocking! Muhammad Ali an eminent sports personality of Kerala, says Kerala Sports Minister

  National | June 05, 2016 11:05 IST

  Kerala Industry and Sports Minister E.P.Jayarajan is trolled on social media for calling Muhammad Ali “an eminent sports personality of Kerala”.

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  Government concerned about football's decline in country:Sports minister

  Football | July 22, 2015 17:43 IST

  New Delhi: Sports minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday said the Indian government is concerned at the "dismal" condition of the game of football in the country and is making "persistent efforts" to promote it.Sonowal acknowledged that

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  Sports Minister wishes Indian team success in WC

  Cricket | February 13, 2015 15:44 IST

  New Delhi: Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today wished the Indian team taking part in the cricket World Cup beginning tomorrow in Australia and New Zealand all the success.In a message, the Minister said that "best

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  National Games organisation a success: Kerala sports minister

  Other Sports | February 12, 2015 15:42 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: The conduct of the ongoing 35th National Games has received wide acclaim from all quarters, Kerala Sports Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan said Thursday.Addressing reporters here, Radhakrishnan said the way the event has been conducted was

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  Include sports facilities in Smart City blueprint: Sonowal

  Other Sports | February 05, 2015 17:03 IST

  New Delhi: Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today urged the Union Urban Development Minister to make provision of adequate sports facilities, playgrounds, athletic tracks, fitness and recreation centres while preparing blueprint for 100 Smart Cities in

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  World Cup 2015: Don't return as losers sports minister warns South African team

  Cricket | February 05, 2015 16:52 IST

  Johannesburg: South African Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula has warned its cricket team of failure in the forthcoming World Cup, forbidding them from becoming "a bunch of losers".The comments came during the team's send-off for Australia

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  Sports Minister seeks report on Walsh resignation in 24 hours

  Hockey | October 21, 2014 19:14 IST

  New Delhi:  Surprised at chief hockey coach Terry Walsh's sudden resignation, Sports Minister Sarbanada Sonowal today sought a report on the issue from Sport Authority of India and his own secretary within 24 hours.     Walsh,

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  Lebanese Olympian Skier goes topless, probe ordered by sports minister

  Other Sports | February 13, 2014 6:12 IST

  New Delhi: Lebanon sent two athletes to compete at Sochi, skiers Alexandre Mohat and Jacky Chamoun. But Jacky got herself at the centre of controversy when her topless pics went viral on the internet with

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  Olympic return for India great moment, says Sports minister

  Other Sports | February 11, 2014 17:18 IST

  New Delhi: Sports minister Jitendra Singh Tuesday congratulated both the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for bringing India back into the Olympic fold.The IOC executive board during its ad-hoc meeting

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  IOA asked to advance elections: Sports minister

  Other Sports | December 13, 2013 19:40 IST

  New Delhi: Sports Minister Jitendra Singh Friday said he was happy with suspended Indian Olympic Association's (IOA) decision to bar charge-sheeted officials from running for office and requested the country's apex sports body to advance

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  Sports minister congratulates Sachin

  Cricket | November 16, 2013 15:40 IST

  New Delhi: Sports Minister Jitendra Singh Saturday congratulated cricketer Sachin Tendulkar for completing his distinguished and inspiring career."Tendulkar is one of the finest examples of sportsmen we have ever had with love for the sport,

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  IOA must adhere to IOC guidelines, says Sports minister, the ban is detrimental to Indian sports, asserts IOA

  Other Sports | September 06, 2013 12:51 IST

  New Delhi:  Sports Minister Jitendra Singh Thursday asserted that Indian Olympic Association (IOA) should toe the line of International Olympic Committee (IOC) which bars chargesheeted officials to continue in and run for office.Jitendra Singh's comments

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  Put national interest first, Sports Minister tells administrators

  Other Sports | August 21, 2013 15:58 IST

  New Delhi: Urging the Indian Olympic Association to sort out its differences with the IOC through negotiations, Sports Minister Jitendra Singh today asked the administrators to put national interest first to ensure that the ban

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  BCCI should restore public trust: Sports Minister

  Cricket | August 03, 2013 8:50 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 3: With the Cricket Board's image taking a beating in the wake of Bombay High Court declaring its IPL spot-fixing probe “illegal and unconstitutional”, Sports Minister Jitendra Singh yesterday advised the BCCI

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  IPL spot fixing: Sports Minister says, I hang my head in shame

  Cricket | May 23, 2013 12:41 IST

  New Delhi, May 23: Sports Minister Jitendra Singh today said he has been forced to hang his head in shame due to the IPL spot-fixing scandal, which is becoming bigger and murkier with each passing

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  Olympic suspension could end in next 2 months: Sports Minister

  Other Sports | May 21, 2013 13:47 IST

  New Delhi, May 16: India's Olympic suspension could be lifted in the next couple of months, claimed Sports Minister Jitendra Singh, insisting that the process to end the exile has already been set in motion

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  Sports minister sees India as a top-10 nation by 2020

  Other Sports | November 17, 2012 23:28 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 17: The union sports ministry is working on a plan to make India a top-10 sporting nation by 2020 and the first step in that direction is to double the budget for

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  I won't respond to a chargesheeted person's comments, says Maken

  Other Sports | July 14, 2012 20:03 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 14: Sports Minister Ajay Maken today declined to comment on Suresh Kalmadi's accusation of carrying out a vilification campaign against him, saying that he would not like to respond to a person