279 sportspersons have flunked dope tests in last 2 years

Last Updated: Monday, August 12, 2013, 16:18

More than 250 sportspersons have flunked dope tests conducted by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) in the last two years with powerlifters and weightlifters topping the drug offenders` list.

Russia to crack down on graft in World Cup preparations

Last Updated: Friday, June 21, 2013, 18:04

Russian authorities are preparing to crack down on corruption during preparations for the FIFA World Cup 2018, Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said.

India, NZ sport ministers meet to extend co-operation

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 13:16

Sports Minister Jitendra Singh met his New Zealand counterpart Murray McCully in a bid to increase co-operation and exchange of information between the two countries in the field of sports development and excellence.

States have agreed to model sports law: Jitendra

Last Updated: Saturday, May 25, 2013, 17:29

Sports Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday said all the states have agreed to a model law suggested by the centre to tackle the menace of betting and match-fixing that has rocked Indian cricket.

Govt. To set up of 25 Centres of Excellence

Last Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013, 16:40

Sports Minister Jitendra Singh said on Friday that the government would set up 25 Centres of Excellence with an aim to make India a front-ranked sporting country by 2014.

I hang my head in shame: Sports Minister on IPL fixing scandal

Last Updated: Thursday, May 23, 2013, 12:06

Sports Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday 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 day, insisting that a deterrent law could have prevented the credibility crisis that cricket is facing right now.

Action will be taken if Vijender is found guilty: Jitendra Singh

Last Updated: Monday, March 11, 2013, 15:38

Union Sports Minister Jitendra Singh today said that appropriate action will be taken against Olympic bronze-medallist Vijender Singh only if the boxer is found guilty in the drug scandal that has rocked Indian boxing.

Center to setup 30 centres of excellence: Sports Minister

Last Updated: Monday, March 4, 2013, 00:18

Sports minister Jitendra Singh said the government has decided to formulate a new sports policy and identify new talents from rural areas and train them, in order to promote sports in the country.

Chile denies exclusion from 2014 Dakar Rally

Last Updated: Friday, March 1, 2013, 15:53

Chile`s deputy sports minister Gabriel Ruiz-Tagle said he was confident his country will form part of the 2014 Dakar Rally circuit, dismissing rumours a possible route change could shut the country out.

Sports Minister writes to IOC seeking review on wrestling

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 27, 2013, 19:00

Sports Minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday wrote to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), urging the world body`s Executive Board to reconsider its decision to remove wrestling from the 2020 Summer Games roster.

Atmosphere not good from security point of view: Sports Min

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 16, 2013, 18:15

Teams, players coming to India for any sporting event in the future will be subjected to proper scrutiny, Sports Minister Jitendra Singh said, on Wednesday, even as Hockey India League`s Pakistani signings headed home due to simmering tension on the Indo-Pak border.

Randhir meets Sports Minister, discusses IOA`s suspension

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 9, 2013, 21:53

IOC member Randhir Singh today met Sports Minister Jitendra Singh to find a solution to get India back into the Olympic fold after the International Olympic Committee suspended it last December for government interference.