Goa minister not keen to hold `colonial` sports event

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 11:38

With the Lusofonia Games set to begin Jan 18 here, Sports Minister Ramesh Tawadkar said Monday that he does not like the concept of Goa hosting the Portuguese Commonwealth Games.

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.

Maken sanctions ex-gratia assistance to an archer

Last Updated: Thursday, May 17, 2012, 14:09

Sports Minister Ajay Maken has sanctioned ex-gratia assistance of Rs 5 lakh to an archery player, Rani Dutta from National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons.

Players` suspension not enough, BCCI must do more: Maken

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 16, 2012, 18:23

Sports Minister Ajay Maken Wednesday said suspending five domestic players allegedly involved in spot-fixing was not enough and the Indian cricket board needed to do more to get to the root cause of the menacing problem.

Maken distributes cash awards to 158 sportspersons

Last Updated: Thursday, May 10, 2012, 19:18

Sports Minister Ajay Maken on Thursday distributed cash awards amounting to Rs 2.12 crore to 158 sportspersons who have won medals in international events from the beginning of 2010 until now.

North-East has huge pool of resources in sports: Maken

Last Updated: Saturday, December 10, 2011, 21:53

Union Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Ajay Maken on Saturday acknowledged the potentiality of huge pool of resources in sports in North-East and assured assistance from Centre.