Articles about Ministry of Sports

21 May 2021
SportsThe Ministry of Sports on Thursday invited applications for the National Sports Awards, allowing eligible athletes, coaches, universities, and other entities to self-nominate and apply online.

03 Jul 2020
SportsThe Sri Lanka Police, on Friday, called off its investigation over allegations of match-fixing in the 2011 World Cup final.

30 Jan 2019
SportsIn a bold step, Sri Lanka Cricket has removed coach Chandika Hathurusingha from the selection panel, ahead of the second Test against Australia.

30 Jun 2018
SportsSri Lankan skipper Dinesh Chandimal will not face further sanctions for the ball-tampering scandal, which he orchestrated against West Indies earlier this month.

29 Oct 2017
SportsIndia's Ministry of Sports has given its go ahead to the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) to conduct dope tests on Indian cricketers and adopt the rules of World Anti Doping Agency (WADA).

18 Feb 2017
SportsThe Sports Ministry of India has ordered an on-site assessment in the 18 centres of Sports Authority of India (SAI) as the athletes complained that the coaches and officials ate their daily quota of dry fruits.

26 Dec 2016
SportsAfter more than a year of recognizing yoga a sport, the Government of India has reversed its decision.

25 Oct 2016
SportsWhile the Ministry of Sports gave away cash rewards to the medal winners of the Rio Olympics and Paralympics, the awards for the coaches have been put on hold.