The Sports Authority of India (SAI) Regional Centre in Zirakpur will serve as one of the main centres in the northern belt.

Both of Singh's kidneys are damaged and he has been searching for a donor for about a month; has urged sports ministry for help.

The Sports Ministry announced financial help of Rs 5 lakh each to boxer Sunil Chauhan and his brother Neeraj, who is an archer, considering the hardships they were facing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The minister makes the announcement while receiving a cycle rally of specially-abled CRPF troops who pedalled about 1,000 km in 16 days from Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad to Delhi

Sports Authority of India (SAI) logo has been changed for the first time since the apex sports body's inception in 1982.

The Supreme Court earlier asked the high court to dispose of a petition in which it had passed the orders restricting the ministry and the IOA from taking any decision without its prior approval.

The estimated project cost is Rs 10.68 crore and scheduled to be completed by January next year.

Te Indian chess team recently emerged joint champions (with Russia) at the recently-concluded FIDE online Chess Olympiad.

The five Indians, who had gone missing from villages near the China border earlier this month were handed over to India by China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Saturday.

Chinese People Liberation Army (PLA) is likely to hand over the five Indian nationals, who were missing from Arunachal Pradesh, to Indian authorities on Saturday, Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju said on Friday. 

The Sports Ministry has sanctioned financial assistance of Rs five lakh to young Indian footballer Ramananda Ningthoujam, who is suffering from a kidney ailment.

Rijiju, who visited the range on Wednesday, has managed to address that concern having spoken to the shooters himself.

The Sports Minister spoke on the readiness of the National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) to conduct tests as per WADA guidelines.

Minister of State for Minority Affairs and MP from Arunachal Pradesh Kiren Rijiju has said China has confirmed that missing youth from Arunachal Pradesh have been found on their side and further process to handover them to India is being worked out.

Rijiju said the COVID-19 pandemic situation has made it difficult to say when the crowds will return to the stadia. India has recorded over 39 lakh cases so far.

Rijiju made this announcement on the occasion of the 115th birth anniversary of hockey legend Dhyan Chand, which is also celebrated as National Sports Day.

Rai, who was to be bestowed the honour on Saturday and had even participated in the dress rehearsal for the first-of-its-kind virtual ceremony, died on Friday evening after suffering a heart attack in Bengaluru. He was 79.

Sports minister Kiren Rijiju has said that the BRICS Games 2021 will be held at the same time as Khelo India Games.

Kiren Rijiju shared pictures from the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi, informing that the preparations are on to welcome athletes back to sporting action.

As part of the explanation, the Sports Ministry said that since Sakshi was earlier conferred with India's highest sporting honour, Khel Ratna Award in 2016, she will not be awarded the Arjuna Award.