KOHIMA, June 18: Nand Kishore Yadav chaired a review meeting of the Department of Youth Resources and Sports (YRS) at the Naga Bhavan Conference Hall, Lok Bhavan, Kohima, on June 18. During the meeting, the Department presented a comprehensive overview of its mandate, achievements, ongoing programmes, infrastructure projects, challenges and future plans related to youth…
Matt Hughes in Miami Gianni Infantino is planning to attend two World Cup games each day where possible for the rest of the tournament despite the huge distances involved. The Fifa president has access to a private jet provided by Qatar Airways as a value-in-kind element of its sponsorship deal with the world governing body, which will come…
Sean Ingle Keely Hodgkinson has dangled the intriguing possibility that July’s London Diamond League meeting could be the day where she takes down Jarmila Kratochvilova’s 42-year-old 800m world record. The Olympic champion said she would wait until closer to the time before deciding whether to attempt to better the Czech’s time of 1min 53.28sec, the oldest…
Agence France-Presse Paul Magnier won the opening stage of the 2026 Giro d’Italia on Friday in a bunch sprint, after a late crash left most of the peloton out of contention. The Frenchman Magnier pipped Tobias Lund Andresen in a frantic finish after 147km of largely flat racing from Nessebar to Burgas, in the first…
Matt Hughes Global sports business correspondent The Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, confirmed his intention to stand for re-election for a third full term next year after an attempt to orchestrate a handshake between the Palestinian and Israeli delegates at congress backfired. The Palestinian Football Federation president, Jibril Rajoub, refused to stand alongside Israel FA vice-president, Basim Sheikh Suliman, in…
Exclusive by Matt Hughes Premier League clubs are increasingly unhappy at the Independent Football Regulator’s (IFR’s) costs and uncertainty about how much each club will be made to pay. Premier League and EFL clubs have repeatedly asked the IFR for an update on its operating budget, which is believed to have risen significantly from the annual…
Jack Snape The Iranian women’s football team left their hotel and arrived at Gold Coast airport on Tuesday afternoon, appearing to have just hours left to take up Australia’s offer of asylum before they depart the country. Five players, led by captain Zahra Ghanbari, were formally granted protection in Australia by home affairs minister Tony…
PA Media Jack Draper came from behind to beat Roberto Bautista Agut 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 to start his title defence in Indian Wells, and his success was followed by a superb performance in the women’s event from Sonay Kartal, as the British No 2 twice broke back to stay in the match and beat the…
KOHIMA, MARCH 7: The 30th Naga Traditional Wrestling Championship 2026 and the 1st NWA Wrestling Festival 2026 were held at Khuochiezie, Kohima, on March 6, with Minister for Tourism and Higher Education, Temjen Imna Along gracing the event as the special guest. The event was organised by the Nagaland Wrestling Association (NWA) in collaboration with…
Andy Bull South Africa won every match they could afford to lose in this tournament and then lost the first one that they had to win. They were completely marmalised by New Zealand, who won the first semi-final by nine wickets. Finn Allen ripped through South Africa’s feared fast bowling attack, and hit an unbeaten…