MMA has gained popularity in the country over the years but lack of promoters and therefore choices, remain a challenge. Bloodshed. Caged fights. Lethal moves. Gone are the days when Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) were known only for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Indian MMA players are now getting recognition in the country, but has […]
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Athletes hope for improved infrastructure to produce better players. Athletics and sports fans hope for improvement in infrastructure and sports culture from the candidates in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Shashank, a cricket coach said that he doesn’t care who wins or loses. “ What we need is improvement in sports infrastructure of our city. […]
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During the 2023-2024 ISL and I-League seasons, there were 24 disputed decisions across 11 matches. The Indian Super League (ISL) has not yet implemented the video assistant referee (VAR) system, despite the refereeing errors occurring in the league. According to the All-India Football Federation (AIFF), a total of “24 controversial key match incidents” happened in […]
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Women sports persons are gaining popularity in India, but the representation of women coaches and supporting staff remain low. Cricket fans in Bengaluru were excited when Smriti Mandhana, the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), the champion of Women’s Premier League (WPL), 2024, said, “It’s not ee sala cup namde (This time, the cup will […]
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Budding athletes lack training as there are no sports coaches in the taluk. Hussain, a high school student, used to go for handball training every morning before school to the only stadium, the CBS stadium in Gangavathi. Hussain is a handball enthusiast. He wanted to take part in school games. But his team backed out […]
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In India, traditional surgery methods to reconstruct the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) or the knee ligament causes most players to quit sports, doctors say. In October 2023, Brazil’s star football player, Neymar’s club Al Hilal announced that he had torn his ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) and meniscus in a World Cup Qualifier match against Uruguay. […]
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Athletes face difficulties in travelling miles for their training in Bangalore because of limited sports facilities. It is hard for Rebecca Thomas, a ninth standard student to manage school and her sports training. Thomas is a running enthusiast. Every evening her mother drops her at the Kanteerava stadium for training which is 11 kilometers away […]
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Kalaripayattu has the potential like that of Yoga to not just spread in India but also in the whole world say Kalari Gurus. Swords and daggers, weapons to cut, slash and stab, sticks, spears and axes, arrows, discuses, boomerangs and so on are stacked up against the wall of the academy of Kalaripayattu. Manoj Kumar, […]
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The home stadium attendance of Bengaluru Football Club (BFC), former champions of the Indian Super League (ISL), has decreased by 50 percent compared to the previous season. The market value and home stadium attendance of Bengaluru FC’s home matches have declined compared to last season’s ISL. According to the ESPN website, Bengaluru FC had an […]
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The Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES) said that they have released funds for 75 athletes for 2022-23. Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES) is yet to finalise the list of sportspersons in Karnataka for Amrutha Sports Adoption Programme (Amrutha Kreeda Datthu Yojane), authorities said. The scheme provides funds for sports persons to […]
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