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I'm the IOA president, asserts Adille Sumariwalla

"I'm the president, that's all. There's nothing to discuss," the former sprinter, who's president of the Athletics Federation of India since 2012, told reporters on Monday at the announcement of a sponsor tying up with AFI to support India's women athletes. Brushing off some of the IOA officials' statements which objected to his claim, Sumariwalla said, "You can say what you want." When told there was a court order that status quo be maintained at the IOA, he shot back: "Show me the court order.

Mumbai City storm into quarters in maiden Durand Cup appearance

Showing a lot of urgency, Des Buckingham's side raced to a 3-0 lead within 36 minutes, with goals from Greg Stewart (10th minute), Lallianzuala Chhangte (18th) and Mehtab Singh to take it beyond the reach of the I-League outfit. Ahmed Jahouh (63rd) and substitute Vikram Pratap Singh (90+2) combined to ensure Mumbai City's knockout qualification in their maiden appearance in Asia's oldest football tournament.

EPL: Conte backs 'son-in-law' Son to end goal drought

Tottenham Hotspur manager boss Antonio Conte has said he would be happy for Son Heung-min to marry his daughter as he defended the struggling South Korea forward. Son has failed to hit the heights he established last term as his goalless start to the season continued during Spurs' 2-0 win away to Nottingham Forest on Sunday.

Asia Cup 2022: Virat Kohli gifts signed jersey to Haris Rauf

Virat Kohli gifted his signed jersey to Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf after his team's five-wicket win over the arch-rivals in Asia Cup here. The BCCI posted a video in which Kohli was seen gifting his jersey to Rauf. The two players shook hands after Kohli's fine gesture on Sunday night.

‘Hurt’ Aditya Tare quits Mumbai for Uttarakhand

Aditya Tare too has quit Mumbai. The experienced wicketkeeper, who led the 41-time Ranji Trophy champions to their last Ranji title in the 2015-16 season, will play for the hilly state of Uttarakhand as a ‘Professional’ in the upcoming season. The Mumbai selectors had recently excluded Tare from the list of 47 players for an off-season fitness camp at BKC.

Asia Cup 2022: Bangladesh open campaign against high flying Afghanistan

Bangladesh will be aiming to improve their ordinary T20 record against a confident Afghanistan in the Asia Cup here on Tuesday. Afghanistan pacers blew away the Sri Lankan batting in the opening game. Bangladesh, on the other hand, will be playing their tournament opener.

Chelsea could sign players before deadline, says Thomas Tuchel

Speaking ahead of Tuesday's trip to Southampton, Tuchel said he was fully focused on their opponents as they look to make it three victories from five games after beating Leicester City 2-1 last time out. "Right now we could need more players in some positions but it's close to the end of the transfer window and when Sept.

AFI partners with HSBC India to support young women athletes

Under the partnership, promising girls will be picked from the National Inter District Championships for Under-14 and Under-16 categories and would be nurtured to perform on the global stage. "Special coaching camps would be set up for the selected athletes and all their needs would be taken care of," AFI President Adille Sumariwalla said at the launch of the partnership.

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I'm the IOA president, asserts Adille Sumariwalla

Mumbai City storm into quarters in maiden Durand Cup appearance

EPL: Conte backs 'son-in-law' Son to end goal drought

Asia Cup 2022: Virat Kohli gifts signed jersey to Haris Rauf

‘Hurt’ Aditya Tare quits Mumbai for Uttarakhand

Asia Cup 2022: Bangladesh open campaign against high flying Afghanistan

Chelsea could sign players before deadline, says Thomas Tuchel

AFI partners with HSBC India to support young women athletes