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Sourav Ganguly, Jay Shah tenure case: SC appoints amicus curiae

To hear plea for amendment to constitution on July 28NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will hear next week a plea of Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) for amendment of its court-approved constitution to enable its president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah complete their three year terms by ducking the mandatory cooling off period. While fixing July 28 for hearing on the more than two-year-old application of BCCI, a bench of Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli appointed senior advocate Maninder Singh as amicus curiae.

Triple jumper Eldhose Paul qualifies for World Athletics Championships final

He finished sixth in Group A qualification round and 12th overall to make the cut for Sunday's final (6:50am IST). The 25-year-old Paul, who reached here just a few days ago due to visa issues, has a season's and personal best of 16.99m which he had recorded while winning gold in the Federation Cup in April.

Leicester cricket ground to be named after Sunil Gavaskar

Gavaskar (73), who is in London, told TOI on Thursday, "I am delighted and honoured that a ground in Leicester is being named after me. Leicester is a city with possibly the strongest supporters of the game, especially Indian cricket, and therefore it is a huge honour indeed."

Exclusive: IOC threatens India with suspension

Sends terse letter to Executive Council over failure to hold electionsNEW DELHI: India has been threatened with "suspension" by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for Indian Olympic Association's (IOA) failure to hold elections, due since December 2021, and for outside interference and court battles. In a terse letter to members of the IOA's Executive Council (EC), the IOC and Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) have jointly flagged the issue of autonomy and violation of the Olympic charter.

Gymnastics coach dropped from India CWG squad

SAI inquiry indicts Jaiswal for involvement in videography rowNEW DELHI: Just a week ahead of the start of the CWG, gymnastics coach Rohit Jaiswal, who was accused of 'misdemeanour' by leading gymnast Aruna Budda Reddy, has been dropped from the Indian contingent for the Birmingham edition of the Games. It's been learnt that Jaiswal's parent organisation, Border Security Force (BSF), has refused to grant him no-objection certificate (NOC) to travel for the Games. The development came nearly a week after TOI had, in its edition dated July 16, reported about Jaiswal's inclusion as one of the men's team's coaches in the Indian gymnastics contingent for the CWG.

Neeraj Chopra qualifies for maiden World Championship final with first-attempt throw of 88.39m

The 24-year-old Indian, hot favourite for a medal, opened the men's javelin throw Group A qualification round and sent his spear to 88.39m for his third career-best throw, here on Thursday. The medal round will be held on Sunday (7:05am IST).

Berrettini makes winning return with victory over Gasquet

Richard Gasquet on Thursday in Gstaad on his return to action after missing Wimbledon. The Italian, who was runner-up at the All England Club in 2021, withdrew from the grass-court Grand Slam tournament last month after testing positive for Covid. He had previously been in fine form, winning titles at Queen's and in Stuttgart.

Jersey sponsor Byju's allegedly owes Rs 86.21 crore to BCCI, Paytm wants to exit as title sponsor

BCCI while title sponsor Paytm has requested the board to transfer its rights to a third party. It was only in April that the Edtech company and the BCCI had agreed on the extension of their partnership until the end of the 2023 ODI World Cup in India at a 10 percent increment. The issue was discussed by the BCCI Apex Council on Thursday.

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Sourav Ganguly, Jay Shah tenure case: SC appoints amicus curiae

Triple jumper Eldhose Paul qualifies for World Athletics Championships final

Leicester cricket ground to be named after Sunil Gavaskar

Exclusive: IOC threatens India with suspension

Gymnastics coach dropped from India CWG squad

Neeraj Chopra qualifies for maiden World Championship final with first-attempt throw of 88.39m

Berrettini makes winning return with victory over Gasquet

Jersey sponsor Byju's allegedly owes Rs 86.21 crore to BCCI, Paytm wants to exit as title sponsor