Hyderabad Apr 25 PTI As many as 36 boxers from six franchises will be seen in action in the inaugural Pro boxing league Hellsbay Fight League HFL the organisers announced on Monday Hellsbay a people-owned league is a move to take Indian Professional Boxing to the world and will be governed and managed by TIAR It is sanctioned by the Indian Boxing Council IBC There will be six teams in the league with six players each from three categories Indian boxers from 54kg to 80kg will be eligible to enter the pool which will be made for the franchisee owners to select their team said IBC President PKM Raja The HFL is planned to be held outside India in August and will run on a unique concept of peoples ownership The HFL will be available to watch through pay-per-view and offer a big purse to its boxers in every fight Last week the organisers had announced the idea of the first-of-its-kind initiative where TIAR The Indian Art Revolution will sell shares of the six franchises to people who will invest in the NFTs Non-Fungible Tokens through TIAR A non-fungible token NFT is a non-interchangeable unit of data stored on a blockchain a form of digital ledger that can be sold and traded Types of NFT data units may be associated with digital files such as photos videos and audio PTI PDS PDS ATK ATK

New Delhi Mar 24 PTI The National Anti-Doping Bill that was introduced in the Parliament last year did not have severe criminal law provisions as it was intended to be a preventive legislation though it empowers the National Anti-Doping Agency to conduct raids to catch dope offenders the Sports Ministry said In a report prepared by a standing committee of the Parliament and submitted to both the Houses on Wednesday the ministry said the Bill was prepared in alignment with the idea of making this a preventive legislation rather than a criminal legislation the punishmentpenalties provided in the Bill were based on international anti-doping provisions and it has been kept in mind that severe criminal law provisions are not introduced the Sports Secretary told the standing committee members Clause 19 of the Bill however provides the NADA the power of entry search and seizure by any person authorised by the agency for the purpose of determining if any anti-doping rule violation has been committed The procedure to be adopted shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 Earlier the NADA had no authority to conduct raids and its anti-doping appeal panel has held the same Many former sportspersons head of National Sports Federations and experts have been calling for an anti-doping legislation to give more teeth to the existing rules made under the WADA Anti-Doping Code Some had even gone to the extent of calling for making doping in sports a criminal offence punishable with jail term In 2018 the NADA had even proposed making doping a criminal offence The standing committee suggested that due safeguards may be provided to protect the rights of athletes and to address the issues of privacy while laying down the procedure to conduct raids Regarding concerns over increasing use of dietary supplements by athletes without any regulation the ministry informed that it will take help of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India FSSAI and lab testing of these supplements is being made mandatory from April this year Rules in this regard have already been framed and FSSAI is in the process of rolling them out the sports secretary had told the committee The Bill which seeks to give legislative backing to anti-doping norms in the country was introduced to the Parliament by Sports Minister Anurag Thakur in December last year It was later referred to a standing committee comprising members of both the Houses of the Parliament for examination and report After hearing the secretary and senior officials of Sports Ministry various federations prominent sportspersons organisations and individuals the Committee under the chairmanship of Rajya Sabha MP Vinay P Sahasrabudhe tabled its report in both the Houses on Wednesday The Bill is intended to provide a statutory framework for the operation of NADA the National Dope Testing Laboratory NDTL and other dope testing laboratories and for creation of a National Board for Anti-Doping in Sports to strengthen anti-doping activities in sport The bill seeks to give NADA powers of investigation levying sanctions for Anti- Doping Rule Violations the disciplinary procedures to be adopted and the powers of inspection sample collection and sharing and free flow of information While endorsing the Bill in its present form the standing committee of the parliament made suggestionsrecommendations be taken into account at appropriate stage The Committee suggested that a distinction should be made between minor and major athletes while formulating the rules so that a protective mechanism is available to the former The Committee said explanation should be included in the rules so as to provide clarity in respect of what constitutes an Anti-Doping Rule Violation ADRV The Committee recommended that in order to make information about the prohibited list easily accessible a mechanism be developed like an App or dynamic website where not only such a list be readily available but also information about various supplements medicines with their ingredients be made available so that cases of unintended consumption of a prohibited substance can be curtailedavoided The Committee also put the onus of creating awareness on the Sports Ministry the SAI the federations NADA and other stakeholders The Committee stressed on the need to ensure that the quantum of penalties imposed are proportional to the extentdegree of the proven doping violation The Committee also felt the need to separate prosecuting agency NADA and the Anti-Doping Panels both functionally and administratively PTI PDS PDS ATK ATK

New Delhi Jan 30 PTI The All India Football Federation on Sunday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modis announcement to build a modern football stadium in Ladakh saying that the initiative will help in the development of local talent in the Union Territory During his Mann Ki Baat radio broadcast on Sunday PM Modi said that Ladakh will soon be blessed with an impressive Open Synthetic Track and Astro Turf Football Stadium This modern football stadium in Ladakh will also have a synthetic track with eight lanes Apart from this there will also be a hostel facility with one thousand beds You will also like to know that this stadium has also been certified by FIFA the PM said The AIFF on it part thanked the PM and said it will be looking forward to utilise the facilities for scouting talent and even for national team training in future The new football stadium in Ladakh can play a vital role in helping the development of local talent which in turn will benefit Indian Football AIFF Deputy General Secretary Abhishek Yadav said The AIFF scouting team looks forward to engaging and utilising the facilities for scouting and even National Team training in the future The AIFF remains grateful to the honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and honourable Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Anurag Thakur for all the support The stadium is being built at a height of more than 10000 feet and its construction is going to be completed soon This will be the largest open stadium in Ladakh with a capacity for 30000 spectators PTI PDS PDS BS BS

Kolkata Dec 26 PTI TRAU and Indian Arrows played out a goal-less draw in the opening match of the I-League at the Mohun Bagan ground here on Sunday Despite both the teams getting plenty of shots on target they shared points after the stalemate Indian Arrows started with a 4-4-2 set-up with skipper Parthib Gogoi leading the attacking troops TRAU who had finished third last year had a 4-3-3 formation with Krishnananda Singh and Joseph Olaleye in front line In the sixth minute Parthib Gogoi managed to get a shot from close distance but TRAU goalkeeper Amrit Gope made a clean save The team from Imphal fell slightly behind Indian Arrows in terms of possession as the game settled down in first half But the AIFF developmental side could not convert the possession into goal-scoring opportunities In the 20th minute Mohammad Fayazuddin Shahs run from the left created a moment of panic in Indian Arrows half But Kishan Singh who sprinted quickly to collect the cross from Fayazuddin also hit the ball over the goal post In the 28th minute TRAU had the best chance of the first half as Naresh Singh sent a cross from the right but Akobir Turaevs header was deflected away by Sajad Hussain Parray on the goalline and Indian Arrows breathed a sigh of relief TRAU started the second half with high intensity Indian Arrows goalkeeper Ahan made a brave save in the 59th minute after Turaevs right-footed shot on the turn almost gave TRAU the lead Turaev continued to make threatening penetrations inside the box but he was caught offside in the 77th minute just when it looked like he might open the scoring In the 89th minute Sajad Parrays challenge on TRAU player earned him his second yellow card of the match and he was sent off leaving Indian Arrows one man short But they defended well in the injury time and and continued to keep the possession Harsh Patre suffered an injury and limped out of the ground with a minute to go in the match leaving Arrows with nine men But Indian Arrows fought valiantly till the final whistle and the match ended in a 0-0 draw PTI PDS PDS BS BS