The Sports Authority of India (SAI) is yet to submit its report on the alleged sexual harassment of junior women wrestlers but a SAI official and the grapplers involved in the controversy have claimed that the incident never took place and the furore was a result of rivalry between coaches.

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has approved the training of three-member Indian swimming team at Olympic Training Centre in Frankfurt, Germany from June 1 to July 24 for their preparation of the upcoming London Olympics.

With the aim of developing sports in the interiors of the country, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is trying to pursue the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MSPI) to converge various programmes with Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS).

Keeping in mind the future of young sportspersons from the state, Haryana Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Sukhbir Kataria said on Friday the state government has decided to setup a modern Sports city with various facilities between Pataudi and Gurgaon.

Afflicting severe criticism on Bharatiya Janata Party dominated Municipal Corporation of Delhi, Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister and MP Ajay Maken from New Delhi constituency said that the MCD is the worst hit by corruption.

Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Ajay Maken has said the Centre would extend full support to Jammu and Kashmir in promoting adventure sports in the state.

Rattled by the doping scandal that has rocked Indian athletics, the Sports Ministry is planning to bring a new law to deal with the menace in the forthcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament.

Pleading the case of eminent sportspersons who have won laurels for the country at international level, Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Ajay Maken on Monday sought the inclusion of sports as a category for conferring the country's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna.

While the state governments continue to be non-committal on implementing the Right to Education (RTE) Act, the Central Government has decided to take on board representatives of other Ministries in the Committees running the scheme to realize the aim of providing free and compulsory education to children between 6-14 years.

Over 200 pilots will take wings in the skies of Himachal Pradesh with a weeklong paragliding championship beginning on Sunday, an official said on Saturday. “More than 200 gliders will participate in the Paragliding International Championship and Himalayan National Paragliding Championship at Bir-Billing (in Kangra district) from October 16-22,' youth services and sports department joint director Suman Rawat said.