Indian hockey team refused to accept cash reward offered by the Sports minister

In a snub to the apathy of the government towards the national sport, the Indian hockey team on Wednesday (September 14) refused to accept the meagre cash reward offered to them by the Sports minister after winning the Asian Champions Trophy.
The winning hockey national team was offered Rs 25,000 per player by the Sports Minister Ajay Maken during their felicitation ceremony.
Hockey team captain Rajpal Singh said that their feat of beating arch-rivals Pakistan in the finals of the prestigious event was not rewarded well and added that his team for more details....

Cabinet to discuss New Sports Bill Today

The Union Cabinet will discuss the new Sports Bill on Tuesday. The Sports ministry’s new Bill looking at functioning of different sporting bodies is to be brought up before the Cabinet on Tuesday.
Cricket as a sport is also being included in the new Sports Bill. This will be the first move to bring the cricketing administration for more details....