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The Hindu
6 days ago
- Business
- The Hindu
AIFF to meet ISL club CEOs; Bengaluru FC holds back salaries
Amidst growing uncertainty over the conduct of the 2025-26 Indian Super League (ISL) season, officials of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) will meet the CEOs of eight ISL clubs in New Delhi on Thursday. With the Master Rights Agreement (MRA) between the AIFF and Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) – which runs India's top flight – in limbo, heads of clubs such as Bengaluru FC, Kerala Blasters and FC Goa had written to the AIFF on July 28 seeking a meeting. Among the biggest signs of distress is that multiple clubs have scaled back operations and even pulled out of the ongoing Durand Cup. Odisha FC has suspended player contracts, and the JSW-owned Bengaluru FC, late on Monday, announced that it would hold back salaries of first-team players and staff until the impasse was broken. It is to be noted that the AIFF and FSDL cannot go ahead with discussions to renew the MRA which expires this December. The Supreme Court of India, which entrusted the preparation of a new constitution for the AIFF to Justice (Retd.) L. Nageswara Rao, has barred the two parties from negotiating until it delivers the judgment in a case related to the election of AIFF office-bearers in violation of National Sports Code back in 2017. It is also a matter of concern that in the limited parleys the AIFF and FSDL held before the SC stricture, the two football entities were not on the same page with respect to the framework of the new agreement. It is still not clear when the SC would pronounce the judgment that it reserved on April 30. It also remains to be seen whether the National Sports Governance Bill, set to be introduced in the Parliament by the Union Government in the ongoing monsoon session, has any bearing on the final SC-approved AIFF constitution.
Hindustan Times
25-07-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
HT Kick Off: Finally, some football
As they say in cricket Wednesday, also the first day of the fourth India-England Test, was a moving day. It began with the National Sports Governance Bill being introduced in Parliament and a meeting of the technical committee of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to ready a shortlist for Manolo Marquez's replacement and finished with East Bengal beginning the Indian Oil 134th Durand Cup with a bang. The Indian Oil 134th Durand Cup will, hopefully, keep the focus on the pitch.(Samir Jana/HT) Bill for change The sports governance bill has been some time in the making, the journey beginning in 2011 through then Union sports minister Ajay Maken. Even though they are on different sides of the political divide, sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya gave credit to Maken for 'doing good work in shaping the National Sports Code, 2011." With the National Sports Election Panel, National Sports Tribunal and the all-powerful National Sports Board, the bill will change the way sport is governed in India and align the country with the USA, UK, China, and Japan once it becomes law. 'While the law is expected to streamline things, it remains how the right balance between autonomy of BCCI and state oversight can be achieved,' HT said in an editorial. The context is cricket but the larger point of maintaining autonomy is relevant to football where FIFA does not take kindly to third-party interference. The bill being introduced in the Parliament.(Sansad TV/ANI videograb) Lawyer Rahul Mehra is among those who do not see it as a big beautiful bill. Mehra has his facts right and makes more than a few points but it is equally true that, as per the union sports ministry, there are more than 350 cases related to sport that were in courts when the bill was tabled. Football is a case in point. The litigation has dragged on and on and the new AIFF constitution remains a work in progress. Since the bill lists eligibility criteria for election, it will direct who can contest for the president's and other post in AIFF. But that is for later. Jamil frontrunner More immediate is the need to find a replacement for Manolo Marquez. India are likely to use the September window and they play Singapore in crucial Asian Cup qualifiers in October so it is likely that a coach who knows the country and the players will be considered. Which could make Tarkovic the third among equals. Tarkovic coached the Slovakia team that beat Poland 2-1 in the Euro 2020 and though he is 52 and has an idea of football in Asia, he is not familiar with India. Jamil and Constantine are. But it is possible that Jamil's run with Jamshedpur FC last term, taking the unheralded side to the semi-final of the Indian Super League and the Super Cup, could make him the favourite for the job. East Bengal begin with a bang On the business of favourites, 16-time champions East Bengal began the Durand Cup giving notice that they are in it to win it. True, there will be sterner tests than young debutants South United FC but what better than starting with a 5-0 win. Naorem Mahesh Singh enjoyed the start to his stint as captain with a peach of a goal, new comer Bipin Singh scored and Dimitrios Diamantakos got a goal in his first match. That three players from the bench scored will please coach Oscar Bruzon. East Bengal have made a raft of signings including Edmund Lalrindika, Jay Gupta and imports Miguel Figueira, Mohammed Rashid and Kevin Sibilla. They will hope it will be enough to build a squad that can win a 17th Durand Cup whose prize purse has been upped over 250% to ₹3 crore. Durand Cup has survived World Wars and the wars independent India fought. In 1928, Lord Irwin gave away the prizes and in 1935 government officials were granted leave to watch matches . It is fitting that a competition with such rich history puts our focus back on what is happening on the pitch. Hopefully it will be that way till August 23. By then, FC Goa will have played their Asian Champions League 2 qualifier and Mohun Bagan Super Giant began training for the main round of the same competition in September. Durand Cup's 43 matches is not a lot and the uncertainty of when ISL will start remains, but along with India's matches, we can look forward to some football. Play of the week
NDTV
23-07-2025
- Politics
- NDTV
National Sports Bill: How It's Different From National Sports Code
With the introduction of the National Sports Governance Bill in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, India has taken a big step towards joining powers like the USA, UK, China, and Japan which have laws in place for streamlined administrative set-ups. The bill, once it becomes an act, will complete a journey that started back in 2011 when the then Sports Minister Ajay Maken began his push for a legislation to set some benchmarks for the sports administrators. The mostly long-serving administrators were and still are often accused of indulging in power struggles, infighting, financial misappropriation and showing a distinct lack of intent to overcome any of these issues. But with the new bill, accountability will be in place through a National Sports Board, a National Sports Tribunal and the National Sports Election Panel. All of this took shape over months of dialogue that current Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya undertook with stakeholders, soon after taking charge last year. Once the bill was finalised, Mandaviya gave due credit to Maken, his political opponent from the Congress party, for "doing good work in shaping the National Sports Code, 2011" which was in operation till now. "The National Sports Development Code of India, 2011 established good governance practices for sports bodies, essential for healthy development of sports in the country," stated the objectives of the new bill. Here's a look at the timeline of how the code turned into a bill with significant changes. The Journey: ========= *In 2011, the Ministry prepared Draft National Sports Development Bill and placed it before Cabinet for approval. However, it was met with vehement opposition due to strict capping of age and tenure for administrators. *In July 2013, the Ministry prepared a revised Draft National Sports Development Bill and placed it in public domain to invite suggestions and comments. However, this Bill was not pursued and a year later, the Delhi High Court upheld the Sports Code 2011. *In 2015, a Working Group was constituted for re-drafting of National Sports Development Code, 2011. But the inclusion of Indian Olympic Association top brass in this group was challenged in the Delhi High Court as a case of conflict of interest. *In 2017, a Committee was constituted under then sports secretary Injeti Srinivas, to prepare the '(Draft) National Code for Good Governance in Sports, 2017'. Olympic gold medal-winning shooter Abhinav Bindra, and other sports greats like Anju Bobby George, and Prakash Padukone, along with then then IOA head Narinder Batra were among the members in the committee. The Draft Sports Code was also challenged in the Delhi High Court, which ordered that committee's report be submitted to it in a sealed cover. *In 2019, the Ministry constituted an Expert Committee under Justice (Retd.) Mukundakam Sharma to review the Draft Sports Code 2017 and "suggest measures for making it acceptable to all the stakeholders". That same year, the Delhi High Court stayed the constitution of this committee, an order that is in effect till date. *In October 2024, the Draft National Sports Governance Bill was released to the public for comments and suggestions. There were extensive consultation sessions held with the IOA, the National Sports Federations, athletes, coaches, legal experts and even private bodies that are involved in athlete management. The bill was also shared with the International Olympic Committe and International Federations including World Athletics, FIFA, and the International Hockey Federation (FIH) among others. The ministry received "over 700 responses" as part of the feedback from various stakeholders, including general public before it finally made its way to the Parliament. The differences with Sports Code: ===================== *Age Cap: While the Sports Code capped the age of administrators at 70, the new bill allows an office-bearer to complete his/her tenure if they were less than 70 at the time of filing nominations. A further relaxation of another five years has been made for contesting elections if the international statutes and byelaws allow for it in the concerned sports body. *Tenure: The Sports Code allowed three terms with a cooling off period after two terms for the President and two terms for Treasurer and Secretary. The new sports bill allows office-bearers (President, Secretary General and Treasurer) to serve three consecutive terms of a maximum of 12 years and remain eligible for election to the Executive Committee after a cooling off period. "This has been done to ensure continuity and also to keep competent people within the system," a sports ministry source said. *Executive Committee: The sports code had no provision for mandatory women's representation in the committee whose strength was capped at 15. The new bill mandates that at least four members of the EC must be women along with two sportspersons of outstanding merit. *Regulatory Body: The sports code had no provisions for a regulatory body to oversee NSFs, leaving the power to recognise or derecognise in the hands of the sports ministry. But the sports governance bill outlines the creation of a National Sports Board which will fulfill this role. *The National Sports Tribunal, which will adjudicate sporting disputes, the National Sports Election Panel to oversee polls in NSFs and the Ethics Commission were not a part of the Sports Code. All these bodies will have a significant role to play once the bill becomes an act.
Time of India
23-07-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
National Sports Bill: How is it different from National Sports Code?
Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya addresses the Youth Spiritual Summit (PTI Photo) With the introduction of the National Sports Governance Bill in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, India has taken a big step towards joining powers like the USA, UK, China, and Japan which have laws in place for streamlined administrative set-ups. The bill, once it becomes an act, will complete a journey that started back in 2011 when the then Sports Minister Ajay Maken began his push for a legislation to set some benchmarks for the sports administrators. The mostly long-serving administrators were and still are often accused of indulging in power struggles, infighting, financial misappropriation and showing a distinct lack of intent to overcome any of these issues. But with the new bill, accountability will be in place through a National Sports Board, a National Sports Tribunal and the National Sports Election Panel. All of this took shape over months of dialogue that current Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya undertook with stakeholders, soon after taking charge last year. Once the bill was finalised, Mandaviya gave due credit to Maken, his political opponent from the Congress party, for "doing good work in shaping the National Sports Code, 2011" which was in operation till now. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like AirSense 11 – Smart tech for deep sleep ResMed Buy Now Undo Bombay Sport Exchange Episode 1: Interview with Sanjog Gupta, CEO (Sports) at JioStar "The National Sports Development Code of India, 2011 established good governance practices for sports bodies, essential for healthy development of sports in the country," stated the objectives of the new bill. Here's a look at the timeline of how the code turned into a bill with significant changes. The Journey In 2011, the Ministry prepared Draft National Sports Development Bill and placed it before Cabinet for approval. However, it was met with vehement opposition due to strict capping of age and tenure for administrators. In July 2013, the Ministry prepared a revised Draft National Sports Development Bill and placed it in public domain to invite suggestions and comments. However, this Bill was not pursued and a year later, the Delhi High Court upheld the Sports Code 2011. In 2015, a Working Group was constituted for re-drafting of National Sports Development Code, 2011. But the inclusion of Indian Olympic Association top brass in this group was challenged in the Delhi High Court as a case of conflict of interest. In 2017, a Committee was constituted under then sports secretary Injeti Srinivas, to prepare the '(Draft) National Code for Good Governance in Sports, 2017'. Olympic gold medal-winning shooter Abhinav Bindra, and other sports greats like Anju Bobby George, and Prakash Padukone, along with then then IOA head Narinder Batra were among the members in the committee. The Draft Sports Code was also challenged in the Delhi High Court, which ordered that committee's report be submitted to it in a sealed cover. In 2019, the Ministry constituted an Expert Committee under Justice (Retd.) Mukundakam Sharma to review the Draft Sports Code 2017 and "suggest measures for making it acceptable to all the stakeholders". That same year, the Delhi High Court stayed the constitution of this committee, an order that is in effect till date. In October 2024, the Draft National Sports Governance Bill was released to the public for comments and suggestions. There were extensive consultation sessions held with the IOA, the National Sports Federations, athletes, coaches, legal experts and even private bodies that are involved in athlete management. The bill was also shared with the International Olympic Committe and International Federations including World Athletics, FIFA, and the International Hockey Federation (FIH) among others. The ministry received "over 700 responses" as part of the feedback from various stakeholders, including general public before it finally made its way to the Parliament. Poll Do you believe the National Sports Governance Bill will improve accountability in Indian sports administration? Yes, definitely No, not really The differences with Sports Code Age Cap: While the Sports Code capped the age of administrators at 70, the new bill allows an office-bearer to complete his/her tenure if they were less than 70 at the time of filing nominations. A further relaxation of another five years has been made for contesting elections if the international statutes and byelaws allow for it in the concerned sports body. Tenure: The Sports Code allowed three terms with a cooling off period after two terms for the President and two terms for Treasurer and Secretary. The new sports bill allows office-bearers (President, Secretary General and Treasurer) to serve three consecutive terms of a maximum of 12 years and remain eligible for election to the Executive Committee after a cooling off period. "This has been done to ensure continuity and also to keep competent people within the system," a sports ministry source said. Executive Committee: The sports code had no provision for mandatory women's representation in the committee whose strength was capped at 15. The new bill mandates that at least four members of the EC must be women along with two sportspersons of outstanding merit. Regulatory Body: The sports code had no provisions for a regulatory body to oversee NSFs, leaving the power to recognise or derecognise in the hands of the sports ministry. But the sports governance bill outlines the creation of a National Sports Board which will fulfill this role. The National Sports Tribunal, which will adjudicate sporting disputes, the National Sports Election Panel to oversee polls in NSFs and the Ethics Commission were not a part of the Sports Code. All these bodies will have a significant role to play once the bill becomes an act. PTI For real-time updates, scores, and highlights, follow our live coverage of the India vs England Test match here. Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
Time of India
23-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
National Sports Bill: How it's different from National Sports Code
Live Events The Journey The differences with Sports Code: (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel With the introduction of the National Sports Governance Bill in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, India has taken a big step towards joining powers like the USA, UK, China, and Japan which have laws in place for streamlined administrative bill, once it becomes an act, will complete a journey that started back in 2011 when the then Sports Minister Ajay Maken began his push for a legislation to set some benchmarks for the sports mostly long-serving administrators were and still are often accused of indulging in power struggles, infighting, financial misappropriation and showing a distinct lack of intent to overcome any of these with the new bill, accountability will be in place through a National Sports Board , a National Sports Tribunal and the National Sports Election of this took shape over months of dialogue that current Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya undertook with stakeholders, soon after taking charge last the bill was finalised, Mandaviya gave due credit to Maken, his political opponent from the Congress party, for "doing good work in shaping the National Sports Code , 2011" which was in operation till now."The National Sports Development Code of India, 2011 established good governance practices for sports bodies, essential for healthy development of sports in the country," stated the objectives of the new a look at the timeline of how the code turned into a bill with significant changes.*In 2011, the Ministry prepared Draft National Sports Development Bill and placed it before Cabinet for approval. However, it was met with vehement opposition due to strict capping of age and tenure for administrators.*In July 2013, the Ministry prepared a revised Draft National Sports Development Bill and placed it in public domain to invite suggestions and comments. However, this Bill was not pursued and a year later, the Delhi High Court upheld the Sports Code 2011.*In 2015, a Working Group was constituted for re-drafting of National Sports Development Code, 2011. But the inclusion of Indian Olympic Association top brass in this group was challenged in the Delhi High Court as a case of conflict of interest.*In 2017, a Committee was constituted under then sports secretary Injeti Srinivas, to prepare the '(Draft) National Code for Good Governance in Sports , 2017'. Olympic gold medal-winning shooter Abhinav Bindra, and other sports greats like Anju Bobby George, and Prakash Padukone, along with then then IOA head Narinder Batra were among the members in the Draft Sports Code was also challenged in the Delhi High Court, which ordered that committee's report be submitted to it in a sealed cover.*In 2019, the Ministry constituted an Expert Committee under Justice (Retd.) Mukundakam Sharma to review the Draft Sports Code 2017 and "suggest measures for making it acceptable to all the stakeholders".That same year, the Delhi High Court stayed the constitution of this committee, an order that is in effect till date.*In October 2024, the Draft National Sports Governance Bill was released to the public for comments and suggestions. There were extensive consultation sessions held with the IOA, the National Sports Federations, athletes, coaches, legal experts and even private bodies that are involved in athlete management. The bill was also shared with the International Olympic Committe and International Federations including World Athletics, FIFA, and the International Hockey Federation (FIH) among ministry received "over 700 responses" as part of the feedback from various stakeholders, including general public before it finally made its way to the Parliament.*Age Cap: While the Sports Code capped the age of administrators at 70, the new bill allows an office-bearer to complete his/her tenure if they were less than 70 at the time of filing nominations. A further relaxation of another five years has been made for contesting elections if the international statutes and byelaws allow for it in the concerned sports body.*Tenure: The Sports Code allowed three terms with a cooling off period after two terms for the President and two terms for Treasurer and Secretary. The new sports bill allows office-bearers (President, Secretary General and Treasurer) to serve three consecutive terms of a maximum of 12 years and remain eligible for election to the Executive Committee after a cooling off period."This has been done to ensure continuity and also to keep competent people within the system," a sports ministry source said.*Executive Committee: The sports code had no provision for mandatory women's representation in the committee whose strength was capped at 15. The new bill mandates that at least four members of the EC must be women along with two sportspersons of outstanding merit.*Regulatory Body: The sports code had no provisions for a regulatory body to oversee NSFs, leaving the power to recognise or derecognise in the hands of the sports ministry. But the sports governance bill outlines the creation of a National Sports Board which will fulfill this role.*The National Sports Tribunal, which will adjudicate sporting disputes, the National Sports Election Panel to oversee polls in NSFs and the Ethics Commission were not a part of the Sports Code. All these bodies will have a significant role to play once the bill becomes an act.
