NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — India recorded the highest number of doping violations worldwide in 2024, according to newly released data from the World Anti-Doping Agency, marking the third consecutive year the country has topped global charts for anti-doping rule breaches. The WADA report, published late Tuesday, shows that Indian athletes were l...
MALÉ, Maldives (MNTV) — The Maldives will host next year’s SAFF U20 Championship, securing the return of a major international football tournament to the island nation after a four-year pause in regional trust and cooperation. The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF), which confirmed the decision, had previously withheld hosting rights from ...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (MNTV) — Pakistani athletes delivered standout performances at the World Fitness Challenge and Bodybuilding Championship in Saudi Arabia, securing three bronze medals and further elevating the country’s profile in international fitness sports, Daily Times reported. Olympian Sadaf Siddiqui, representing the Pakistan Army, ea...
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (MNTV) — Gennadiy Golovkin, the two-time middleweight world champion and 2004 Olympic silver medalist, has been elected president of World Boxing at the federation’s inaugural congress in Rome, The Times of Central Asia reported Sunday. Golovkin, who has led Kazakhstan’s National Olympic Committee since last year, will now o...
MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — Maldivian badminton players Fathimath Nabaha Abdul Razzaq and Aminath Nabeeha Abdul Razzaq have won silver in the women’s doubles category at the Botswana International Badminton Series, extending the island nation’s growing presence on the global badminton circuit. The Razzaq sisters reached the final after a strong pe...
MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — The Maldives is set to host its largest open-water swimming competition as the global Oceanman franchise announces its debut event in the country, signalling a growing push by the island nation to strengthen sports tourism and attract international athletes. The race, scheduled for April 2026 on K. Maafushi, is expecte...
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (MNTV) — Kyrgyz wrestler Akzhol Makhmudov clinched a gold medal at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Saudi Arabia, marking Kyrgyzstan’s first top-podium finish of the tournament, organizers said. Competing in the Greco-Roman 77-kilogram category, Makhmudov beat opponents from Tunisia and Egypt before overcoming an Iranian ath...
RABAT, Morocco (MNTV) — Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi was named African Men’s Player of the Year, marking his first win of the continent’s top individual football honor after a season highlighted by Paris Saint-Germain’s UEFA Champions League triumph. The 27-year-old defender added a Ligue 1 title, the French Cup, and the UEFA Super Cup to his [&hel...
KABUL, Afghanistan (MNTV) — Afghan Muay Thai fighters returned from the Asian Championships in Uzbekistan with 10 medals, receiving a celebratory welcome from Afghanistan’s Olympics, Physical Education and Sports Department, Pajhwok Afghan News reported. At a ceremony in Kabul, department head Mawlawi Ahmadullah Wasiq praised the athletes, say...
MOSCOW (MNTV) — UFC champion Islam Makhachev has become Russia’s second-most valuable athlete brand, trailing only hockey star Alexander Ovechkin, according to a Forbes ranking measuring social media reach, media visibility and commercial appeal. The list covers only active athletes competing in officially recognized sports. Other Dagestani mi...
