The BCCI office-bearers are expected to zero in on nominations for the men's and women's categories later this month but Jasprit Bumrah's stupendous performance in the last four years makes him the most worthy candidate

Shikha Pandey and Deepti Sharma the stand-out performers for the Indian national women's cricket team in the last year, including the T20 World Cup

Acting on the Sports Ministry's directive to send nominations for this year's sports awards, the AIFF did not have much trouble in finalising the names

Defenders face an uphill struggle to win individual awards even before a ball has been kicked, according to Fabio Cannavaro

The process for national sports awards nomination usually begins in April, but this time, it was pushed to May due to coronavirus lockdown, which is into its third phase

Kane Williamson, Sophie Devine, Suzie Bates and Ross Taylor picked up New Zealand's limited-overs top honours for the 2019-20 season

In normal circumstances, the nomination process for awarding national sports awards is usually concluded by the last week of April every year

New Zealand Cricket Players Association (NZCPA) on Wednesday announced Tim Southee and Sophie Devine as the recipients of The Players' Cap and CPA Players' Award respectively

Vinesh Phogat questioned the government's decision and said that deserving athletes were left out of the Padma awards list

While Jasprit Bumrah nets the biggest prize (Polly Umrigar Award) in the men’s category, Poonam Yadav claims the top prize in women’s category and will be awarded the best international cricketer (women)