Diego Maradona to play ‘Match of Unity’ on 9th October
MATCH FOR UNITY Date: 9th October 2-17 Venue: Aditya School of Sports, Barasat, West Bengal Description: Football legend Diego Maradona will play the 'Match for Unity' against former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly in Barasat near Kolkata. Apart from the left-handed batsman, former India hockey captain Dhanraj Pillay, popular Bengali actor Abir Chatterjee and cricketers Manoj Tiwary and Deep Dasgupta have confirmed...
Overcoming 26/11 bullets, ex-commando Praveen Teotia now runs to challenge
It was on the night of 26/11 when Praveen Teotia, a marine commando, took four bullets in his lungs and ear while resisting the insurgents of Taj Hotel in Mumbai. It was the most terrific terrorist attack in India. For almost 6 months he was in the hospital, fighting for life against death. His lungs ruptured, he had multiple...
Indian junior paddlers shine at Slovenia Open, win 1 gold and 2 silver
The young Indian table tennis players put up a strong showing at the Slovenia Junior and Cadet Open, winning a gold and 2 silver in boys and girls category. The India A boys overcame the formidable Chinese Taipei trio while their B counterparts got the better of the Thai-USA team to make it an all-India final. The India B boys,...
Athlete Davinder Singh fears of going bankrupt; may leave India to represent Italy
Davinder Singh Kang, who shot to fame after becoming the first Indian to qualify for the javelin final at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London, is going through the toughest period of his life. Frightened of going bankrupt, cash-starved Davinder Singh has threatened to compete for Italy unless he gets more financial support from the government. In the recently...
India announce U-17 World Cup squad; Amarjit Singh selected captain
The 21-member Indian squad to take part in FIFA U-17 World Cup has been announced. Among the 21 players, 12 were part of the AFC U-16 Championship squad that represented India in the 2016 edition in Goa. India have been drawn in Group A alongside USA, Colombia and Ghana, and will face USA on October 6, followed by Colombia...
The real ‘Iqbal’ story of cricketer Baba ‘Panther’ Sidhaye
The 2005 Hindi movie Iqbal, directed by Nagesh Kukunoor, starts with the routine disclaimer, “All characters in this film are fictitious and bear no resemblance to any community or person……”. But was the story really that fictional? The makers of the film was perhaps not aware that there was a man who, in the late 1950s, stirred the Indian...
P V Sindhu scripts history to become the first Indian to win Korean Open
It was a sweet revenge. P V Sindhu avenged her loss to Nozomi Okuhara in World Championships final in Glasgow by defeating her in the final of Korea Open Superseries. She became the first Indian to lift the title in Korea after her 22-20 11-21 21-18 win in Seoul. The first game was a tightly-contested affair, with Okuhara having two...
Shapath Bharadwaj qualifies for ISSF World Cup Finals as the youngest player
Young double-trap shooter Shapath Bharadwaj has qualified for the ISSF World Cup Finals to be held in New Delhi from 23rd-30th October 2017. 15-year old Shapath is the youngest member in the list of players issued by International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) who will take part in the event. The players were chosen on the basis of their performance in...
Top athletes preparing for Olympics to get monthly stipend of Rs 50,000
Newly-appointed sports minister Rajyavardhan Rathore announced that top athletes preparing for Tokyo Olympics, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games will be provided a monthly stipend of Rs 50,000 as their pocket expenses. The stipend will be paid with effect from 1st September, 2017. "MYAS @IndiaSports announces Rs 50k/month pocket allowance for 152 elite athletes preparing for Tokyo/CWG/Asian Games. Athletes first, always!"...
2nd season of Premier Futsal is back in a bigger and better avatar
PREMIER FUTSAL LEAGUE-2nd SEASON Date: 15th September 2017-1st October 2017 Venue: Mumbai, Bengaluru, Dubai Description: After the huge success of the inaugural season that took place in July 2016, the Premier Futsal 2017 is back in India. With 6 teams and marque players like Ronaldinho, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Hernan Crespo, Michael Salgado and Deco, the event is ready to enthrall its...