Paris and LA to host Olympics 2024 and 2028 respectively
Paris and Los Angeles have been named as hosts of the 2024 and 2028 summer Games respectively by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Paris and Los Angeles had been the only two candidates for the 2024 Games after Hamburg, Rome and Budapest withdrew from the race. But Los Angeles agreed to wait an extra four years after the IOC...
Amazing Shivani Cherukuri! Asian record holder and she is only 5
5 years…it is the age when a girl generally pesters her parents for dolls; she wants to have fun with toys; loves to dance and sing; sometimes annoys her parents too, yet gets lots of hugs and kisses in return. Shivani Cherukuri is also a girl of 5. But she is different. It is not dolls and toys but...
FIFA rates 10/10; revamped Salt Lake Stadium ready for the U-17 extravaganza
With a little under a month to go for the inauguration of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, India’s iconic Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan (better known as the Salt Lake Stadium) was handed over to FIFA’s Local Organising Committee (LOC). From now onwards till the end of the tournament, the stadium will be under direct control of FIFA in terms...
Controversy continues as HI appoints Sjoerd Marijne as senior men’s hockey coach
The unceremonious sacking of national men’s hockey team coach Roelant Oltmans by Hockey India (HI) created controversy. The issue was handled unprofessionally by the officials exactly in the same manner when some previous foreign coaches like Ric Charelsworth, Jose Brasa, Michael Nobbs, Terry Walsh and Paul Van Ass were shown the door. Now, just after 6 days of Oltmans sacking,...
Kit arrives; Nike stimulates preparation in the U-17 World Cup camp
A month from now, 24 of the best U-17 football teams across the globe will feature in the World Cup to be held in India. The country will host a tournament of this stature for the first time that will kick off on October 6, 2017. India have been clubbed with United States of America, Ghana and Colombia in...
Venkatesh Yethiraj: The ‘Little Man’ with gigantic achievement
When swimmer C N Janaki swam across a part of the English Channel in July 1992, she knew that her achievement would be an encouragement for many like her. Janaki dared to challenge her limitation-her two useless legs that were polio-affected since she was of 2 years. She used mainly her upperbody to swim, still she ventured out to...
Football legends set to enthrall fans in support of U-17 World Cup in India
FIFA LEGEND vs INDIAN LEGEND EXHIBITION MATCH Date: 6th September 2017 Venue: D Y Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai Description: As part of the lead-up to the FIFA U-17 World Cup, India will see football legends like Carlos Valderrama, Fernando Morientes, Marcel Desailly, Jorge Campos and Emmanuel Amuneke playing an exhibition match against Indian legends on September 6th 2017 to mark “30 days...
India defeat Macau 2-0 to inch closer to qualify for Asian Cup
A confident Indian football team beat minnows Macau 2-0 in the group league encounter of the Asian Cup qualifying round. Striker Balwant Singh who replaced Eugenesen Lyngdoh in the half time found the target in the 57th and 82nd minutes respectively to help India win their third successive match in the qualifying tournament. The home team successfully managed to defend...
ISSF World Shotgun Championship: India win senior and junior double trap silver
India's Ankur Mittal won silver medal in the men's double trap event at the ongoing ISSF World Shotgun Championship in Moscow. Mittal was ahead of Vitaly Fokeev but in the last four shots the Russian took over and eventually won the gold for the host nation. Mittal scored 66 points while Fokeev scored 68 points. However, Mittal finished at the...
Saina Nehwal returns to Gopichand’s Academy; thanks coach Vimal Kumar
Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal will once again be training under Pullela Gopichand in his academy in Hyderabad, three years after they had parted ways. In a series of tweets Saina announced that she will once again start working at the Pullela Gopichand Academy and with SAI appointed Indonesian coach Mr Mulyo. “Hi friends I wanted to share some news with...