The King Is Back; Garry Kasparov returns to chess
The youngest ever undisputed World Chess Champion at age 22; ranked world No. 1 for 225 out of 228 months; had a peak rating of 2851, have a record of 15 consecutive professional tournament victories and 11 Chess Oscars. That’s Garry Kasparov-the genius, the ‘monster with 100 eyes, who sees all’, the man who was invincible for almost two...
Some of the world’s greatest in World Athletics Championships
WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS Date: 4th August 2017-13th August 2017 Venue: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London Description: Athletic greats Usain Bolt and Mo Farah will take to the global stage one last time at Athletics World Championships 2017 in London from 4-13 August. Usain, who has completed the 100m-200m sprint double at the past two World Championships, plans to compete in the 100m...
How PKL changed Kabaddi from a Rural to a Ruling game
A game, where in every 30 seconds there is a high point. It is a game of incredible fitness and unmatched intensity. Kabaddi , a short game in tune with today’s generation, has taken the Indian sports scenario to an unimaginable level that almost touched the famed height of cricket in India. Kabaddi originated in rural India, some 4000 years...
Falcons TTC win inaugural Ultimate Table Tennis
The inaugural edition of Ultimate Table Tennis-the TT League of India-is a hit. Falcons TTC won the title by defeating Shazé Challengers 14-9 at the NSCI stadium in Mumbai. India's young sensation, Sanil Shetty faced Li Ping in the opening match of the final tie in front of a packed stadium. Ping, the retired Chinese player who plays for Qatar...
Tinnis to Tenez, and then Tennis
A group of historians believe that the the name Tennis originated from an Egyptian town on the Nile called Tinnis (in Arabic). Some other historians believe that the word came from Old French, via the Anglo-Norman term Tenez which means ‘hold, receive or take. Ancient and Medieval European literature has mentions of tennis in various pieces. In one of...
Dutee Chand gets invitation, likely to take part in World Championships
The sprinter from Odisha, Dutee Chand, is likely to take part in World Championships to be held in London in August. She has received invitation from International Associations of Athletics Federation to take part in the Championship in spite of not meeting the qualification standard needed. Dutee's best is 11.30 seconds, which she clocked during the Indian Grand Prix in...
Young golfer Diksha Dagar wins silver in Deaflympics
Indian golfer Diksha Dagar won silver in women's individiual golf event at Deaflympics at Samsun in Turkey. Ranked number 1 in Junior Golf in India, Dikha got a bye in the quarterfinals and then defeated Germany’s Gonzalez Podbicanin A 9 & 8 in the semifinals to set up a final clash with Yost Kaylin for the gold medal. In the...
Prannoy defeats Kashyap to win US Open Grand Prix
HS Prannoy defeated fellow countrymen Parupalli Kashyap to win a thrilling three-game to clinch the $120,000 US Open Grand Prix Gold. In an hour and five minutes match, Prannoy showed a gritty performance to win it 21-15, 20-22, 21-12.This is Prannoy's 3rd Grand Prix Gold with the other two coming at the 2014 Indonesian Masters and the 2016 Swiss...
England Champions….but India win hearts
What a match! A match that really matched the status of a World Cup final. It was cricket that was the winner...precisely Women's Cricket that emerged winner. England is the Wold Champion in women's cricket. They beat India at Lord's by 9 runs. Batting first England scored 228 for 7 wickets in their full 50 overs. Veteran Jhulan Goswami, playing...
“Its scientifically proven that if you practice Mallakhamb, then it has a far more impact than any other exercise”….Neeta Tatke
Being a regular Mallakhamb artist in her younger days, Neeta Tatke knows its advantages. She started at the age of 7 and still at the age of 53, she continues to practice this unique sport. But it is her research paper on Mallakhamb that has been appreciated in many parts of the world. Being a student of psychology and...