Olympic day on 23rd June
In 1947 during the 41st Session of the International Olympic Committee in Stockholm, Doctor Gruss, IOC member in Czechoslovakia, presented a report on a World Olympic Day celebration which would primarily be a day of promoting the Olympic idea. The National Olympic Committees (NOCs) were given the responsibility to choose a date between 17th and 24th June to celebrate...
Indian women win silver in Softball Championship in Singapore
Women's softball team of India won the silver medal at the Asia Pacific Middle East Little League Softball Championship in Singapore. India lost 0-10 in the final against Phillipines.
Through the ‘Slum’ ways, ‘Soccer’ gets a different meaning
26th September 2016. It was a packed house in Soccerex Global Convention held in Manchester, United Kingdom. It was the day when FIFA was going to announce the winner of its inaugural Diversity Award. International Gay & Lesbian Football Association (IGLFA), which promotes and fosters the worldwide growth of football for lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transsexuals (LGBT) and Kick...
World Cup for Climbing
IFSC CLIMBING WORLD CUP Date: 24th June 2017-25th June2017 Venue: Cidco Centre, Vashi, Navi Mumbai Description: The IFSC Climbing World Cup is a series of climbing competitions held annually and organized by the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC). The athletes compete in three disciplines namely lead, speed and bouldering. India is bringing this World Cup for the second time in succession.
7-year old Ahana wins bronze in international chess event in UK
Ahana Shah of Mumbai won a bronze medal in Under-7 category of the Kenilworth Junior Open Rapid Chess Tournament in the United Kingdom. Ahana was the only unrated layer in the tournament. She scored 4 points out of 5 and was tied with two other players. She had to settle for a bronze on the basis of the progressive...
11 hours and 5 minutes of Isner- Mahut
On 22nd June 2010, in a first round match of Wimbledon singles American John Isner and Frenchman Nicolas Mahut played the longest match in tennis history that stretched 11 hours and 5 minutes over 3 days and consisted of 183 games. On the first day, Isner took the first set 6-4, followed by Mahut taking the next two 3-6,...
“We need proper broadcasting of squash in electronic media…..” Mahendra Agarwal
Mahendra Agarwal is the Founder Director of India Squash Professional (ISP), a non-profit making sports NGO in India. A businessman by profession, Mr Agarwal’s sheer love for the game of squash had led him to the foundation of this organization. ISP has been working relentlessly in this field for the last 25 years to promote squash in India. In...
Himachal Pradesh ‘State Olympics’
STATE OLYMPICS 2017 Date: 22nd June 2017-25th June 2017 Venue: Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh Description: Himachal Pradesh Olympics Association will conduct a 'State Olympics' which will feature 11 sports such as Hockey, Athletics, Boxing, Basketball, Judo, Kabaddi, Volleyball, Wrestling, Kho-Kho, Weight Lifting and Shooting. A torch run was started which attracted over 50000 participants and will cross districts of Solan, Ponta Sahib, Una,...
Basketball player Amritpal Singh invited by Sydney Kings to play in Atlas Challenge
Indian basketball captain Amritpal Singh is formally invited by Sydney Kings to play for them in Atlas Challenge 2017. Amritpal has impressed the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) Draft Combine held in April this year. Amritpal is the first Indian-born player to play for an Australian team and is the best opportunity for Singh to prove himself. The Atlas...
India record their biggest win against Pakistan in hockey
India thrashed Pakistan by 7-1 goals to win their match and seal a place in the quarter-finals of the Hockey World League Semifinals in London. Harmanpreet Singh, Talwinder Singh and Akashdeep Singh scored twice each and Pradeep Mor scored one goal to put up an emphatic victory over the arch rivals. India will next play Netherlands on Tuesday.