“We need to spread our rural sports to various strata of the society…..” BHUPENDRA KISAN K BHARAT
The age-old Indian game that has entertained the common people through ages is Gilli Danda. Popular in rural and semi-urban region, this sport is mainly played in India and its neighbouring countries. But it is also played in some other Asian countries in different formats. In Cambodia and Philippines this sport is played in the form of Syatong. People...
Nadal clinches French Open, wins it for a record 10 times
Rafael Nadal wins his 10th French Open title at Roland Garros by beating Stan Wawrinka 6-2, 6-3, 6-1. It is a historic feat as no other tennis player has won a single Grand Slam on 10 occasions. It is also the 3rd time that he won the title without conceding a set. Indeed the Spaniard is the King of...
Abhishek Agarwal- one of squash’s budding talent
Abhishek stays quite some kilometres away from Mumbai. But the place where he belongs to has given him the opportunity to play a sport that is rarely played in India. Brush with a squash court in his childhood with some seniors playing the game enthusiastically had inspired Abhishek to start playing squash. The speed of the game attracted him,...
Tennis ‘Love’
In a game of tennis the word Love is used to represent the score of a player who has not scored any point. But it is quite mysterious about why the term Love is used. It is most commonly referred that Love represents the French word L’oeuf meaning an Egg to describe the shape of the number zero. But...
“My Asian Games medal boosted the confidence of many Indian swimmers…..” Sandeep Sejwal
Sandeep Sejwal conquered the Indian breaststroke scene quite for sometime. In 2009, Sandeep won 2 silvers and I bronze in Asian Age Groups Swimming Championships in Tokyo while creating national record in 50m, 100m and 200m in breaststroke. Since then he kept on representing India in various tournaments. In 2014, he won Asian Games bronze medal in 50m breaststroke.He...
Gilli Danda strikes from sepia to colour
“हमारे अंग्रेजी दोस्त माने या नहीं माने मैं तो यही कहूँगा की गुल्ली डंडा सब खेलो का राजा हैI ना लॉन की जरुरत, ना कोर्ट की, ना नेट की, ना थापी की.......” (My English friend might agree or not, but for me Gulli Danda is the king of all games. Neither a lawn or a court, nor any net or...
Indian Chess in June 2017
31st National Under 13 Boys and Girls, 2017 Date: 21st June 2017-29th June 2017 Venue: Cambridge International School, Jalandhar, Punjab
Indian Athletics in June 2017
57th National Inter State Senior Athletics Championships 2017 Date: 15th July 2017-18th July 2017 Venue: Guntur
Indian Swimming in June 2017
13th National Swimming Championships 2017 (Long Course) Date: 13th June 2017-18th June 2017 Venue: OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore 34th Glenmark Sub-Junior National Aquatic Championships 2017 Date: 28th June 2017-39th June 2017 Venue: Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Swimming Pool, Balewadi, Pune, Maharashtra
France lose against Sweden, Portugal win in WC Qualifier
France lost to Sweden in its World Cup Qualifier round and made their entry to the finals a bit complicated. Sweden won by 2-1 goal when Ola Toivonen netted a last-minute goal. On the other hand Portugal won their match against Latvia. Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in the match. In their match against Scotland, England settled for a 2-2...