Squash travels from a Corner to Glass Courts
In early 19th century, the Harrow boys of London played a racquet game in a special ‘Corner’ of their schoolyard. This ‘Corner’ had two side walls and a front wall where the boys hit a ball hard by moving across the area. Seeing their interest in the sport, the authority built two customized open-air racquet courts in 1850. But...
India thrash Scotland 4-1 in Hockey World League Semifinals
In their opening match of Hockey World League semifinals, India defeated Scotland 4-1. Ramandeep Singh scored twice while Akashdeep Singh and Harmanpreet Singh scored on goal each. In the first half India conceded a surprise goal but came back in the match by scoring all four goals in the 3rd Quarter.
Prannoy stuns top seed Lee Chong Wei to march into Indonesia Quarters
H S Prannoy and Kidambi Srikant have marched into semifinals of Indonesia Open Super Series Premier by some stunning display of badminton. Prannoy defeated the top seed and multiple Olympic medallist Lee Chong Wei 21-10, 21-18 in just 40 minutes. Some hours later, Srikant defeated Jan O Jorgensen 21-15, 20-22, 21-16. On the other hand both PV Sindhu and...
Tug of War between Sun and Moon
In a school’s Annual Sports Day, Tug of War is often included as the most entertaining event of the day. But did you ever think that this simple sport has a long history? The sport was practised in ancient Egypt, Greece and China, where it was believed that the Sun and Moon played Tug of War for supremacy on...
‘For Me, For You, For All’-the motto of Mallakhamb Day
15th June is celebrated as Mallakhamb Day. One of the most ancient sports of India, Mallakhamb is a rich cultural gift to the whole world. It has become quite popular in Western countries specially in Germany, Italy and United Kingdom. Let Mallakhamb overcome many more boundaries and emerge as one of the premier sports of India.
Uday Deshpande and his tryst with Mallakhamb
It was late 1950s. India had tasted independence some years back and people were trying to overcome the effects of colonialism in every aspect of life. Sport was no different. While cricket had a steady growth, many people took to yoga and martial arts that had a strong essence of Indianism. It was by this time, a little boy...
Chhetri seals India’s victory over Kyrgyz Republic
In a fast-pace Asian Cup qualifier match, India's Mr Dependable Sunil Chhetri scored the match-winning goal to surpass Kyrgyz Republic. This was Chhetri's 54th goal in his 94th match for the national team. India who had beaten Myanmar 1-0 in their first match of the qualifiers, notched up their 7th international win on the trot. With this win, India...
Jitu-Heena clinch gold in the mixed team 10m air pistol in Azerbaijan
Indian ace shooter Jitu Rai teamed up with Heena Sidhu to clinch gold medal in 10m air pistol event in ISSF World Cup held in Azerbaijan. Jitu and Heena forged a recovery from 0-4 to 7-6 to beat Russia. This win has given them their 2nd World Cup gold together after having won the event in New Delhi earlier...
Indrajeet marathons with grit from Tillikapur’s lanes to synthetic tracks
Indrajeet Patel is from one of the remotest villages of Allahabad. Located in Soraon district, Tillikapur does not have some basic livelihood facilities. In his childhood, Indrajeet had never seen an athletic track but was attracted to running. Being a farmer’s son, he helped his father in their field and in his free time he ran around there effortlessly....
Zerao at Zero Degree
A football match in remote Estádio Milton Corrêa at Macapa in Brazil attracts local people as it is not to the standard of international matches. But this soccer stadium has a very unusual centre line. The stadium is located at the centre of the Earth with the Equator running through its centre line dividing the stadium in two halves. The...