Inaugural Kho Kho World Cup starts in Delhi; India wins opening match
The highly anticipated first edition of the Kho Kho World Cup kicked off in Delhi with a spectacular opening ceremony and India's victory in the first match. The Indian Men’s team defeated Nepal 42-37 in the opening match of the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup at the iconic Indira Gandhi Stadium. The Indian players wrapped up Nepal’s first three defenders...
Actor’s Cricket Bash- Cricket and entertainment blend in T10 format
The Actor's Cricket Bash 2024 season proved to be a platform for actors and influencers from the entertainment industry to showcase their cricketing skills in a professional set-up. The Actor’s Cricket Bash was launched in 2019 in Mumbai to bring together actors from entertainment communities and serve as an integrated platform of entertainment, sports, and business. The league was started in...
Santosh Trophy tournament and Bengal’s dominance in it
West Bengal clinched the Santosh Trophy title for a record 33rd time with a 1-0 win against Kerala. Let's look at the history of this National Football Championship, regarded as one of India's legacy tournaments. 1941- Formalisation of Santosh Trophy It was a time of club-level trophies dominance in Indian Football. The Durand Cup, Rovers Cup, and IFA Shield were some...
How Koneru Humpy became the Women’s World Rapid Champion for the second time
Koneru Humpy became the Women’s World Rapid Champion for the second time by winning the game against Irine Kharishma Sukandar of Indonesia with Black. In the 11th and last round of the Women’s World Rapid Chess Championship 2024 held in New York, the following position was reached after White's 47th move in the game between Irine Kharishma Sukandar (White) and...
Pravin Thipsay concludes the ‘World Champion Born On This Date’ series with Gukesh
It is the time to conclude our series ‘World Champion Born On This Date’. During 2024, we have seen the journey of all World Champions. However, we had to mention D Gukesh as the future World Champion on his 18th Birthday. Now, as he has been crowned the 18th (Official) World Chess Champion, it would be appropriate to end...
Ulhas KS- The first Indian to play in Serbian Basketball League
Making history and blazing a trail for Indian basketball, Ulhas KS has become the first Indian player to compete in the prestigious Serbian National Basketball League Division 1, Košarkaška Liga Srbije (KLS). Indian national Basketball player, Ulhas KS represented the nation in several key international matches. This includes the World Cup qualifier against Lebanon in October 2022 and games against...
Dr. Emanuel Lasker- The champion who reigned the chess world for 27 years
In our series 'World Champion Born On This Date', today we will learn about a champion who reigned in the chess world for as many as 27 years. He is Dr Emanuel Lasker. Dr Emanuel Lasker- Decades ahead of his time I would call Dr Emanuel Lasker the 'most objective annotator' and also an 'extremely subjective player', who took over the...
Lion Warriors win Prime Table Tennis-Madhya Pradesh League S1
The Prime Table Tennis - Madhya Pradesh League wrapped up its thrilling competition with Lion Warriors emerging as the champions. The Prime Table Tennis-Madhya Pradesh League Season 1, held from December 13 to December 15, 2024, featured top-notch performances from all teams. In the highly anticipated final, a series of exhilarating singles and doubles matches determined the winner. Lion Warriors clinched...
Viswanathan Anand- Once a ‘Lightning Kid’, now a ‘Universal Player’
In our series ‘World Champion Born On This Date’, I take the privilege of introducing the most popular Chess player and the five times World Champion Viswanathan Anand. Anand and his early days Viswanathan Anand was born at Mayiladuthurai in Tamil Nadu on 11th December 1969 to Sushila and Krishnamurthy Viswanathan. He learnt the basics of Chess from his mother but started...
9-year old Aarit Kapil became the third youngest player ever to defeat a Grandmaster
At 9 years, 2 months, and 18 days, Aarit Kapil, triumphed over Ziatdinov Raset, an experienced Grandmaster from the USA during the Category 'A' Open event. Aarit Kapil is India's rising star in the world of Chess. On December 8, 2024, he became the third youngest player ever to defeat a Grandmasterat the 15th KIIT International Chess Festival. Kapil, with a...