Khelo India Youth Games 2022 get a glittering start in Bhopal
The 5th edition of the Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) was inaugurated in Bhopal by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. The premier multi-disciplinary sporting event in India, the Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) stepped into its 5th year in 2023. The event is scheduled to be held at 23 venues across eight cities of Madhy Pradesh- Bhopal, Indore,...
Mumbai Men and Tamil Nadu Women emerge champions in 8th Senior National Dueball Championship
The 8th Senior National Dueball Championship recently concluded in Nagpur with Mumbai taking gold in Men's category while Tamil Nadu taking the highest honour in Women's category. It was an action-packed three-days of high octane Dueball at the RTMN University Ground in Nagpur when 28 Men's team and 24 Women's team from across the nation participated in the 8th Senior...
ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup- India crowned the first-ever champions
Shafali Verma led India team lifted the 1st ICC Under-19 Women's World Cup after their seven-wicket comprehensive victory against England in Potchefstroom. The Indian captain Shafali Verma won the toss and elected to bowl against England in the final of ICC Under-19 Women's World Cup. Titas Sadhu struck with the ball in the first over of the match removing Liberty...
Hockey World Cup- Germany win title for the first time in 17 years
Germany came back from two goals down to beat defending champions Belgium 5-4 on penalties in the final of Men's Hockey World Cup. Germany had to wait for 17 long years to regain their Hockey World Cup glory when they defeated Belgium in the final of 2023 final held at Bhubaneshwar in Odisha. Trailing 0-2 at the break, Germany scored...
WPL 2023- BCCI announced five team owners for the inaugural season of Women’s Premier League
Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi and Lucknow are the five city franchises in the Women’s Premier League. In a landmark moment for Women's Cricket in India, the BCCI has confirmed the owners and locations of the five franchises for the 2023 Women's Premier League. The five cities which will host teams are Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi and Lucknow. On Twitter, BCCI secretary,...
Injuries to sportsmen are not just physical
It is generally observed that only the physical aspect of injuries is taken into consideration while the psychological and emotional responses are less frequently discussed. Injury is physical as well as psychological Injury is mostly referred to the physical trauma to the body that may cause temporary or permanent damage to the affected region. They mostly trigger a negative array of...
Dueball continues its successful journey as Nagpur gets ready to host its 8th Senior National Championship
The 8th Senior National Championship of Dueball is scheduled from 10th-12 January at RTMNU, Nagpur University Ground in Nagpur, Maharshtra. Considered as one of the fastest-growing sport in India, Dueball originated in Nagpur when, nine years ago, sports enthusiast Firoz Khan developed a new sport by combining the rules and techniques of Basketball, Handball and Football. Since then Dueball has...
The day when Pele played against Mohun Bagan and brought ‘Calcutta’ to a standstill
Football lovers in Kolkata could never forget 24 September 1977; the day when the King of Football, Pele, played for Cosmos Club against city giant Mohun Bagan. Pele was in his final year as a professional footballer when the tour of Cosmos Club to 'Calcutta' came about. The Football-crazy city had still then only heard and read about the tales...
15th National Transplant Games- When sports celebrate life and lit up many lives
The 15th edition of the National Transplant Games, a multi-disciplinary sporting event organised exclusively for organ donors and receivers, recently took place in Mumbai. Narmada Kidney Foundation is an organisation striving hard to create awareness about organ transplantation and donation for the last 30 years. In order to demonstrate that donor continues to remain healthy after donating an organ and...
Underdogs, who became ‘surprise entrants’ in Football World Cup semi finals over the years
When Morocco defeated Portugal in the quarter finals of the FIFA World Cup 2022, they entered the league of surprising semi-final participants in Football's greatest stage. Morocco created history as they became the first African country to ever reach the semi-finals of a FIFA World Cup. Their victory against Portugal was celebrated by the entire Arab world because Morocco share...