Unstoppable on Wheels- this one-of-a-kind tennis tournament gets positive response in Mumbai
Mumbai’s 1st All India Tennis Association (AITA) ranked Wheelchair Tennis tournament, Mumbai Open 2022 was recently organized by the Indian Wheelchair Tennis Tour (IWTT) at Navi Mumbai Sports Association. Sport is a wonderful medium to allow people with physical disabilities to shed their inhibitions and transform their lives. Wheelchair Tennis is a form of that which provides sporting opportunities to...
Vicky Lopez- the golden girl of FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup
Nigerian-born Spanish forward Vicky Lopez has been awarded the Golden Ball for her outstanding performance in the U-17 Women's World Cup tournament held in India. Vicky Lopez Born in Madrid to a Spanish father and a Nigerian mother, Lopez attracted the attention of Alfredo Ulloa, the president of Madrid CFF while playing Football on the beaches of Benidorm. She was signed...
U-17 Women’s World Cup- Spain successfully defend title against first time finalist Columbia
Spain defeated Columbia 1-0 to retain the U-17 Women's World Cup title in front of 1,85,000 people in attendance at the D Y Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. A late own goal by Ana Guzman led Spain to win the U-17 Women's World Cup for the second time in a row. Columbia, who lost their group stage match against Spain...
BCCI announces equal pay for for all centrally contracted men and women Indian cricketers
The Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI), in a historic move, ended the pay disparity between its men and women players. From now onward, there will be equal match fees for all centrally contracted men and women Team India cricketers. BCCI has taken this decision to end gender disparity and promote equality in the country's most popular sport. As per the...
National Games 2022- Services emerge champions with 61 gold
Curtains fell down on the 36th Nationals Games that were held in Gujarat from September 29 to October 12. India’s prestigious multi-event sporting event, the 36th National Games 2022, was held across six cities of Gujarat- Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot and Bhavnagar. Around 7,000 athletes took part across 36 sporting disciplines that included traditional Olympic disciplines as well as...
When PV Sindhu tries her hands on shooting; Anju Bobby George accompanies her
P V Sindhu, Anju Bobby George and Trupti Murgunde visited the Ahmedabad Military and Rifle Training Association range in Khanpur during the ongoing National Games in Gujarat. It was a different ball game for Badminton star PV Sindhu. During her presence at the National Games 2022, she visited the Ahmedabad Military and Training Association in Khanpur to meet the shooters...
National Games 2022- West Bengal topped the medal tally in Table Tennis
West Bengal's Sutirtha Mukherjee and Gujarat's Harmeet Desai won gold in Table Tennis Women's and Men's Singles at the National Games 2022 played in Surat, Gujarat. Sutirtha Mukherjee won a deserving gold at the National Games 2022 when she defeated Sreeja Akula of Telangana with a resounding 11-8, 11-7, 11-8, 12-14, 11-9 triumph in the summit clash. Sutirtha also won...
Jhulan Goswami drops curtain on her career after scripting her own narrative on women’s cricket
Jhulan Goswami retired from all formats of Cricket after a stellar 20-years of international career. Goswami finished with 255 ODI wickets and 355 wickets in total. “With her retirement, it would be the end of an era in world cricket. The impact she has had in women’s cricket at the global level is immense. She has been a great ambassador...
Roger Federer takes a tearful exit from Tennis court after an emotional defeat in Laver Cup
After the final match of his career, that he played partnering with Rafael Nadal at Laver Cup, Roger Federer broke in tears, soon followed by Nadal beside him. It was after midnight in London when Roger Federer entered into his retirement after playing his final match at the fifth edition of the Laver Cup. At age 41, the superlative career...
National Games 2022- Gujarat men and West Bengal women clinch gold in Table Tennis Team event
Host Gujarat won the Men's gold while West Bengal's women team emerged supreme in the Table Tennis event of the National Games 2022. Both teams won silver in the previous edition of the Games held in Kerala in 2015. The Table Tennis event of the National Games 2022 took place at PDDU Indoor Stadium, Surat ahead of the official start...