Eileen Ash- the ‘remarkable woman’ of English Cricket who lived 110 years of ‘extraordinary life’
Eileen Ash passed away as the oldest Test cricketer after debuting for England in 1937; ECB payed tribute stating her "a remarkable woman who led an extraordinary life". Born at Highbury in London, Eileen Ash started playing Cricket at the age of 5. Ash had made her debut against Australia in 1937 at Northampton in only the fifth Women's Test...
Junior Hockey World Cup: Argentina wins its first title in 16 years; India finishes fourth
Argentina defeated Germany 4-2 to win the Men's Junior Hockey World Cup title for the first time in 16 years. Cyclone Jawad could not stop Argentina to win the Junior Hockey World Cup title. It weakened, making the Argentines stronger as they displayed a superb play of sticks against Germany at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar. Coached by Olympic gold medallist...
Junior Hockey World Cup: Germany ends India’s dream to win the title for the second time in a row
India's dreams of yet another FIH Junior Men's Hockey World Cup title came to a close after the team was handed a 2-4 defeat by 6-time winners of the title, Germany. The Indian team was playing defensive Hockey in the first half and were thoroughly punished because of that. The Boys in Blue were simply overwhelmed by Germany's aggressive game...
The RYP National Ranking Pickleball Tournament is back; the 2nd edition promises to be bigger and better
The 2nd RYP Tournament, to be held on 4th and 5th Devember 2021 at Olympic Sports Centre in Palava, is the first major Pickleball tournament to be held in India post COVID. More than 300 players from 20 states of India are likely to participate in the 2-day RYP Tournament to be organised by All India Pickleball Association (AIPA) in...
Winter Olympics 2022: UN urges ‘Olympic Truce’ during the Games
The UN General Assembly urged all nations to observe a truce during the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 starting in February 2022. A resolution is adopted by consensus by the 193-nation world body that calls for an 'Olympic Truce' to encourage a peaceful environment and ensure safe passage and participation of athletes in the Games. It urges the members a halt...
Shradhanand Tiwari- the young Indian making headline during quarterfinal of Junior Hockey World Cup
Shradhanand Tiwari, the young talent of Indian Hockey, converted a penalty corner to score the only goal in the quarter final encounter between India and Belgium at the Junior Hockey World Cup. The son of an escort driver of Lucknow's District Magistrate, Shradhanand Tiwari has already been regarded as a penalty corner specialist. The 18-year-old, who hails from Simarpreet Pur...
Junior Hockey World Cup- Lone goal of Shradhanand Tiwari puts India into the semifinal
Defending champion India put on a fighting display to defeat a formidable Belgium 1-0 and enter the semifinals of the Men’s Junior Hockey World Cup at the Kalinga Stadium. Five years ago, Belgium lost to India in the final of the Junior World Cup in Lucknow and this year too the outcome is no different. India withstood the pressure well...
“He lied”: Ronaldo fumes over Ferre’s statement about the Portugese great wanting more Ballon ‘dOr than Messi
Lionel Messi who won the Ballon d'Or yet again, now has seven Ballon awards to Christiano Ronaldo's five. Ronaldo stayed away from the award ceremony this year. Pascal Ferre, the editor-in-chief of France Football, the publication that runs the Ballon d'Or, claimed that the Portuguese superstar's lifelong ambition is to retire with more Ballon d’Ors than Argentine Lionel Messi. “Ronaldo has...
Sir Frank Williams- A life simply extraordinary, will forever be remembered as the ‘boss’ of F1
Sir Frank Williams, the founder as well as the former team principal of Williams Racing, has passed away, at the age of 79. Frank Williams took his Motor Racing team from just an 'empty carpet warehouse' to the heights of Formula One Racing. Holding the record of being the longest-serving team boss in the history of Formula 1, Sir Williams...
Junior Hockey World Cup- Boys in Blue seal a quarter final berth with 8-2 win over Poland
Defending champion India will face toppers of Group A, Belgium, in the quarter final in Junior Hockey World Cup. Vice Captain Sanjay opened the scoring with a strong drag flick. He has been in fine set piece form in this tournament. He already scored a hat-trick in each of the first couple of matches. His early goal allowed India to...