Young ‘Dueballer’ Barkha cannot keep calm when Dueball is on
Dueball, India's indigenous game is spreading like wildfire and attracting athletes from all forms of sport. A resident from Delhi, Barkha is one such athlete who has completely fallen in love with the sport. Barkha originally hails from Haryana, however she is currently staying in Delhi. She completed her graduation in B.P.E from the Koradi College in Nagpur. She also...
“I just kind of gave up after the tragedy, but my parents would not have liked it….,” Jeev Milkha Singh
Jeev Milkha Singh has always maintained that he is fortunate to earn a living out of something he loves. But what could he do when the people, father Milkha Singh and mother Nirmal, responsible for introducing him to the sport, were cruelly snatched away in the space of five days? Jeev decided to walk away as Golf reminded him...
Tribute to Uncle Rawat- Bandhvi Singh dedicates her 11 national medals to General Bipin Rawat
National shooter Bandhvi Singh is the daughter of Yash Vardhan Singh, brother-in-law of General Bipin Rawat. Bandhvi Singh was in the midst of the National Shooting Championship in Bhopal when General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat lost their life in a tragic chopper crash near Conoor. The news was conveyed to Bandhvi a day later, as the participants...
The 2nd RYP Tournament has set a new benchmark for Pickleball India
The RYP Tournament is the only National Ranking Tournament of Pickleball in India whose 2nd edition was held on 4th and 5th December 2021 at the Olympic Sports Centre in Palava. After its grand initiation in December 2019, the second edition came a year late due to the global pandemic. The tournament was organised by All India Pickleball Association (AIPA),...
The 3rd All India Referee Clinic will push forward the technicalities of Dueball
The Dueball Federation of India (DFI) is all set to organise the 3rd All India Referee Clinic simultaneously with the 1st All India Referee Upgradation Programme. The Senior National Dueball Championship will be hosted in January 2022 at Indore. Prior to that, the DFI has decided to organise the Referee Clinic to prepare fresh officials for Dueball matches and also...
Neeraj Chopra on an onward journey; before leaving for the US, spends time with school children
Neeraj Chopra launched an ambitious outreach programme that brings together India's school children and the ace athletes of the country before leaving for USA for training. Neeraj Chopra will train in Chula Vista, where elite athletes train, for 90 days from now. According to the Sports Authority of India (SAI), the cost of the tour would be around Rs 47...
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...