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...
Junior Hockey World Cup: India register their first win in the tournament by winning against Canada
India bounced back after their loss against France by defeating Canada 13-1 at the Junior Hockey World Cup. As India won with a huge margin against Canada, it became the second-highest number of goals scored in a single match at a Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup since Spain beat the USA 17-0 earlier in the day. Vice-captain Sanjay and Araijeet...
Winter Olympics 2022: Alpine skier Arif Khan becomes the first Indian to qualify for Beijing
Arif Khan, who hails from the Hajibal Tanmarg area in Kashmir, has previously represented India in many international tournaments, including the World Championships. Mohammad Arif Khan, grew up in Gulmarg, famous for being a major tourist destination of Kashmir. Growing up in snowy weather made Arif close to Skiing; moreover his father is the owner of a ski equipment shop....
Junior Hockey World Cup: Defending champion India handed a shock defeat at the hands of France
India, the defending champions and the host suffered a loss at the magnificent Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. This was the opening match for both India and France. India scored a couple of quick goals in the last few minutes of the encounter, but they were too little too late. France, who hold a global ranking of 26, stunned World Number...
Junior World Cup Hockey 2021: India to start campaign against France
The Indian Hokey team will be one of the favourites to win the FIH Junior Hockey World Cup 2021. India, the defending champion, will play their first match against France in the Junior Hockey World Cup at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar. They are only the second team after Germany to win multiple titles. The teams are divided into four groups with...