In this T20 World Cup, Cricket Namibia resurges under their ‘golden generation’ of players
Namibia reached the T20 World Cup second round for the first time when they defeated Ireland by eight wickets. The lowest-ranked team in the tournament is now placed in the same super 12 category as India, Pakistan, New Zealand, Afghanistan and Scotland. Resurgence, that is the word that can be applied to Namibian cricket. After a long absence of 18-years...
‘Messing’ with the ‘Tradition’ of the sport, T20 Cricket takes blistering steps into its 7th World Cup
The curtailed form of Cricket, Twenty20, has changed the whole cricketing landscape. The formula of hitting hard and scoring high has made a lot of the 'traditional' Cricket lovers indifferent to this format. However, like its blistering pace, T20 Cricket has reached quickly to its 7th World Cup that is being played at Oman after one-year postponement due to...
India gets its 21st Woman Grandmaster; but isn’t it still a gender disparity packaged as a title?
Divya Deshmukh created history after becoming India's 21st Woman Grandmaster (WGM) at just 15-years old. However, with FIDE's separate Grandmaster title for women, the underlying problem of gender bias remains in Chess. Divya Deshmukh became the country's youngest Women Grandmaster after she got her 2nd International Master (IM) at First Saturday Grand Master (GM) in Budapest. In a total of...
Beijing Winter Olympics to be held under strictest COVID-19 safety rules
The Winter Olympics, scheduled to be held in Beijing from the 4th to the 20th of February 2022, will follow the strictest COVID-19 safety rules as has been declared by the hosts. In order to ensure maximum protection against the ongoing global pandemic, a host of stringent security measures are being put in place by the Winter Olympics organising committee....
A natural leader, Pranay Tari wants to lead Dueball to newer heights
Hailing from the state of Goa, Pranay Gajanan Tari is a budding Dueball player, who wants to make a mark on the international Dueball scene. A natural leader, Pranay Tari feels right in his element when given the chance to take a group of people forward. His first introduction to Dueball came in April 2014 and since then he has...
‘Operation Soccer Balls’- the safe evacuation of the Afghanistan Girls Football Team to provide asylum in Portugal
Due to the ban on female participation in sports imposed by the Taliban in Afghanistan, the international effort to evacuate members of Afghanistan's Girls Soccer Team has come to fruition under Operation Soccer Balls. Titled “Operation Soccer Balls”, the rescue mission of the Afghanistan National Girls Soccer Football Team is successful with ‘divine intervention and luck’. Nic McKinley, the Air...
Boxing great Manny Pacquiao retires from sport to follow his political dream
World Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao made the announcement of his retirement by saying that this was the end of the line for him from what he called the "greatest sport in the world", so that he can get into the ring for 'the biggest fight of his career'. Born in abject poverty, Manny Pacquiao was the fourth child of his...
Anirban Lahiri focuses to start afresh a new season on the PGA Tour
When Anirban Lahiri rings the bell to a brand-new season on the PGA Tour, he will undoubtedly be focused to the hilt at the first tee box of the Sanderson Farms Championship. But going in there has been a quiet reflection as well. Without getting into the plethora of emotions the Lahiris have been through this year due to...
India gets its first Sports Arbitration Centre to fast track disputes in the sports sector
India finally has its own Sports Arbitration Centre. Gujarat is now home to the first Sports Arbitration Centre of India. Inaugurated by Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, the Sports Arbitration Centre will serve as an independent body that will fast track disputes in the sports sector. According to Rijiju, the body is sure to have "a far-reaching impact" and will...
Shiva Thapa: The 5-time Asian Boxing Champion gears up for his 2nd World Boxing medal
Shiva Thapa, who hails from a small Assamese village, is a significant character in Indian Boxing. Already a 2-time Olympian, Thapa is eyeing to become the first Indian male boxer to win his second medal in World Championship. Son of Padam Thapa and Goma Thapa, Shiva Thapa is the youngest of 6 siblings. His father worked as a Karate instructor...