From Bengal to Jharkand and to the national team- Keeper-batter Indrani Roy buckles up for her maiden tour
The Indian Women’s Cricket team, that is ready to take the flight to England, includes rookie wicketkeeper-batter Indrani Roy from Jharkhand who prepares herself for her maiden Test and ODI call-up in the national team. The Indian Women’s Cricket Team put on a dismal performance when they welcomed the South African Women’s team back in March 2021. The latter won...
To happen or not happen- the question looms large on Tokyo Olympics
The Olympic Games - the single greatest sporting spectacle in the world. It is the dream of arguably all athletes to get featured in the Olympics, and if possible, win a medal for their country. Unfortunately, there is serious turmoil surrounding the Tokyo Olympic Games owing to the effects of the novel Coronavirus. The Covid-19 pandemic has already seen the...
‘The Fan Matter’- a stark contrast between European and Indian Football in terms of importance given to a club’s fanbase
While the million-dollar 'breakaway' European Super League collapsed due to backlash from the Football fans, in India the displeasure of the huge fanbase of Mohun Bagan could not stop the club's merger with ATK. This incident clearly shows the huge difference between the importance of Football fans in Europe and India. Chelsea FC, one of the top Football clubs in...
‘Inheritance of athletic ability’: An overview on the influence of genetic background in sports performance
Athletic ability depends on certain factors like strength and composition of skeletal muscles, body morphology, aerobic endurance, flexibility, cognitive development and injury susceptibility. These factors are largely associated with an individual’s genotype and its background. But how far genetic background can become a contributing factor in sports excellence? Genes involved in the function of skeletal muscles, communication between nerve...
As Sunit follows uncle SSP’s footsteps, the Chowrasia love affair with Indian Golf continues
Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia, commonly known as SSP in Golf circuit, shares a unique bond with his nephew Sunit Chowrasia who follows his uncle with the intention to make a mark as a pro golfer. Growing up at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC) during those impressionable years, Sunit Chowrasia could not be blamed for believing that life on the...
After 48 hours of its launch, European Super League faces collapse as 6 English clubs quit
The newly-formed European Super League faces huge uncertainty as just 48 hours of its launch all six Premier League English clubs announced their withdrawal, followed by two Italian and Spanish clubs. Manchester City was the first club to back out of the European Super League and then Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea announced their withdrawal. With widespread...
European Super League: The breakaway Football tournament that puts UEFA Champions League in turmoil
Twelve major European Football clubs join a new European Super League (ESL) that is considered to be a breakaway tournament from the UEFA Champions League. Format In an exponential development in European Football, a new league is set to venture out ‘as soon as practicable’. The inaugural edition of European Super League aims an August start in which two groups of...
In a first, four Indian sailors together qualify for the Olympics; Nethra Kumanan becomes the first Indian woman sailor to qualify directly
In a historic first, four Indian sailors- Nethra Kumanan, Vishnu Saravanan, KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar- qualified for a single edition of the Olympics. Nethra Kumanan achieved the feat of becoming the first Indian sailor to have booked a place at the Olympics directly. Nethra Kumanan At the Mussanah Open Championship in Oman, Nethra Kumanan finished sixth and was placed second...
Schumacher legacy continues: After nine years of Michael Schumacher’s accidental retirement, his son Mick debuts as F1 rookie
The Schumacher is returning to Formula 1 as Michael Schumacher’s son Mick makes his F1 debut in the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix. Nine years after legendary Michael Schumacher’s final Grand Prix, his son Mick Schumacher will make his debut with the Ferrari-engined Haas team at the season-opening race in Bahrain - an event won by Michael in its inaugural season...
History created: C A Bhavani Devi becomes first Indian fencer ever to qualify for the Olympics in Fencing
Fencer C A Bhavani Devi scripted history by becoming the first Indian fencer to qualify for the Olympics in Fencing. It has been an extremely testing period of time for C A Bhavani since last year. Bhavani who is an Indian Sabre fencer, was preparing for the Women’s Sabre World Cup under reputed coach Nicola Zanotti at Livorno in Italy....