The younger Indians write the prelude- India South wins the Street Child Cricket World Cup at Lord’s
Just some weeks prior to the big Cricket World Cup to be held at England and Wales, another team in Indian colour has set the prologue. India South team beat Team England in the finals of the Street Child Cricket World Cup that was held at the Lord’s. After several play-off matches the India South team faced off with team...
“Pickleball builds camaraderie and bond amongst players”.
with ATUL EDWARD DOB: 26th July 1969 State: Maharashtra City: Mumbai Club: Khar Gymkhana Atul Edward is the most decorated player of Indian Pickleball. By representing India at various international tournaments and winning there, Edward is a path-breaker. “Well it's a feeling like none other, being able to compete at the highest level and win for your country is something different. When you hold aloft...
“Pickleball provides a perfect work-life balance for me”
with MEGHA KAPOOR DOB: 25th June, 1993 State: Rajasthan City: Jaipur Club: VDN & Playard Megha Kapoor stumbled upon Pickleball when one day she was having a very casual workout at Vidhyadhar Nagar Stadium in Jaipur. After having quite an idea about the game, she liked it and started to play. “It was that period when my exams were just over and I...
From streets, aiming for Lord’s- Before their big brothers, 16 children travel to London to savour Street Child Cricket World Cup
The four-year-long wait is almost over, as we look forward to the Cricket World Cup, to be held at the end of May 2019 in England and Wales. This year, however, the World Cup will be a bit more special, because, this time there will be not just one, but two World Cups....... .......with inputs from Debopam Dutta A mere one...
“Pickleball has made my outlook broader and more global”
SUNIL JOSHI DOB: 9th April, 1975 State: Maharashtra City: Mumbai Club: ClubMK Sunil Joshi started playing Pickleball in 2014. It was around spring that year when Sunil Valavalkar gave a demonstration of the game at Mangal Kripa Society, located in the busy Goregaon area of Mumbai. The residents were initially quite reluctant to witness the demonstration, as to them the name “Pickleball was...
Bainbridge Cup 2019 and German Open- Team Asia to be led by Indian ace Manish Rao
Bainbridge Cup was started in 2017 by the International Federation of Pickleball (IFP) to meet the growing demand of organized international Pickleball competition among the member countries. It is the first intercontinental Pickleball event where the format consists of competition among teams representing different continents. The first two editions saw Team North America and Team Europe participating with North America...
Deepa Malik wins New Zealand PM’s Sir Edmund Hillary Fellowship for her ‘inspiring achievements’
Deepa Malik, who became the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympic Games when she bagged a silver in shot put F 53 at the Rio Paralympics in 2016, is named the recipient of the New Zealand Prime Minister’s Sir Edmund Hillary Fellowship for 2019. Deepa has been conferred the award in recognition of her 'inspiring...
‘Curious Case of Indian Hockey’: The last 20 years and ‘in and out’ of almost the same number of coaches
Graham Reid, the Olympic medal-winner former Australian player, is the latest entrant in the Indian Hockey scenario. Reid has been appointed as the new chief coach of the India Men's Hockey team. Reid has been handed a contract till the end of 2020, which can be extended depending on his performances with the team. But the Australian’s biggest desire...
Where ‘Olympism’ resides- a sporting tale about how house has become home!
The Olympic Charter affirms, “The goal of Olympism is to place sport at the service of the harmonious development of man, with a view to promoting a peaceful society concerned with the preservation of human dignity.” Following this, it can be stated that sport can play a major role in bringing communities together by having a strong social and...
India finish with 16 gold in Asian Airgun Championship 2019
Indian shooters claimed 16 gold, 5 silver and 4 bronze to sign off with a total of 25 medals at the Asian Airgun Championship in Taipei. On the final day the shooters won 6 gold medals. Yash Vardhan and Shreya Agrawal bagged three gold medals each. Yash won the 10m Men's Air Rifle junior event. He then clinched gold in...